Lectures and seminars

Annual Melland Schill Lecture

17:30 - 19:00 21 November 2017
Manchester International Law Centre has the immense privilege of welcoming Sir Michael Wood to deliver this year's Melland Schill Lecture, with the title: 'The UN International Law…

Applying behaviour change-based health promotion strategies across the disaster cycle, a HCRI Seminar with Nancy Claxton (International Federation of Red Cross Red Crescent Societies, IFRC)

17:00 - 18:30 21 November 2017
Nancy Claxton is the senior officer of health promotion in the community and emergency health department of International Federation of Red Cross Red Crescent (IFRC) in Geneva, and…

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

Bivalve Poetics: Sympathetic Entrainment in the Late Nineteenth Century

17:00 - 18:30 22 November 2017
EAC Research Seminar. "Bivalve Poetics: Sympathetic Entrainment in the Late Nineteenth Century" Ewan Jones (Cambridge).

CPPI Work in Progress Seminar

15:30 - 17:30 22 November 2017
CPPI Work in Progress Seminar NOVEMBER 22, 2017 Hanson Room, Humanities Bridgeford Street Building 3:30-5:30 pm Mr. Craig Proctor, PhD Student, CRES/REES (SALC) and Politics,…

CSEP Senior Seminar Series. Regulating human tissue: is there a role for ethics?

14:00 - 15:00 22 November 2017
Regulating human tissue: is there a role for ethics? Professor Anne-Maree Farrell La Trobe University, School of Law, Australia

GPE Cluster Research Seminar - 22 November 2017

15:30 - 17:00 22 November 2017
GPE cluster research seminar will be given by Alessandra Mezzadri (SOAS). Details below: The Sweatshop Regime: Garments, exploitation and labouring bodies made in India Drawing…

How to... analyse criminal networks

13:00 - 14:30 22 November 2017
How to... analyse criminal networks CCCJ Seminar Programme 2017/18 (in collaboration with Methods@Manchester) Further details to follow

Invitation to inaugural lecture with Professor Susan Rutherford

17:00 - 18:00 22 November 2017
You are invited to attend Susan Rutherford's professorial inaugural lecture. The title of the lecture is:“'Perfect Day', or the History of Singing in Britain in One Song”. The lecture…

Mitchell Centre Seminar Series

16:00 22 November 2017
Dimitris Christopolous, Edinburgh Business School and MODUL University Vienna Robustness and Resilience in Governance Networks Systemic ability to weather political challenges can be…

Morgan Centre seminar: Place and belonging at Claremont Court

14:00 - 16:00 22 November 2017
Place and belonging at Claremont Court: Researching place and belonging using architectural and social science methods Sandra Costa Santos and Nadia Bertolini (Architecture and Built…

School of Materials Seminar entitled "Towards Durable Hydrophobicity and Omniphobicity"

14:00 - 15:00 22 November 2017
Micro and nanoengineered functional surfaces have recently received significant attention due to their ability to enhance the efficiency and performance of a variety of applications.…

Social Network Analysis Using Stata

13:00 - 14:00 22 November 2017
Social network analysis is one of the most rapidly growing fields of the social sciences. Social network analysis focuses on the relationships that exist between individuals (or other…

The distinction between 'being' and 'feeling' frail: exploring emotional experiences in health and social care

13:00 - 14:30 22 November 2017
The concept of frailty provides access to key health and social care services. While health care professionals charged with implementing standard assessments generally agree on what…

Ehrhardt Seminar: Stephen Barton (Manchester/Durham), "Jesus on Justice, Mercy, and Social Wellbeing in Constitutional Perspective"

14:00 - 16:00 23 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…

HCRI Landmark Lecture with Pierre Carli - The 2015 Paris Terrorist Attacks: Medical Management and Lessons Learned

17:30 - 19:30 23 November 2017
HCRI is pleased to welcome Pierre Carli as the guest speaker at our 2017 Landmark Lecture. In 2015, the city of Paris was the target of a number of terrorist attacks, including a series…

Lucie Gadenne (Warwick)

16:15 - 17:45 23 November 2017
Title and Abstract: TBC

Religions & Theology Research Seminar: Jonathan Dunn, "Inaugurated Eschatology as a Basis for Ethics in North American Evangelical Theology"

16:00 - 18:00 23 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.

Tyndall Seminar- Supporting climate change adaptation in rural Tanzania: is promoting resilience in transitional communities sufficient?

13:00 - 14:00 23 November 2017
In this talk Susannah will draw on current research she is leading in collaboration with NGO partners in Tanzania, which focuses on the design and evaluation of integrated approaches…

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