This was a week of events held in hospitals to promote the programmes of Manchester's museums and galleries. The events offered a chance for hospital staff to find out why culture works, and how they can use the expertise within Manchester's museums and galleries to...
Community engagement
Think About It!
This project involved engaging with young Manchester women to explore feminism and their aspirations around education. Dr Niamh Moore, from the Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change (CRESC), worked collaboratively with Amelia Lee, a local youth worker from...
All My Worldly Possessions
This was an intergenerational family open day exploring stories of Guernsey/Bury World War 2 evacuees. Gill Mawson researched the Guernsey/Bury evacuee experience during WW2. She worked with Bury Archives to hold a family open day in October 2010 at Ramsbottom...
Wriggly Rangoli
This project saw large-scale public art (Rangoli) raise awareness of parasitic infections. A group of immunology researchers worked in partnership with Inspired Sisters, an Asian women's group from Longsight in Manchester. The aim was to demonstrate the role science...
Action on Antibiotic Drug Resistance
Antibiotic drug resistance needs to be everyone's concern, because it's on target to kill more than ten million people a year worldwide by 2050. Drs Roger Harrison and David Allison have led a series of public engagement initiatives to raise awareness and...
Multilingual Manchester
In Manchester, more than 200 languages are spoken and more than 50 languages appear on signs in public spaces. Multilingual Manchester, a research, learning and engagement initiative led by Professor Yaron Matras, promotes awareness of language diversity both on...
NHS at 70: The Story of Our Lives
Over 70 years ago, the NHS was created to provide free and universal access to healthcare. The lived experiences of workers, patients, volunteers and the public encapsulate a unique part of British history. The NHS's political and policy history has been well studied...