by guestblogger | Jul 29, 2014 | Being Human festival
In this guest post Manchester Metropolitan University’s Helen Malarky, Faculty of Humanities, Languages and Social Science Project Manager for Research and Impact and Professor Berthold Schoene, Associate Dean for Humanities and Social Science Research, reflect on...
by guestblogger | Jul 10, 2014 | Being Human festival
By Professor Barry C. Smith What do you think of when someone tells you that they’re a scientist or an artist? You probably don’t know exactly what they do – there is huge variety in the arts and the sciences – but you have a rough idea. Compare this with someone...
by guestblogger | Jun 24, 2014 | Being Human festival
By Professor Rick Rylance The humanities are all around us – in the books and newspapers we read, the programmes, the plays and the films we watch, the concerts we listen to, the exhibitions we visit, and so much more. They are there less obviously but equally...
by guestblogger | Jun 10, 2014 | Being Human festival
By Nicholas Stern We live in a time when the world faces problems of trust in institutions and a weakening of confidence in existing ideas and models. The geo-political landscape is shifting fundamentally. Politicians in many countries, including the UK, are failing...
by guestblogger | May 9, 2014 | Being Human festival
This is a guest post by Dr Michael Eades about the Being Human festival of the humanities. Just before Easter, our steering committee met to discuss applications for funding for this year’s Being Human festival. Representatives from the School of Advanced Study, the...