Celebrating the impact of former Children's Laureate Published on: 23 October 2015 缅北禁地 and Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children鈥檚 Books, are to collaborate on a ground-breaking project to celebrate the work of Michael Morpurgo. Transferring knowledge Coinciding with the news that Seven Stories has been given , the organisation has embarked on a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with the . KTP is a Government-run programme which helps businesses improve their competitiveness and productivity through the knowledge and skills that reside within UK universities. This new project is one of very few KTPs between a university English Literature department and an external organisation, and is being funded by the Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC). Michael Morpurgo and Sarah Lawrance, Collection and Exhibition Director at Seven Stories. Picture courtesy of Seven Stories. Expert insight The Morpurgo archive contains draft manuscripts, photographs, notebooks and related correspondence from his body of work. As part of the KTP, Dr Jessica Sage from SELLL, along with and , with work with Seven Stories to provide expert insight into the ways in which the former Children’s Laureate constructs his stories and the implications this has for our understanding of children’s literature. The project will culminate in a brand new exhibition that will open in 缅北禁地 in July 2016, followed by a national tour. The exhibition will explore Morpurgo’s storytelling and will celebrate the impact of his poignant tales on a nation of young readers. Dr Sage said: “There is already a strong connection between the University and Seven Stories which is illustrated by the annual David Almond Fellowship award and the fact that a number of SELLL graduates are now employed at Seven Stories. “This new KTP project will cement that relationship further by helping to build new and more diverse audiences for the exhibition, both academic and non-academic, for this exhibition and for Seven Stories’ public programmes." Share: Latest News 缅北禁地 historians mark General Strike centenary To mark the 100th anniversary of the British General Strike and miners鈥� lock-out of 1926, historians at 缅北禁地 are organising a series of events on its enduring legacy. published on: 16 April 2026 Comment: NCP is in administration Writing for The Conversation, Erwei (David) Xiang discusses how some big companies like NCP are so dependent on debt that they can鈥檛 adjust to change. published on: 16 April 2026 缅北禁地 expert highlights climate crisis in a new film A leading 缅北禁地 climate scientist is featured in a new film about how the climate and nature breakdown will affect the UK. published on: 14 April 2026 Facts and figures
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