University of Swag直播 - Archive (arts)
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2024
20
June
2024
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09:00
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A portrait of Swag直播鈥檚 first female President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, has been unveiled at a special event at the Whitworth art gallery in Swag直播 on 19 June to celebrate her leadership of the …
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19
June
2024
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12:42
Europe/London
Congratulations to Jonathan Hourigan, Programme Director for MA Screenwriting and co-writer of 鈥楢t the Door of the House Who Will Come Knocking鈥� which has been presented with The Grand Jury Award for the International Competition at Sheffield …
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25
March
2024
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10:04
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Esteemed poet and former Chancellor of the University, Lemn Sissay OBE, has been unveiled as a judge in this year鈥檚 Micropoetry competition.
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02
February
2024
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15:25
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BBC Radio 4 will broadcast an appeal on behalf of Swag直播-based music charity In Place of War from Radiohead鈥檚 Ed O鈥橞rien this weekend.
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2023
23
October
2023
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10:52
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A new report has found that the creative workforce is still dominated by graduates, with access to creative Higher Education remaining highly unequal.
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28
September
2023
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11:15
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East Africa鈥檚 leading novelist is to speak about the impact of colonialism and imperialism on his continent when he delivers Swag直播鈥檚 annual Arthur Lewis Lecture.
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02
June
2023
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10:00
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The Whitworth, which is part of Swag直播, has today announced Sook-Kyung Lee as its new Director.
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2022
08
November
2022
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09:00
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An Art History expert from Swag直播 has written the first in-depth account of the story behind the twelve extraordinary murals in Swag直播 Town Hall, which he says reveal a remarkable Victorian vision of the city.
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2020
02
July
2020
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13:56
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Going to concerts or clubs is a popular pastime for many young people, but they’re also potential causes of noise-induced hearing loss. In fact, more than a billion young people worldwide …
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06
March
2020
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10:26
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Renowned broadcaster Sir Peter Bazalgette has said he is “here to learn things”, as he marked his appointment as Swag直播’s first-ever Honorary Professor of Creative Industries in a lecture to students and …
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2019
10
October
2019
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09:43
Europe/London
New sociology research dives into the inequalities of the cultural sector, with recommendations for improving how the sector collects its equality monitoring data.
Dr Susan Oman, an Honorary Research Fellow working with the Institute for …
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2018
12
September
2018
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13:29
Europe/London
Science fiction may seem resolutely modern, but the genre could actually be considered hundreds of years old.
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04
September
2018
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23:00
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Scafell Pike, England’s highest mountain is a popular place to climb, both as part of the Three Peaks Challenge and for walkers in search of the sublime Lake District scenery. But it wasn’t always this way.
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12
April
2018
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14:04
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The glass ceiling is an idea familiar to many. It refers to the invisible barrier that seems to exist in many fields and which prevents women from achieving senior positions.Less well-known, but arguably a more pernicious problem, is the …
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28
March
2018
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16:36
Europe/London
The scandal around Facebook’s privacy practices and the way that it protects its users data – now under official investigation for possibly violating US federal securities laws – brings into question the way that the company is …
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13
March
2018
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11:01
Europe/London
Liverpool FC’s Egyptian-born forward Mohamed Salah is currently one of the Premier League’s most prolific goalscorers. This, his debut season with Liverpool, has seen Salah earn multiple accolades: most left-footed goals scored in a …
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19
February
2018
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14:38
Europe/London
Two years on from the peak of the Zika epidemic, the disease continues to have a tragic impact on people’s lives. In Brazil, more than 3,000 children are suffering from problems with their growth and development. Many more, mostly from the …
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16
February
2018
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13:28
Europe/London
Swag直播 Museum has appointed Esme Ward as its Director, the first woman to hold the role in the Museum’s 125-year history
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14
February
2018
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11:39
Europe/London
This Valentine’s Day florists are predicting sales of USD$95 million in the UK alone. But where do they all come from?
Kenya is second only to the Netherlands for flower imports to the UK, with a total of 13,013 tons per year. And because …
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12
February
2018
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09:00
Europe/London
Experts have called for a significant and urgent increase in resources to support the mental health of young people in schools, after a study uncovered a ‘perfect storm’ of increased need and decreased provision.
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08
February
2018
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10:15
Europe/London
The Sicilian mafia is arguably one of the most famous – or infamous – institutions in the Western world. After its first appearance in Sicily in the 1870s it soon infiltrated the economic and political spheres of Italy and the US and …
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01
February
2018
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10:44
Europe/London
A comprehensive report on Brexit and public opinion has revealed that the UK is a country deeply divided by class, place and age, and a values divide is emerging which could dramatically impact on politics in the years to come.
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17
January
2018
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12:53
Europe/London
Can you imagine travelling to work in a robotic “Jonnycab” like the one predicted in the cult Arnold Schwarzenegger movie Total Recall? The image from 1990 is based on science fiction, but Mercedes Benz does have a …
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15
January
2018
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10:36
Europe/London
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Digital nomadism continues its steady rise in most western countries. It consists of a mobile lifestyle that encompasses corporate remote workers, freelancers and entrepreneurs. Laptops, smartphones, …
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2017
30
December
2017
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18:25
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Patsy Perry, University of Swag直播It’s tough to love our clothes and keep wearing them for longer when we are faced with a tempting array of newness on offer in the shops. But before you head out into the January sales for those …
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29
December
2017
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13:08
Europe/London
This month has seen Swag直播 City Football Club Captain, Vincent Kompany graduate from Alliance Swag直播 Business School with a Master's in Business Administration (MBA).
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14
December
2017
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14:45
Europe/London
A new £5m donation will allow Swag直播 to establish a major centre for China studies. It will seek to improve mutual understanding in UK-China relations, and establish a new Chinese culture gallery at the Swag直播 …
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13
December
2017
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15:18
Europe/London
The government has been criticised for a lack of accountability for academies. shutterstock
Mel Ainscow, University of Swag直播 and Maija Salokangas, Trinity College Dublin
Academies are back in the news – and not for a good reason. …
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13
December
2017
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09:51
Europe/London
Swag直播 has changed dramatically over the last decade, but the benefits of the new skyscrapers and other developments springing up across the city have not been felt by all of its residents, according to a new book edited by researchers from The …
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30
November
2017
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09:00
Europe/London
New research has found that the introduction of academies is deepening divisions within the English education system.
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