Arts Lecturer paints ‘warning from history’
Artist David Gledhill will be holding an exhibition of his photograph-inspired art entitled ‘Album: Paintings of Poland 1940-1941’ this month.
Little did he realise when...
Discover Ancient Greece in this latest historic thriller from seasoned academic and archeologist Nick...
It was the rebuff to a question at his first University tutorial about the battle of Marathon that first ignited the interest in author...
Manchester Professor returns from fact finding Ebola trip
Professor Mukesh Kapila, CBE is Professor of Global Health and Humanitarian Affairs at the University of Manchester.
He has just returned to Manchester from...
100 years old: Ewan Maccoll -one of Salford’s Greatest
This Sunday is the one hundredth anniversary of Salford's own Ewan Maccoll, whose Song Dirty Old Town would immortalize the city.
Born James Henry Miller...
James Ernest Mangnall
He was, at least so far, the only person to manage both Manchester United and Manchester City and was born this week in 1866.
James...
Turing’s will amongst millions to go online
The wills of amongst others Alan Turing as well as Charles Dickens, Winston Churchill and Beatrix Potter are among millions which have been made...
Celebrated astronaut Chris Hadfield lands at MOSI
Commander Chris Hadfield, astronaut, recording artist and YouTube sensation and YouTube sensation , spoke to Radio5Live’s Afternoon Edition today from the heart of MOSI’s...
Dad’s Halo Effect – a new major public artwork by Ryan Gander is revealed...
East Manchester's public sculpture by renowned international contemporary artist, Ryan Gander, has been revealed today as part of the Beswick community hub.
Dad’s Halo Effect,...
The difficult birth of the Royal Manchester College of Music
The Royal Manchester College of Music once occupied the site on Oxford Road where the current Contact Theatre now occupies.Often confused with the Royal...
Schedule for Salford’s Inaugural Shelagh Delaney Day is announced
The full programme of events for the inaugural Shelagh Delaney Day on the 25th November has been announced.
The day itself will feature art, theatre,...