Centre for the Cultural History of War
The Centre for the Cultural History of War, which has established close links with the Imperial War Museum North, is a research and teaching centre dedicated to understanding the cultural attributes and representation of war in the modern world, focusing upon three interlocking themes: population displacement; humanitarianism; and collective memory.
Centre for Late Antiquity
Established in 1996, the Centre for Late Antiquity is dedicated to fostering interdisciplinary inquiry into the history and cultures of the late ancient and early medieval Mediterranean through post-graduate teaching and research; collaborative research projects; interdisciplinary colloquia involving scholars from the UK, Europe, and the US. w
ESRC Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change
ESRC Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change (CRESC) is a £3.7 million Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) - funded major international Research Centre analysing socio-cultural change. It is the first major Research Centre in Britain to develop a broad, empirically focused account of cultural change and its economic, social and political implications. CRESC brings together the theoretical and methodological expertise of The University of Manchester and Open University staff across diverse disciplines: see the CRESC website.
As part of its activities, CRESC encourages the inter-disciplinary dialogue between historians and the social sciences. Members of the History Department including postgraduates frequently participate in these discussions and contribute to the CRESC seminars and conferences. A recent example of this collaboration is Till Geiger's participation in the successful network grant from the ESRC National Centre for Research Methods of £24,986 on 'Archiving and Reusing Qualitative Data: Theory, Method and Ethics across Disciplines'. As part of the grant, the network is currently organising a number of workshops and a conference.
Research Institute for Cosmopolitan Cultures
The Research Institute for Cosmopolitan Cultures (RICC) responds to a world in which global restructuring and growing inequalities are fueling religious and ethnic conflicts and growing national anxieties, as well as movements for social justice, reconciliation, interconnection, and the development of common perspectives.
RICC provides a framework for scholars at the University of Manchester to collaborate with international researchers through the examination of the distinctive features of contemporary cosmopolitanism. Providing the context for an ongoing and open debate about the meaning and significance of this term, both historically and for contemporary culture, lies at the heart of the aim of this Institute.