Lectures and seminars

Arthur Lewis Lecture

18:00 - 19:15 9 November 2017
This year's Arthur Lewis Lecture will be given by acclaimed author and Guardian journalist Gary Younge, and will be followed by a wine reception. Click the 'Book your ticket' link on…

CTIS Seminar: Caroline Summers, "‘No speech is speech if it is not heard’: The author as a subaltern voice in literary translation"

14:00 - 15:30 9 November 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: Todd Klutz (Manchester), Title TBD

14:00 - 16:00 9 November 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…

Good care-giving in care homes for older people

13:00 - 16:00 9 November 2017
Many people currently experience care-giving in later years in the form of care home residence, either permanently or for temporary respite. Yet many media reports tend to focus upon…

Lives of Letters Network: Curating Correspondence

17:00 - 18:30 9 November 2017
The Lives and Afterlives of Letters Network is a newly established, interdisciplinary network which draws together academics and library professionals working on the study and curation…

Lovell Lecture: Exploring the Cool Universe from the Andes with the ALMA Telescope

19:30 9 November 2017
The Atacama Large Millimeter/sub-mm Array (ALMA) telescope is a revolutionary array telescope located 5000m above sea-level in the Atacama Desert of Chile. Comprising 66 individual…

Religions & Theology Research Seminar: Henk Alting, "The Design Argument and What’s Wrong with it"

16:00 - 18:00 9 November 2017
The Religions & Theology research seminar takes place on alternate Thursdays. These seminars are free with no registration required. Seminars last 90 minutes including a 30 minute Q&A session.

School of Law Hamlyn Lecture

18:00 - 19:00 9 November 2017
On Thursday,9 November 2017 the School of Law will host one of this year's Hamlyn Lectures, to be delivered by Professor Andrew Burrows Professor Burrows will speak on "The Interaction…

What Inspires Humanitarian Action?

18:00 - 21:00 10 November 2017
Project Trust and The University of Manchester’s Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI), invite you to participate in debating what inspires Humanitarian Action. The event…

CHEVI complex in collagen homeostasis

13:00 - 14:00 13 November 2017
Athrogryposis, Renal Dysfunction and Cholestasis syndrome (ARC) is an autosomal recessive multisystem disorder caused by deficiencies of VPS33B and VIPAR (Gissen et al, 2004, Cullinane…

Social Anthropology Seminar Monday, 13th November 2017 Dr Jonas Tinius – Humboldt University of Berlin

16:00 - 18:00 13 November 2017
Social Anthropology Seminar Monday, 13th November 2017 Dr Jonas Tinius – Humboldt University of Berlin Back to the Future Heritage: On Palatial Space and Anthropological Collaboration…

The role of board-level clinical leaders in QI

12:00 - 13:30 13 November 2017
Alliance Manchester Business School's Health Services Research Centre present a research seminar: Dr Lorelei Jones: "Health systems world-wide are increasingly holding boards of health…

Be careful where you touch: antibiotic drug resistance and surfaces

12:30 - 13:30 14 November 2017
Antibiotic Drug Resistance’ will explore ‘Antibiotic Drug Resistance: a focus on the environment’ to mark World Antibiotics Awareness Week. On Tuesday 14 November Professor Joanna…

Timo Boppart (IIES)

16:15 - 17:45 14 November 2017
Title: TBA

Mitchell Centre Seminar Series

16:00 15 November 2017
Daniel Allington, University of Leicester Mapping the political Twittersphere Who follows British politicians on social media? Who stood with Ken Livingstone online? What would it be…

Professor David Johnson Inaugural Lecture

13:00 - 14:00 15 November 2017
Professor David Johnson Inaugural Lecture - "Life in Earth: Why soil biodiversity matters for ecosystem functioning" Professor David Johnson is the newly appointed N8 Chair in Microbial…

Research Seminar: Prof Sophie Grace-Chappell (Open University)

15:15 - 17:00 15 November 2017
Title: No More Heroes Any More Abstract: In this paper I discuss the connected notions of heroism and admiration. I suggest that the paradigm case of admiration is the case where we…

Research Seminar: The Politics of Gothic

12:00 - 13:30 15 November 2017
Xavier Aldana Reyes, 'Spirits in the Labyrinth, or Why the Civil War Continues to be Spain's Favourite Gothic Tale' Emily Rohrbach, 'Voice and Dispossession: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein…

The EU's future after the French and German Elections

14:00 - 15:00 15 November 2017
The EU's future after the French and German Elections

Antibiotic Drug Resistance: a focus on the environment

17:30 - 19:45 16 November 2017
The University Flagship Programme ‘One Student, One Campus, One Life – Action on Antibiotic Drug Resistance’ will explore ‘Antibiotic Drug Resistance: a focus on the environment’ to…

GDI Lecture: Prof AbdouMaliq Simone on collective operations in urban settings

14:00 - 15:30 17 November 2017
The Global Development Institute and the Manchester Urban Institute are pleased to present Prof AbdouMaliq Simone, (University of South Australia) to discuss how urban residents increasingly…

Social Anthropology Seminar Monday, 20th November 2017 Professor Emma Tarlo – University of London

16:00 - 18:00 20 November 2017
Social Anthropology Seminar Monday, 20th November 2017 Professor Emma Tarlo – University of London Human Crop: The Awkwardness of Other People's Hair Hair is something intimate…

CMI Afternoon Seminar Series "Parental nonstandard shifts in the United Kingdom"

15:00 - 16:15 21 November 2017
Dr. Afshin Zilanawala, University College London Title: Parental nonstandard shifts in the United Kingdom Abstract: Evening, night, and weekend work (hereafter referred to as nonstandard…

CoDE Seminar- Ali Meghji

13:00 - 14:00 21 November 2017
Join us for this event, which is part of the CoDE Seminar Series. We will be joined by Ali Meghji from Cambridge University who will be discussing his research: The (cultural) taste…

Joshua Aizenman (USC)

16:15 - 17:45 21 November 2017
Title: TBA

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