Lectures and seminars

Art History Seminar: Prof David Lomas - Imaging Art and Medicine

17:30 - 19:00 4 May 2017
Prof David Lomas (University of Manchester): Imaging Art and Medicine: A Skeleton in My Cupboard

Ehrhardt Seminar: Paul Middleton, 'Confronting Violence in the Apocalypse: Reading Revelation through the Brick Bible'

14:00 - 16:00 4 May 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…

History Research Seminar: 4 May - Stefan Hanß ‘Hair, Social Order and Cultural Encounters in Early Modern Germany’

16:15 - 17:45 4 May 2017
Stefan Hanß (The University of Cambridge) ‘Hair, Social Order and Cultural Encounters in Early Modern Germany’

Inaugural Lecture of Prof. Constantinos Theodoropoulos

15:00 - 16:00 4 May 2017
The School of CEAS would like to invite you to attend the Inaugural Lecture of Prof. Constantinos Theodoropoulos, "Integrated systems approaches for the sustainable bioproduction of fuels and added-value chemicals"

Professor Saskia Sassen, Geographies of expulsion

16:30 - 18:30 4 May 2017
The Global Development Institute and the School of Social Sciences invite you to see Professor Saskia Sassen, Professor at Columbia University, for a lecture on Geographies of expulsion…

Roman interiors: how to reconstruct the furniture and furnishings of the Roman house

17:00 - 18:30 4 May 2017
Classics & Ancient History Research Seminar

The G. L. Brook Memorial Lecture in Middle English

17:30 - 19:00 4 May 2017
Prof. Daniel Wakelin (Oxford), ‘Healing the scab: resisting materials in late medieval books’. Prof. Wakelin is a fellow of St Hilda’s College, Oxford and the author of Scribal Correction…

Whitworth Studies: Professor David Lomas - A Language of Flowers: Modern Artists and the Botanical Imaginary

17:30 - 21:00 4 May 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…

Blurring Genres Network: Recovering the Humanities for Political Science and Area Studies

10:00 - 16:30 8 May 2017
Programme: 10.00am Welcome and Opening Remarks Professor Rod Rhodes, University of Southampton. 10.15am Sir Anthony Seldon, Vice Chancellor, Buckingham University. “What history do…

Brexit: Politics and British Constitutional Law - The JMCE Annual Lecture 2017

15:00 - 16:30 9 May 2017
Prof. Brazier is one of the country’s most respected constitutional lawyers. He was the Specialist Adviser to the House of Commons Public Administration Committee for its inquiry into…

British Colonialism and Shi‘i Activism in Iraq: State Formation, Resistance, and Disenfranchisement

16:30 - 18:00 9 May 2017
This talk addresses Shi‘i activism as it relates to British imperialism in Iraq during and after World War One. Research for this paper is based on the writings of Shi‘i clerics and…

Development Economics Seminar: Sai Ding (University of Glasgow)

13:00 - 14:00 9 May 2017
Title: Fiscal policy volatility and capital misallocation: Evidence from China. Abstract: Can a demand-side macroeconomic shock be a driver of capital misallocation in China? Using…

CGP Cluster Seminar Dates 2016-17: Semester 2 - Laura McLeod (Manchester) Knowing Gender? The Politics of Gender Expertise in International Peacebuilding

15:30 - 17:00 10 May 2017
Laura McLeod (Manchester) Knowing Gender? The Politics of Gender Expertise in International Peacebuilding Details to follow :

CIDRAL Masterclass: Erik Reinert: The History of Economic Policy: A Long Run Perspective in the Age of Trump and Brexit

10:00 - 12:00 10 May 2017
This event is part of CIDRAL's Spring 2017 programme, 'Precarity'. Erik Reinert will lead a masterclass entitled The History of Economic Policy: A Long Run Perspective in the Age of…

EAC Department Seminar Series: Prof. Cornelia Pearsall (Smith College, USA), 'Burying Bertha: Race & the Ungravable Body in Jane Eyre'

17:00 - 18:30 10 May 2017
Prof. Cornelia Pearsall (Smith College, USA), 'Burying Bertha: Race & the Ungravable Body in Jane Eyre'

Finance seminar by Sarah Brown, The University of Sheffield

14:00 - 16:00 10 May 2017
Portfolio Allocation, Income Uncertainty and Households' Flight from Risk

HCRI Speaker Series: Abuse of Human Rights in Conflict Situations – a Legal Perspective

14:00 - 16:00 10 May 2017
For this HCRI Speaker Series we are joined by Bethany Shiner, Associate Lecturer in Law at Middlesex University. Bethany Shiner is a qualified solicitor who spent almost four years…

Politics Annual Peace Lecture

18:00 - 19:00 10 May 2017
Martin Edelman Title: "Trump's America Reality Show or New Political Reality" Martin L. Edelman is “of counsel” to Paul Hastings LLP. Mr. Edelman has more than 40 years of experience…

Research and Teaching Matters - Conceptualising research in ITE

12:00 - 13:30 10 May 2017
Presented by David Spendlove. This session will conceptualise how research and scholarship informs practice within ITE. We will also briefly highlight different aspects of research…

Research IT club - May 2017

15:00 - 17:00 10 May 2017
The next Research IT Club will be held on the Wednesday 10 May, featuring a welcome from the new Head of Research IT, Angus Hearmon, plus updates from our research infrastructure and…

Sustainability Seminar Series – Influencing and Persuading Skills for Sustainability: Seminar for all. With AMBS and Dr. Emma Gardner

12:00 - 14:00 10 May 2017
Sustainability Seminar Series – Energy, Well-Being, Biodiversity, Food, Travel & More Launching in January 2017, the Sustainability Seminar Series seeks to present opportunities for…

CIDRAL Public Roundtable: Erik S. Reinert: "Does Mercantilism have a future? History and Policy in the Age of Trump”

17:00 - 19:00 11 May 2017
This event is part of CIDRAL's Spring 2017 programme 'Precarity'. Organised in collaboration with History at the University of Manchester. Professor Erik S. Reinert (Tallinn University…

Ehrhardt Seminar: Ariel Feldman, Maria Cioat?, and Charlotte Hempel, "Is There a Text in This Cave? Studies in the Textuality of the Dead Sea Scrolls in Honour of George J. Brooke"

14:00 11 May 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…

Israel Studies Seminar - Amnon Aran (City University London), 'Framing and Foreign Policy: Israel’s Response to the Arab Uprisings'

16:00 - 17:30 11 May 2017
The Centre for Jewish Studies seminar programme has an Israel Studies theme. Our seminar programme is open to all (for free) and there is no need to book.

Philosophy Research Seminar - welcome for incoming MA/PhD students

14:00 - 16:00 11 May 2017
This seminar, which will include talks from a member of staff and a current PhD student, will form part of the School Welcome Event for those holding MA and PhD offers. 14.00-15.00…

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