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Call for archive project volunteers- “Making Music in Manchester during WW1”

July 18, 2017

Project title: Revealing and Reinterpreting “Making Music in Manchester during WW1” Heritage Lottery Fund have kindly awarded 100% of the funds for this experimental archive project. Project lead: Heather Roberts, Royal Northern College of Music archivist. Project duration: August-November 2017 Project scope: To digitise WW1 items from the archives of the Hallé Concerts Society archives, … More Call for archive project volunteers- “Making Music in Manchester during WW1”

Students celebrate their achievements at annual Make a Difference Awards

May 24, 2017

Manchester Metropolitan University’s Faculty of Arts & Humanities hosted the Make a Difference Awards on Friday 19th May, celebrating the achievements of students involved in faculty-led projects, curriculum-based initiatives, and extra-curricular activities. Staff working closely with these students nominated those who stood out to them as going above and beyond in their commitment to the … More Students celebrate their achievements at annual Make a Difference Awards

AQA Job Alert

March 24, 2017

Temporary Customer Service Advisors (April – June) £8.40/hour Deadline 14/03/17 Location: Manchester AQA the UK’s largest provider of academic qualifications. We are an educational charity and the leading provider of GCSE and A-level qualifications. Each year we work with around 30,000 examiners and moderators who help us to assess the work of students. We also … More AQA Job Alert

Digital Story lab

March 14, 2017

Join us for a Lab based session using video editing technology to create a project around digital story lines and story trails to be delivered at various events for the Manchester Children’s Book Festival in June/July. Working with Stanley Grove Primary Academy we will be creating an interactive poetry display from a competition currently being … More Digital Story lab

outdoor Workshops at Birley

March 14, 2017

Woodland Workshop Wed 15 Mar / 1:30 – 3:30 PM Join the Environment Team and Hulme Community Garden Centre at Birley Woodland for an afternoon of plant identification, urban foraging and planting. Enjoy the fresh air and nature in the woodland, whilst meeting new people and enhancing your horticultural knowledge on Manchester Met’s … More outdoor Workshops at Birley

Practice Assessment Centre Day

March 14, 2017

Thursday 27 April / 10AM – 2PM Make a Difference, Careers and the Placements and Internship Team have arranged for external assessors to come in and assess students on numerous tasks you would find at an assessment centre. Assessment centres are a series of exercises commonly used by employers to test skills which are not … More Practice Assessment Centre Day

Your Career in Publishing

February 27, 2017

Monday 6th March 10:00 – 11:00 Geoffrey Manton 3.04 David Barker is Senior Lecturer in Publishing at the University of Derby. In his previous career he was Editorial Director (2006-11) at Continuum Publishing in New York, and then Publishing Director (2011-16) at Bloomsbury in London. He has worked across both academic and trade publishing and … More Your Career in Publishing

Volunteering Opportunity with Guide Dogs

February 17, 2017

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to assist the Salford Fundraising Branch of Guide Dogs on Thursday 23 February to help with a collection at Tesco in Market Street Manchester. You will be assisting a guide dog owner and their dog from 11.00AM to 2.30PM. If you are interested in volunteering please contact Dorothy on dfreeman550@gmail.com with your phone number

Word Central

February 17, 2017

Literature Summer Internship

February 16, 2017

The British Council are looking to increase the audience for UK literature through digital channels. They hope that their work will result in more emerging and mid-list writers with international experience and profile; an international network of literature producers working together on projects and programmes; international audiences for a new generation of UK writers and literature beyond … More Literature Summer Internship

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