Student Voices in the Archives (The Rylands Lunchtime Seminar Series)
| Dates: | 11 December 2025 |
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| Times: | 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| What is it: | Seminar |
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| Organiser: | School of Arts, Languages and Cultures |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, External researchers, Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public |
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The University of Manchester’s archives offer a rich resource for researching student life and the history of the institution more generally.
In this seminar, Grant Collier (Curator for University Heritage) will introduce the range of materials available to researchers, highlighting the value of the archives for both historical and contemporary studies of student experience. Sue Heath (Professor of Sociology) will then reflect on using the University’s archives in her research on the social history of student housing.
Drawing on examples from the 1950s and 60s, the speakers will present the ways in which students’ experiences and agency were captured in the archives during a period of higher educational expansion.
Professor Sue Heath, Professor of Sociology, School of Social Sciences and Grant Collier, Curator of University Heritage, University of Manchester.
The online Rylands Lunchtime Seminar Series highlights the breadth and quality of our unique Special Collections and showcases world-class collections-based research activities. It brings together experts from the University of Manchester Library and University of Manchester academics working closely with the special collections held in the Library.
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