We are delighted to report that the Centre’s work has been acknowledged in four nominations to this year’s Research and Knowledge Exchange awards at the University. The showings were as follows: Lucia Nigri won Supervisor of the Year, with Caroline Magennis as a runner up in the same category. Scott Thurston and Joanna Omylinska-Thurston (School […]
Professor Caroline Magennis and Dr Sheila McCormick attended a reception at the Leeds Irish Centre on 20 May 2026, marking the inaugural visit to the UK by the President of Ireland, Her Excellency Catherine Connolly. Invited by the Ambassador of Ireland, Martin Fraser, and organised by the Consul General of Ireland for the North of […]
PhD candidate Lauren Pearl Holmes was delighted to present the progress of her Targeted Research Panel’s (TRP’s) project at the British Association for American Studies (BAAS) 71st Annual Conference 2026, together with a second member of the panel, Dr Heena Hussain of the University of Manchester. The conference, held from Thursday 9th to Saturday 11th […]
We are pleased to report that PhD researcher Xsara Helmi from LAURA (The Leverhulme Trust Aural Diversity Research Hub) will present at The Numinous Ear: Autistic Listening and Aural Diversity as a Gateway to the Divine and Sublime at Sacred Arts 2026: Exploring the Spiritual Dimensions of Artistic Expression and Ritual, a transdisciplinary conference hosted by the London Arts-Based Research […]
We delighted to welcome Associate Professor Barbara Barrow, from the University of Lund to this trimester’s guest speaker slot, on Wednesday 1 April from 2:30 to 4:30pm. All are welcome — please email the organiser Scott Thurston if you wish to attend (S.Thurston@salford.ac.uk) — online option available too. The abstract for Barbara’s fascinating talk is […]
We are very happy to share that Xsara Helmi, PhD Researcher with LAURA (The Leverhulme Trust Aural Diversity Research Doctoral Hub) funded by the Leverhulme Trust, has a new article in the Journal of Creative Research Methods (Vol. 2, Issue 1), published by Bristol University Press / Policy Press. Titled ‘HOSPITAL NOISES: Sonic Autobiography and the Embodied Experience of […]
Dr Kate Adams will be screening her co-directed film One Day We Will Dance With You at the Gledhill Arts Library in Jedburgh on Friday 27th February 2026 – 6:30pm until 8pm. The press release for the event is as follows. Facing and building change together: arts and science Join us for a talk and […]
The English Research Centre is proud to announce the University’s acquisition of the personal archives of prominent literary scholar, Terry Eagleton. Professor Eagleton, who was born in Salford, has bequeathed an extensive collection of his writings and other material relating to his academic life from the early 1960s all the way to 2021. Eagleton, who […]
Doctoral researcher Lucy Power reports on the opening of an unusual exhibition devoted to a writer’s group in Chorlton, South Manchester… Shhh! The Chorlton Writers’ Cafe Library Exhibition There was a joyful atmosphere last Thursday evening at Chorlton Library, when members of the Chorlton Writers’ Cafe gathered to celebrate the launch of our first exhibition […]