Lectures and seminars

Taking Interdependency Seriously: Brexit and the Rising Powers

14:00 - 15:30 23 June 2017
Taking Interdependency Seriously: Brexit and the Rising Powers with Professor Alan Winters Post-Brexit Britain will be an outward looking champion of the global system, we are told.…

Cyber and you - a true story: come hear it

12:00 - 13:00 26 June 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…

Sarah Fielden seminar series - 'The Greater Manchester Challenge: Pursuing equity and improvement in the contexts of austerity, autonomy and devolution'

17:00 28 June 2017
Seminar presented by Professor Ruth Lupton Why Sarah Fielden? The Manchester Institute of Education is recognised internationally as a leading centre of educational research. Education…

Brexit After the Election: What Happens Next? (17:00-18:30)

17:00 - 18:30 1 July 2017
Richard Corbett is a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Labour Party for Yorkshire and the Humber. He is Deputy Leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party, Vice-Chair…

Dr Howard Booth (Manchester), Burgess at Manchester

17:00 - 18:30 3 July 2017
As part of the Anthony Burgess Centenary Conference, SALC will host a lecture by Dr Howard Booth (EAC) on Burgess’s time at Manchester on Monday, July 3rd at 5pm in the Arts Lecture…

Cyber and you - a true story: come hear it

12:30 4 July 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…

Faculty Research Seminar: Cardiovascular, Metabolic & Nutritional Sciences

13:00 - 14:00 5 July 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: Cardiovascular,…

The Sir Martin Wood Prize Lecture

14:00 - 16:00 6 July 2017
Professor Akihito Ishizaki from the Institute for Molecular Science, Japan will be giving a prize lecture on the Theory of Real-time Quantum Dissipative Dynamics and its Application…

Small but significant - Innovation, impact and evidence: practical housing interventions to improve older people’s health and wellbeing

10:00 - 15:30 13 July 2017
Join us for this special free event for researchers, policy makers, planners, commissioners, providers & activists with an interest in ageing, health, social care, housing and integrated…

Professor Bruno Latour: Does our conception and practice of the modern European ‘body politic’ need a new body when confronted by the challenges posed by our new climatic regime?

09:30 - 11:00 1 September 2017
As part of his appointment as Simon and Hallsworth Visiting Professor 2017/18 Bruno Latour will be giving a public lecture at the University of Manchester at 9.30am on 1 September 2017…

Lovell Lecture: Pulsars: Lighthouses of the Skies

19:30 6 September 2017
Pulsars: Lighthouses of the Skies, by Professor Joel Weisberg In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the discovery of pulsars, we’re delighted to welcome Professor Joel Weisberg…

POSTPONED: Dalton Seminar Series: Small scale production of high-purity plutonium metal

12:15 - 13:15 14 September 2017
Unfortunately this seminar has been postponed. Abstract: Small-scale scientific experiments require high-purity, low activity plutonium metal that is formed into components with nanoscale…

The ethics of using cameras in care settings

13:00 - 14:00 21 September 2017
Join MICRA for this event from the Occasional Lunchtime Lecture Series, presented by Dr Malcolm Fisk. There are considerable concerns about the incidences of elder abuse that take…

Social Anthropology Seminar - Monday 25th of September 2017 - Dr Stef Jansen - University of Manchester

16:00 - 18:00 25 September 2017
Social Anthropology Seminar Monday, 25th September 2017 Dr Stef Jansen - The University Of Manchester (Non-)Events: anthropological (in)fidelities to Alain Badiou This presentation…

Water, ocean, coastal and environmental engineering (WOCEE) seminar - Particle Methods for Fluid-Structure Interactions, Recent Advancements and Future Perspectives

14:00 25 September 2017
Presented by Professor Abbas KHAYYER from Kyoto University, Japan, this talk mainly focuses on application of particle methods, more specifically, fully-Lagrangian coupled particle…

Bringing participatory development into conflict analysis – experience from Rakhine state, Myanmar

17:00 - 18:30 26 September 2017
Students and colleagues are invited to join us for HCRI's opening Speaker Series for the 2017/18 events programme. The Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) Speaker Series…

Professor Zhigang Li: The Study of the Socio-Spatial Transformation in Post-Reform Urban China

16:00 - 18:00 26 September 2017
Professor Zhigang Li is one of China's leading urban scholars and has recently finished his term as the Chinese Editor of Urban Studies (Sage). He is Dean of the School of Urban Design…

Mitchell Centre Seminar Series

16:00 27 September 2017
Eduardo Gallo, University of Cambridge Strongly connected cooperative elites The sustenance of cooperative behavior is fundamental for the prosperity of human societies. Empirical…

Research Seminar: Dr Frederique Janssen- Lauret (Manchester)

15:15 - 17:00 27 September 2017
Title: Russell, Quine, Lewis: Analytic Philosophy, Ontology and Systematicity Abstract: In 1901, Russell expressed his 'great hopes' for a new, highly systematic philosophy, borrowing…

Sarah Fielden seminar series - 'The Politics of Higher Education Reform in England'

16:00 - 17:30 27 September 2017
Seminar presented by Professor Andy Westwood Why Sarah Fielden? The Manchester Institute of Education is recognised internationally as a leading centre of educational research. Education…

Ehrhardt Seminar: Peter Oakes (Manchester), “George Brooke’s The Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament: Towards an Agenda for Future Research”

14:00 - 16:00 28 September 2017
The Centre for Biblical Studies weekly seminar series. These seminars are free with no registration required. Seminars last 90 minutes including a 30 minute Q&A session. Tea and biscuits…

Exploring the future of Community Energy in the UK

13:00 - 14:00 28 September 2017
After last year’s successes the Sustainability Seminar Series is returning once again. The Environmental Sustainability team launched the series last January as part of the staff engagement…

Sex and Intimacy in Later Life Project Findings Community Event

12:30 - 15:00 28 September 2017
Human sexuality is a universal part of living but stereotypes of older adults commonly ignore the importance of sexuality, and the question of how important sexual activity and fulfillment…

Vital Topics: Global branding – strategies for success

17:30 - 20:00 28 September 2017
With brands increasingly crossing international borders, marketeers need to fine-tune their strategies to ensure their brands are making the most of the global market and appealing…

MIOIR Seminar: From evaluating research in context towards evaluating challenge oriented research intensive initiatives – from indicators to indications.

12:30 - 14:00 2 October 2017
Dr Leonie van Drooge, Rothenau Instituut, Netherlands From evaluating research in context towards evaluating challenge oriented research intensive initiatives – from indicators to indications.…

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