Lectures and seminars

A cross-species analysis identifies novel candidate genes for cognitive traits in both mouse and human

12:00 - 13:00 27 April 2015
Computational and Evolutionary Biology Spring Seminar Series 2015

Between Power and Beauty: Preliminary Reflections on Egyptian Karate Communities

18:00 - 19:00 27 April 2015
The history of karate in Egypt is not long, and yet it has established firm roots in youth culture. Karate is the second most popular sport in Egypt after football. This paper explores…

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…

Social Anthropology Seminar - Monday, 27TH April 2015 - Dr Katharine Tyler – University of Exeter - Scientific reality or genetic astrology?

15:00 - 17:00 27 April 2015
Social Anthropology Seminar Monday, 27th April 2015 Dr Katharine Tyler – University of Exeter Scientific reality or genetic astrology? Laypeople’s perspectives on the role of genetic…

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…

CJS Seminar - Shimon Redlich (Ben Gurion University) - "A New Life in Israel: Autobiography in Historical Context"

15:00 - 16:30 28 April 2015
Centre for Jewish Studies Seminar

CoDE_Seminars@CMIST

13:00 - 14:00 28 April 2015
Title: Creative approaches to researching and engaging diverse communities

Cooperation & Equality Seminar: Thomas Smith (Manchester), 'What on earth would joint action be?'

13:00 28 April 2015
Thomas Smith (Manchester), 'What on earth would joint action be?' Part of the Cooperation & Equality Project: http://thomassmit3.wix.com/cooperation-equality

Laboratory Routes: The Science Behind Road-Building, 1923-1939

13:00 - 14:00 28 April 2015
This seminar is part of the lunchtime seminar series for the Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHSTM). Lunchtime seminars are typically no more than 30 minutes…

Posing Problems to Ethnography: New Objects and Matters of Concern in Management and Organization

28 April 2015
Ethnography is widely regarded as one of the most important methods for studying business and management, and in recent years has been identified as the fastest growing method in organization…

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…

The impact of obesity on neurodegeneration

12:00 - 13:00 28 April 2015
Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease Seminar Series - Donald Ward and Joy Wang

'Why Survive? Being Old in the 21st Century: Reflections on the Life and Work of Robert Butler'

14:00 - 16:00 29 April 2015
free networking lunch from 1.00pm Professor Vern Bengston (University of Southern California, School of Social Work, Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging) This year marks the 40th…

CIDRAL masterclass: Elisabeth Bronfen (Zurich)

10:00 - 12:00 29 April 2015
All welcome, no booking required. Elisabeth Bronfen with Ana Carden-Coyne (History) Readings: Elisabeth Bronfen, ‘Introduction’, ‘Reporting the War’, and ‘War’s Sustained Hauntings’…

Global Political Economy research cluster seminar, Professor Georgina Waylen (Manchester)

15:30 - 17:00 29 April 2015
'Gendering Global Governance: A Feminist Institutionalist Perspective'

Julio Dávila (UCL): 'Targeting urban inequalities through infrastructure: Reflections on Colombia'

17:00 - 18:30 29 April 2015
Part of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Seminar Series: 'Latin America: The Potential of the Global South?' Venue: Arthur Lewis Boardroom

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…

Lunchtime Seminar: Luca Larpi, 'Professional identities in early Middle Ages (ss. VIII-XI). The case of the Italian medici'

13:00 - 14:00 29 April 2015
History Lunchtime Seminar All Welcome! Luca Larpi, 'Professional identities in early Middle Ages (ss. VIII-XI). The case of the Italian medici' Feel free to bring your lunch.

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