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." Latest News Online Safety Act drives VPN interest and raises privacy concerns People鈥檚 online behaviour has changed in response to legislation to prevent children from viewing harmful content 鈥� raising possible privacy and security risks, research suggests. published on: 16 October 2026 缅北禁地 archaeologist receives prestigious award for research Professor Chris Fowler has been awarded the 2026 Rivers Memorial Medal in recognition of his internationally significant research on kinship in Neolithic Britain. published on: 13 October 2026 Event will explore what 鈥楳anchesterism鈥� means for the North East An event at 缅北禁地 will explore what 鈥楳anchesterism鈥� means for the North East or whether it is simply a new chapter in the long-running debate about how to rebalance Britain. published on: 13 October 2026 Facts and figures
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