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"On the Practice of Humanistic Buddhism from the Perspective of the Heart Sutra" by Ven. Hsin Ting. Reception followed by lecture

18:00 - 20:15 30 June 2015
You are warmly invited to a lecture on the Heart Sutra from the perspective of modern 'humanistic Buddhism' that will take place next Tuesday at the University of Manchester Department…

Minimus and the Hunger for Latin

18:30 - 19:30 30 June 2015
Barbara Bell, the author of Minimus, the world-leading primary school Latin course, and founder and director of the Minimus Project, is speaking at the last of our Manchester Classics…

Transnational Cultures of Petitioning symposium

11:30 29 - 15:00 30 June 2015
Two day symposium on petitioning in the modern period in a transnational perspective. Keynote by Prof. David Zaret (Indiana) on 'Petition and Response in Pre-Modern Eurasia' on Monday…

Humanities Teaching & Learning Showcase

10:00 - 15:30 2 July 2015
The Faculty of Humanities will hold its 10th Teaching and Learning Showcase on Thursday 2 July 2015, 10.30am-3.30pm in Manchester Business School East. This summer's Showcase is hosted…

International Conference: Inequality, Peace and Conflict

10 - 11 September 2015
Day 1: Thursday 10 September, 2015, 08.30-17.30 (19.00 onwards join us at the Kro Bar, first floor, 325 Oxford Road) Day 2: Friday 11 September, 2015, 09.00-17.15 Registration in the…

Democracy and Elections research seminar

14 September 2015
Two half hour presentations: one by Andrew Rynham – Politics MA student on his dissertation research on deliberative democracy in the UK and the other by by Jiaqi Hou, PhD student at…

International Conference: A Quest for Humanitarian Effectiveness?

14 - 16 September 2015
Jointly organised by the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) and Save the Children’s Humanitarian Affairs Team (HAT), this conference will reflect on the evolution and…

Meet the Authors: Deng Xiaoping - A Political Biography

13:00 - 14:00 21 September 2015
Professor Michael Dillon, one of the UK’s leading authorities on modern China, presents an original and full biography of this charismatic leader who has played a huge role in China's…

English Literature and American Studies Research Seminar: Dan Moore (University of Birmingham) ‘“A New Order is Being Created”: Domestic Modernism in 1930s Britain’

17:00 - 19:00 30 September 2015
Dan Moore (University of Birmingham) ‘“A New Order is Being Created”: Domestic Modernism in 1930s Britain’

Evening public roundtable with Jane Cocking: Partnerships & Principles, Addressing the Global Humanitarian Challenge

17:30 - 19:30 30 September 2015
Jane Cocking, Humanitarian Director for Oxfam GB, will lead a debate on the options for addressing the growing levels of humanitarian need in the coming decades. Humanitarian need…

CIDRAL and HOME: 'La Mélancolie Des Dragons' post-show discussion

19:30 - 23:00 1 October 2015
International hit La Mélancolie des Dragons comes to us for its UK premiere. The poetic and playful story of a band of long-haired metalheads on a quest to build a hard-rock amusement…

Ehrhardt Seminar: George Brooke - "Aspects of Prophecy in the Dead Sea Scrolls"

14:00 - 15:30 1 October 2015
Ehrhardt seminar in Biblical Studies. 90 minutes followed by tea.

Ethics in Practice: Engaging Professional Translators and Interpreters, by Joanna Drugan, UEA

14:00 - 15:30 1 October 2015
Part of the CTIS Research Seminar Series. All welcome, no registration necessary. Abstract: The translation and interpreting professions are unregulated in most of the world, with no…

Ovid and Juan Ruiz’s Libro de buen amor

16:55 - 18:30 1 October 2015
Classics & Ancient History Research Seminar

Peter Scott - "Doing What Comes Postnaturally: Thinking Theologically about Right"

16:00 - 18:00 1 October 2015
Department of Religions and Theology research seminar. All welcome!

HCRI Speaker Series, with guest speaker Romea Bruegger

14:00 - 16:00 5 October 2015
The Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) Speaker Series is a regular student-focused forum that draws on the expertise of a range of practitioners, academics and researchers…

English Literature and American Studies Show and Tell: Anke Bernau, Michelle Coghlan, Ben Harker

12:00 - 13:00 7 October 2015
The theme of today's informal lunchtime presentations is Teaching. The speakers are Anke Bernau, Michelle Coghlan, Ben Harker.

Meet the Researchers Open Lecture Series (for schools and public): "Making America: How Thirteen Un-united Colonies Became a (Somewhat) United States."

17:30 - 18:30 7 October 2015
A talk by Dr Natalie Zacek (Department of American Studies) - part of the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures open lecture series "Meet the Researchers". This talk will examine…

Round of Brief Research Presentations by Members of SPLAS

17:00 - 18:30 7 October 2015
First meeting of the Spanish and Portuguese Research Seminar Series. Members of SPLAS will briefly present their current research. Venue: Samuel Alexander A4

Ehrhardt Seminar: David Lamb - "Let the Reader Understand: The Function of 'Narrative Asides' in the Gospel of John: A Literary and Linguistic Analysis"

14:00 - 15:30 8 October 2015
Ehrhardt seminar in Biblical Studies. 90 minutes followed by tea.

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