Lectures and seminars

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

EAC Department PGR Keynote Event

17:00 - 19:00 17 May 2017
Lucy Rowland (University of Leeds), ‘“Tortured Ecologies”: Environmental Disaster and Climate Discourse in Contemporary Women’s Fiction’

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…

Rubén Peinado Abarrio (Manchester), ‘Trauma and Exile in the Works of Roberto Bolaño and Aleksandar Hemon’

17:00 - 18:30 17 May 2017
Part of the Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies Research Seminars, 2016-2017, Semester 2 Room A213A, Samuel Alexander Building

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

SEED Annual Lecture: Midi Rouge or Midi Vert?

16:30 - 18:00 18 May 2017
The SEED annual lecture: Midi Rouge or Midi Vert? Organic Wine, Metabolism, and Social Reproduction in Languedoc-Roussillon Presented by Professor Scott Prudham, Department of Geography…

'What good is playing at being a state?' - key note lecture by Professor Davina Cooper

16:00 - 17:00 19 May 2017
* This key note lecture open to the public is part of Everyday Revolutions in Southern and Eastern Europe event which will take place on 19 & 20 May 2017 in Samuel Alexander Building…

Sexuality Summer School Public Lecture: Robyn Wiegman (Duke) in discussion with Clare Hemmings (LSE): “The Problem with Heteronormativity”

12:00 - 14:00 22 May 2017
Sexuality Summer School (22nd – 26th May 2017): Why Be Normal? Our Public Events Programme is now confirmed! All Welcome. Student Prices available. Monday 22nd May 12-2pm Public…

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