Lectures and seminars

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…

Art History Seminar: Matthew Walker - Antiquarian Writing on Roman Architecture in C17 Britain

17:30 - 19:00 11 May 2017
Matthew Walker (Oxford) Antiquarian Writing on Roman Architecture in C17 Britain

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…

Critical Discourses in the Academy: sexual violence and power in university settings

16:00 - 18:00 15 May 2017
In the third seminar of the seminar series we are looking at sexual violence and power in university settings. Our speakers this time are: • Dr Anna Bull, 1752 Group/University of…

The 2017 Dorothy Emmet Lecture

18:00 - 20:00 15 May 2017
The Philosophy Department is proud to present the 2017 Dorothy Emmet Lecture: Sherri Irvin, “Resisting Body Oppression: An Aesthetic Approach”. The lecture is aimed at the general…

Cyber and you - a true story: come hear it

12:30 - 13:30 16 May 2017
Do you feel cyber safe? A number of recent news stories have highlighted cases of criminals using email hacking and ransomware to access accounts belonging to Hilary Clinton and David…

Entrepreneurs@Manchester: Holly Tucker MBE

17:00 - 19:00 16 May 2017
Holly Tucker MBE will talk about her journey from alternative wreath maker to setting up notonthehighstreet, discussing the highs, and the lows, of building a brand. Now launching her…

SEED Teaching Matters: Old wine new bottle? The what and why of Teaching Innovation in HE

13:00 - 14:00 16 May 2017
Please do come along to the next SEED 'Teaching Matters' session, to be led by Dr. Kelly Pickard-Smith who is Teaching and Learning Advisor (Innovation) in the Directorate for the Student…

D & E and CMIST seminar: Gendered Institutional Change: The Case of the Women and Equalities Committee in the UK Parliament

16:00 17 May 2017
Democracy and Elections, and CMIST joint seminar. Abstract Change at Westminster is rarely easy. This is especially so when reforms are ‘effective’; when they affect the relationship…

Department of Politics - JMCE Seminars

14:00 - 16:00 17 May 2017
Department of Politics JMCE Seminars Wednesday 17 May 2017, 14:00 @ TBC Speaker: TBC Title: TBC

Faculty Research Seminar: Population Health & Ecosystems

13:00 - 14:00 17 May 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: Population…

Global Political Economy Cluster Seminars - Ian Bruff - University of Manchester

15:30 - 17:00 17 May 2017
Ian Bruff, Manchester University The antinomies of neoliberalisation Details to follow

Research and Teaching Matters - Becoming bilingual in Scotland: Is parity of provision within Gaelic medium education a goal too far?

12:00 - 13:00 17 May 2017
The commitment to dual language learning in Scotland is evident with the introduction of policy supporting primary pupils who will complete formal learning of two languages, in addition…

Working with the Conservatives in the European Union: an insider’s view

14:00 17 May 2017
Working with the Conservatives in the European Union: an insider’s view

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