Seminar

Philosophy Research Seminar - Alex Grzankowski (Birkbeck)

15:00 - 17:00 21 March 2017
Title *Towards a Minimal Account of Propositions Abstract *In recent years the classical view of propositional content has come under considerable scrutiny. The classical account consists…

Seminar: Marija Vukotic (Warwick)

16:15 - 17:45 21 March 2017
Title: TBA

Faculty Research Seminar: Wednesday, 22 March 2017

13:00 - 14:00 22 March 2017
The monthly Faculty Research Seminar Series is open to all staff and students and offers an opportunity to celebrate FBMH’s research achievements. Research Domain host: Evolution,…

Finance seminar by Dong Lou, London School of Economics

14:00 - 16:00 22 March 2017
A Tug of War: Overnight Versus Intraday Expected Returns

Geography Research Seminar: Prof. Rachel Weber (University of Illinois) Risky business: Explaining the use of complex financial instruments by local governments

16:00 - 17:30 22 March 2017
Title: Risky business: Explaining the use of complex financial instruments by local governments Seminar Chair: Kevin Ward

Global Political Economy Cluster Seminars - Scarlett Cornelissen - Stellenbosch University

15:30 - 17:00 22 March 2017
Scarlett Cornelissen, Stellenbosch University #FeesMustFall’s antecedents: Reflecting on political change and transitional justice in post-apartheid South Africa Details to follow :

Mitchell Centre Seminar Series

16:00 22 March 2017
Speaker: Federico Varese Title: A new framework for Organized Crime and an empirical exploration using UK data (paper co-authored with P Campana) The paper argues that Organized…

Parliamentary Scrutiny of Brexit

14:00 22 March 2017
Parliamentary Scrutiny of Brexit

Sarah Fielden seminar series - 'Deconstructing child as method?'

17:00 - 18:30 22 March 2017
Seminar presented by Professor Erica Burman Why Sarah Fielden? The Manchester Institute of Education is recognised internationally as a leading centre of educational research. Education…

Ehrhardt Seminar: Charlotte Naylor Davies (Heythrop College), TBA

14:00 23 March 2017
The Centre for Biblical Studies weekly seminar series. These seminars are free and open to the public, with no registration required. Seminars last 90 minutes including a 30 minute…

Guy Michaels (LSE)

16:15 - 17:45 23 March 2017
Title: Flooded Cities Abstract Does economic activity relocate away from areas that are at high risk of recurring shocks? We examine this question in the context of floods, which…

History research seminar: Evelyn Welch 'Smelling Men in Early Modern Europe.'

16:15 23 March 2017
Evelyn Welch (King’s College London) 'Smelling Men in Early Modern Europe.'

Research IT grant support clinic

15:00 - 16:00 23 March 2017
We offer a range of services to our researchers, such as high performance computing and software consultancy, but how do you know if these services are relevant to you and your research?…

Gender and Culture in Contemporary Saudi Society

10:30 - 12:30 24 March 2017
Dr. Hatoon Alfassi (University of Qatar) "Gender Debates in Saudi Arabia: Power and Resistance" Fatima Al-Banawi (Social Development Consultant, Writer, and Artist) "The Other Story…

Inherited musculoskeletal disorders: molecular genetics and cellular mechanisms

13:00 - 14:00 24 March 2017
Our goal is to identify the genetic basis of inherited extracellular matrix disorders, to understand how mutations cause disease, and identify pathogenic pathways that can be manipulated…

Social Anthropology Seminar - Monday, 27th March 2017 - Dr Amy Penfield – University of Manchester

16:00 - 18:00 27 March 2017
Social Anthropology Seminar Monday, 27th March 2017 Dr Amy Penfield – University of Manchester Fueling The Uncanny: Gasoline, Material Politics And The New Magical State In Venezuelan…

Environmental Economics Seminar: Till Requate (Kiel University)

13:00 - 14:00 28 March 2017
Title: Asymmetry Enhances Success Chances for International Climate Change Negotiations Abstract: Fighting climate change, in particular mitigating CO2 emissions is a global public…

Gender Pay Gap Elements and Locating or Avoiding Missing Elements

16:00 - 17:15 28 March 2017
Research on gender pay gaps includes reports of the factors contributing to pay gaps via a decomposition equation which is usually based on cross-sectional data and a linear regression…

Them and us: 'Black neighbourhoods' as a social capital resource

13:00 - 14:00 28 March 2017
Join us for this event, which is part of the CoDE Seminar Series. The seminar will examine the experiences of black youths and their families living in socially deprived areas of London…

Critical Global Politics - CGP Cluster Seminar - Semester 2

15:30 - 17:00 29 March 2017
Critical Global Politics - CGP Cluster Seminar - Semester 2 IDEASLAB IdeasLab is a PhD-led seminar exploring a timely theme over the course of a term. The organisers will choose a…

History Wednesday Lunchtime Seminar: Tom Tunstall-Allcock, ‘Black-tie balls and barbecues: presidential diplomacy during the Cold War’

13:00 - 13:50 29 March 2017
History Wednesday Lunchtime Seminar: Tom Tunstall-Allcock, ‘Black-tie balls and barbecues: presidential diplomacy during the Cold War’

Mitchell Centre Seminar Series

16:00 - 17:30 29 March 2017
Julia Brennecke

Using digital health technologies for ageing in community settings

14:00 - 16:00 29 March 2017
The ageing population is growing. At the same time, the NHS needs to cut back on costs to keep the health system sustainable. This means that people are expected to live at home longer…

Dalton Seminar Series: Small Modular Nuclear Reactors: Energy Justice for the 21st Century?

12:45 - 13:45 30 March 2017
Social acceptability remains a critical challenge for nuclear energy and, especially, for new technologies such as small modular reactors (SMRs). While significant efforts are being…

Sustainability Seminar Series – Commuter Travel: The impact of the Oxford Road corridor travel changes With David Budd and Julia Durkan

12:00 - 14:00 30 March 2017
Sustainability Seminar Series – Energy, Well-Being, Biodiversity, Food, Travel & More Launching in January 2017, the Sustainability Seminar Series seeks to present opportunities for…

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