Lectures and seminars

A Victorian Woman Ventures Securely into Men’s Realms: Journalism, Politics, and Radical Advocacy Tracy C. Davis

18:00 - 19:30 22 March 2017
Of the 241 Victorian theatre critics known to have written for the popular press, only one is known to be a woman; she, Pearl Craigie (1867-1906), daughter of an American millionaire…

CIDRAL Public Lecture: Professor Alan Bowman

17:00 - 19:00 22 March 2017
This event is part of CIDRAL's Spring 2017 programme 'Precarity'. Professor Alan Bowman (University of Oxford) will give a talk on 'Humanities and Humanitas, New Horizons?' Professor…

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

GDI Lecture Series: Resilience, Development and Global Change: Resistance, Rootedness and Resourcefulness

17:00 - 18:30 22 March 2017
Resilience, Development and Global Change: Resistance, Rootedness and Resourcefulness Professor Katrina Brown (University of Exeter). The event will be from 5-6.30pm in Theatre B of…

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…

2017 MICRA Annual Public Lecture – Ready for Ageing Now?

17:30 - 19:00 23 March 2017
2017 MICRA Annual Public Lecture Ready for Ageing Now? Lord Geoffrey Filkin CBE, Chair of the Centre for Ageing Better From MICRA and the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub In 2013, the…

Art History Seminar - Nicholas Penny, Visiting Pilkington Professor

17:30 - 19:00 23 March 2017
Nicholas Penny, Visiting Pilkington Professor (Whitworth Teaching Suite, 5.30-7pm)

CTIS Seminar: Joss Moorkens, "The Impact of Machine Translation on Translators: Perception vs. Reality"

14:00 - 15:30 23 March 2017
The Centre for Translation and Intercultural Studies seminar series brings researchers from across the UK and Europe to the University of Manchester to present on their work. These…

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.'

Lovell Lecture: Professor Danielle George

19:30 - 21:00 23 March 2017
We’re delighted to welcome Professor Danielle George, Vice Dean for Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Science and Engineering, and Professor of Radio Frequency Engineering at…

Memory, Vision and Cognition: Deciphering Ancient Documents in the Digital Age

18:00 - 19:30 23 March 2017
Professor Alan Bowman Vice-President (Humanities) of the British Academy will deliver this public lecture. Professor Bowman's research interests include: Greek and Latin Papyri from…

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?…

Whitworth Studies: Sir Nicholas Penny - Raphael’s Rebirth

17:30 - 21:00 23 March 2017
Whitworth Studies aims to encourage and support a wide range of research projects between the Whitworth and Art History and Visual Studies (AHVS), artists, other parts of the University…

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…

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…

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