Lecture

"The State and Economic Development: The Need for a Critical Reappraisal of the Literature" - Adrian Leftwich Memorial Lecture 2015

11:30 - 13:00 20 March 2015
Adrian Leftwich Memorial Lecture 2015 Hosted by the Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre "The State and Economic Development: The need for a critical reappraisal…

Exploring chromosome instability

12:00 25 March 2015
Part of the Leaders in Science Lectures

Garner Lecture – Powsells and Thrums: The Loom of creation. A lecture by Alan Garner

19:30 - 20:30 25 March 2015
In this inaugural lecture Alan Garner discusses the nature and role of creativity, especially in the field of language. He goes on to consider the possible origins and evolutionary…

Special Educational and additional needs (SEAN) research showcase

12:00 - 13:00 1 April 2015
Research Matters Lecture

CIDRAL Public Lecture: Charles Zika (Melbourne, Australia,): The History of Emotions as a Window on the Past: Early Modern Witches and their Dances

17:00 - 19:00 14 April 2015
All welcome, no booking required. Charles Zika is a cultural historian of late medieval and early modern Europe. He is Professorial Fellow in the School of Historical and Philosophical…

Roman Hispania

18:00 - 19:00 15 April 2015
A joint lecture organised by the Manchester Branch of the Classical Association and the Instituto Cervantes, Manchester. The history of Roman Hispania (“the land of rabbits”) is little…

The Brook Lecture in Middle English: Prof. Stephanie Trigg (University of Melbourne), 'Changing Faces: The Dynamics of Facial Expression and Emotion in Middle English Literature'

17:30 - 19:00 16 April 2015
The Brook Lecture, part of the English and American Studies seminar series, honours the memory of G.L. Brook, Professor of English Language and Medieval English Literature at Manchester…

Annual Harry Street Lecture: New Union: New Constitution?

17:30 - 19:30 20 April 2015
The United Kingdom’s territorial constitution has changed beyond recognition since 1997. Yet the pace of reform continues to accelerate, not least as the Union state struggles to respond…

Free Public Talk on China - China and the West

13:00 - 14:00 22 April 2015
In modern history, the West (Europe and the USA) has been a source of inspiration for some in China and a source of threat for others. Not so simple as a split between radicals and…

International Law and WWI | The Laws of War at Sea - The 1907 Hague Conventions and the Great War

17:30 - 20:00 22 April 2015
International Law and the First World War The Laws of War at Sea - The 1907 Hague Conventions and the Great War The Laws of War at Sea are these days not the focus of a great deal…

Cornelia Parker Lecture – at the Whitworth

18:00 - 19:30 23 April 2015
Cornelia Parker Lecture Thursday 23 April, 6pm Venue:The Whitworth – Grand Hall *Tickets: FREE - Booking is essential, tickets are currently SOLD OUT - please see below for details.…

In conversation with Michael Mansfield QC - The tales of a radical lawyer

18:00 - 21:00 27 April 2015
The first in a series of lectures hosted by the Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers in conjunction with the School of Law's Advocacy and Mooting Society. We will be speaking to barrister…

International Teacher’s Programme 2015: Sharing best practices in Teaching and Learning

14:00 - 15:30 27 April 2015
The International Teacher’s Programme gives academics an opportunity to share best practice and reflect on their own teaching during two residential modules. Two MBS academics will…

Sherman Lectures 2015 - Amy-Jill Levine: "Jesus in his Jewish Context: The Importance of Recovering History"

17:15 - 19:00 27 April 2015
Jesus and his first followers were Jews, thoroughly grounded in Jewish Scripture, Jewish ethics and theology, and Jewish hopes. To understand the New Testament materials is thus to…

CIDRAL Public Lecture: Elisabeth Bronfen (Zurich): Gendering War Dispatches: Martha Gellhorn, Lee Miller and Margaret Bourke-White on the WWII front lines

17:00 - 19:00 28 April 2015
All welcome, no booking required. Elisabeth Bronfen is Professor of English and American Studies at the University of Zurich and, since 2007, Global Distinguished Professor at New…

Sherman Lectures 2015 - Amy-Jill Levine: "The Mistakes Jews and Christians make about each other"

17:15 - 19:00 28 April 2015
Although both Jews and Christians share a common ancestry in the Scriptures of Israel, the parting of the ways between Synagogue and Church has led to ignorance and stereotyping of…

Larger than Life: The Malek ol-Tojjar family at the interface between Russia and Iran during the long Nineteenth century

17:00 - 19:00 29 April 2015
Part of the Lecture Series on Russia-Iran interactions co-organised by MIHAN and REES. The story of Russian-Iranian relations is essentially the tale of neighbours who, on a national…

Sherman Lectures 2015 - Amy-Jill Levine: "Is the New Testament Anti-Semitic?"

17:15 - 19:00 29 April 2015
What does the New Testament say about Jews and Judaism? Is it appropriate to call it “Anti-Semitic” or “Anti-Jewish”? What are the major problematic passages, and what explanations…

John Rylands Research Institute Annual Lecture, 2015.

18:00 - 19:30 30 April 2015
The Institute is honoured to welcome Prof. Dr. Emile G. L. Schrijver as its host of the 2015 Institute Annual Lecture on 30 April 2015. Lecturing extensively across Europe, Israel…

Public Lecture: Jahan Ramazani (Virginia), 'Close Reading, Distant Reading?: The Transnational Migration of Poetic Form'

17:00 - 19:00 30 April 2015
Public Lecture by Jahan Ramazani, Professor of English at University of Virginia, author of Poetry and its Others: News, Prayer, Song and the Dialogue of Genres (Chicago, 2013), A Transnational…

Sherman Lectures 2015 - Amy-Jill Levine: "Messianic Judaism, Conversion to Christianity, Intermarriage, Inter-religious Households: Disputes for the Sake of Heaven"

17:15 - 19:00 30 April 2015
Jews who believe in Jesus of Nazareth as Lord and Saviour have, from the first-century to the present, been regarded by the majority Jewish community as best misguided and, at worse,…

From Epic to Gnostic: Observations on Dynamics of Change in Persian Poetry

17:00 - 19:00 7 May 2015
A Talk Organised by MIHAN - The Manchester Iranian History Academic Network As we know it today, Persian literature emerges in the tenth century CE with a dominant discourse that tends…

Monday Lunchtime Talks on China: Ahead of the Curve - New China from China

13:00 - 14:00 11 May 2015
Direct from China, this ground-breaking exhibition showcases contemporary ceramics and glass from emerging and established Chinese artists at The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent.…

'Responding to language diversity: the role of partnerships', in collaboration with Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

14:00 - 17:00 12 May 2015
Multilingual Manchester are hosting an event on 'Responding to language diversity: the role of partnerships', in collaboration with Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation…

Putting safety at the heart of care | Dr Elaine Maxwell

14:30 - 16:00 12 May 2015
'''Host:''' School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work '''About the event:''' Florence Nightingale Foundation Nursing Lecture Series 2015. A showcase of leading clinical nursing…

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