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Art History Lecture - Cristina González, Oklahoma State University

17:30 - 19:30 22 March 2018
As part of the ‘Foreign Bodies’ research project, Dr Cristina González (Oklahoma State University) will be delivering a lecture: 'Conventual Bodies and the Body of Christ: The Power…

CTIS Seminar: Francis Jones, "Collaborative Translation of Poetry: The PoetTrio Experiment"

14:00 - 15:30 22 March 2018
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…

SOLD OUT - Susie Orbach in conversation with Jeanette Winterson “In Therapy”

19:30 - 21:00 16 April 2018
Susie Orbach is a psychotherapist, psychoanalyst, writer and social critic. She is the founder of the Women's Therapy Centre of London, a former Guardian columnist and visiting professor…

2018 Dorothy Emmet Lecture

16:00 - 18:00 17 April 2018
The Philosophy Department at the University of Manchester is proud to present the 2018 Dorothy Emmet Lecture: Professor Marya Schechtman (University of Illinois at Chicago) "The way…

CIDRAL Roundtable: 'The Culture of Business in the Middle Ages: Themes, Approaches and Sources'

17:00 - 19:00 18 April 2018
This event is part of CIDRAL's 2017/18 programme, The Constraints of Creativity This roundtable will include Georg Christ (History, University of Manchester), Rory Naismith (History,…

SEED Sixth Form Lecture: How does accent change our identity? Can it decide our future?

16:30 - 18:00 18 April 2018
Dr Alex Baratta presents an insightful lecture about how we change our accent and language to fit the environment we are in, and how this could be beneficial or detrimental to our identity.…

Brook Lecture: Prof. Anthony Bale (Birkbeck), ‘Some Medieval English Pilgrims’ Books’

17:00 - 18:30 19 April 2018
The Annual Brook Lecture will this year be delivered by Prof. Anthony Bale (Birkbeck) on the topic, ‘Some Medieval English Pilgrims’ Books’.

Economic Growth: Geopolitical game or addressing global inequalities? Public Lecture by Lord Meghnad Desai

18:00 - 19:30 19 April 2018
Lord Professor Meghnad Desai will give a free public lecture at The University of Manchester followed by a Q&A with the University's Professor Diana Mitlin - academic lead for the Global…

Brexit and the North West

13:00 - 14:00 22 April 2018
Wajid Khan became Labour’s newest North West Member of European Parliament in June 2017. In European Parliament Wajid sits on the Committee on Foreign Affairs; the Subcommittee on Human…

CIDRAL Public Lecture: Judith Walkowitz, 'Feminism and the Politics of Prostitution in the 1980s: A Tale of North and South'

17:00 - 19:00 24 April 2018
This event is co-hosted by History at the University of Manchester and CIDRAL. Judith Walkowitz (Professor Emeritus in History, Johns Hopkins University), will deliver a public lecture…

NHS Confederation public lecture - NHS at 70: The Story of Our Lives

18:00 - 20:00 24 April 2018
To mark the 70th anniversary of the NHS, Dr Stephanie Snow, Project Director ‘NHS at 70: The Story of Our Lives’, will be giving a special lecture exploring the social history of the…

Art History Seminar: Dr Bernard Vere "Body Politics: Sport and the Avant-Garde Between the Wars"

17:30 - 20:00 25 April 2018
Dr Bernard Vere (Program Director, MA Fine and Decorative Art and Design, Sotheby's Institute of Art) specializes in art from the late-nineteenth to mid-twentieth century. His work…

Peter Knight Inaugural Professorial Lecture - "Everything is Connected"

17:00 - 18:00 25 April 2018
Peter Knight Professor of American Studies ‘Everything is Connected’ One of the central assumptions of conspiracy theories is that ‘everything is connected’. Conspiracy narratives…

Youth Mobilisation and the (anti)-Brexit Campaign: where next?

18:00 - 20:00 27 April 2018
Youth Mobilisation and the (anti)-Brexit Campaign: where next?

CIDRAL Public Lecture: Michael North, 'Connected Oceans: Seas as Media of Global Exchange'

17:00 - 19:00 2 May 2018
This event is part of CIDRAL's 2017/18 programme, The Constraints of Creativity. Hallsworth Visiting Fellow, Michael North (Professor of Modern History, University of Greifswald),…

GDI Lecture with Dr Sara Dorman: Understanding Zimbabwe: from liberation to authoritarianism

16:30 - 17:30 2 May 2018
The Global Development Institute Lecture Series is pleased to present Dr Sara Dorman, The University of Edinburgh, to discuss Zimbabwe: from liberation to authoritarianism Zimbabwe’s…

Geography Department Research Seminar: Dr Murray Gray (School of Geography, Queen Mary University of London)

16:00 - 17:30 2 May 2018
Geography Department Research Seminar Geodiversity and its role in geosystem services, geoconservation and other ‘geos’ Dr Murray Gray (School of Geography, Queen Mary University…

Lecture "Hieroglyphics of Blackness"

17:00 - 18:30 2 May 2018
Henry "Box" Brown Inaugural Lecture in American Studies by Dr Ivy Wilson (Northwestern)

Joint lecture with MANCASS: Michael Wood ‘The Lady of the Mercians: Aethelflaed (d. 918), daughter of Alfred the Great’

18:00 - 19:30 3 May 2018
Joint lecture with MANCASS: Michael Wood ‘The Lady of the Mercians: Aethelflaed (d. 918), daughter of Alfred the Great’

CIDRAL Masterclass: Michael North, 'Cultural Exchanges'

10:00 - 12:00 8 May 2018
This event is part of CIDRAL's 2017/18 programme, The Constraints of Creativity. Hallsworth Visiting Fellow, Michael North (Professor of Modern History, University of Greifswald),…

CIDRAL Public Lecture: Pierpaolo Antonello: 'Bruno Munari’s Political Aesthetics'

17:00 - 19:00 8 May 2018
This event is part of CIDRAL's 2017/18 programme, The Constraints of Creativity. Pierpaolo Anontello (Reader in Italian Literature and Culture, University of Cambridge) will deliver…

John Rylands Research Institute Annual Lecture with Jeanette Winterson

18:00 - 19:00 8 May 2018
Please note that the date of this event has changed. “Reading the Future: Books, power, people, robots, and Dante” The John Rylands Library was founded by Enriqueta Rylands in memory…

Schuster Colloquium: Black Holes, Climate Change & Food Security

14:30 - 16:00 9 May 2018
The global population is projected to grow to 11 billion by the end of the century, contributing to increased competition for land, water and energy resources. The climate is also changing…

CIDRAL Symposium: 'Contemporary Enchantments: A Workshop on Art and Magic Today'

14:00 - 18:00 10 May 2018
This event is part of CIDRAL's 2017/18 programme, The Constraints of Creativity Convened by Dr Charlie Miller (Art History and Visual Studies, University of Manchester)

What Makes Aid Effective? with Pablo Yanguas and Daniel Honig

15:00 - 16:30 10 May 2018
In conversation with Pablo Yanguas and Daniel Honig Book your place: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-makes-aid-effective-gdi-in-conversation-tickets-45589202532 What limits the…

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