Lecture

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)

Lovell Lecture: Professor Sheena Cruickshank

19:30 - 21:00 10 May 2018
On You, Inside You: The Amazing and Horrible World of Parasites Professor Sheena Cruickshank Parasites are the most common form of cellular life on our planet and can be defined as…

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…

Manchester Medieval Society Yearly Excursion

09:00 - 19:00 12 May 2018
Excursion to the Peak District, itinerary to be confirmed

SEED Sixth Form Lecture: Changing places - Are we making places for people?

16:30 - 18:00 16 May 2018
This exciting lecture is aimed at all Geography A-Level students and aspiring Year 11 pupils. Students interested in urban planning, regeneration, and architecture are also advised…

Public Lecture: Scott Herring, 'Queer Longing: Some Thoughts on Longevity'

12:00 - 14:00 21 May 2018
This event is co-hosted by the Sexuality summer School and CIDRAL. Scott Herring (James H. Rudy Professor of English, Indiana University), will deliver a public lecture entitled 'Senior…

Public Lecture: Scott Herring, 'Queer Longing: Some Thoughts on Longevity'

Toller Lecture 2018 (MANCASS)

17:00 - 19:00 21 May 2018
'Lay Vernacular Literacy in the Court of Edward the Confessor: Anglo-Saxon Chronicle C and the Vision of Leofric.' Professor Elizabeth Tyler, University of York. The annual Toller…

CIDRAL Seminar: Scott Herring, 'The Hoarders: Material Deviance in Modern American Culture'

14:00 - 16:00 22 May 2018
This event is co-hosted by the Sexuality summer School and CIDRAL. Scott Herring (James H. Rudy Professor of English, Indiana University), will lead a seminar entitled 'The Hoarders:…

CIDRAL Public Lecture: Andrew McGettigan: 'The politics & policy of English HE in 2018: why is another review under way?'

17:30 - 19:30 24 May 2018
This event is part of CIDRAL's 2017/18 programme, The Constraints of Creativity. In this talk, Andrew McGettigan (University of the Arts London), author of The Great University Gamble:…

Launch of the Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies

17:00 - 18:30 24 May 2018
We are pleased to welcome you to the launch of the Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies. The schedule for the launch event is as follows: 4.15pm: Drinks reception 5.00pm:…

WEI Annual Lecture presented in partnership with HSRC

24 May 2018
The 2018 Work and Equalities Annual Lecture, in partnership with the Health Services Research Centre (HSRC). New Forms of Governance: Striving for Better Jobs and Public Services.…

Understanding Ukraine's Goals of and the Main Obstacles to Eurointegration - JMCE Annual Lecture 2018

17:30 - 19:00 25 May 2018
Sergii Leshchenko is a member of Ukrainian Parliament, former investigative journalist, blogger, and press freedom activist. In 2013/14 he played a key role in the launching of the…

Strategies for tackling inequality

13:45 29 June 2018
As part of the Development Studies Association Conference the Global Development Institute is pleased to host an event on Strategies for tackling inequality. This event will include…

Lovell Lecture: Professor Sarah Bridle

19:30 - 21:00 5 July 2018
Seeing the Invisible: Observing the Dark Side of the Universe… and the Earth. Professor Sarah Bridle It seems that most of the universe is made up of mysterious ingredients which we…

SMS Professorial Inaugural Lectures

16:00 - 18:00 4 September 2018
You are invited to attend the latest SMS Professorial Inaugural Lectures to be held on Tuesday 4 September 2018, in the Manchester Cancer Research Centre Lecture Theatre. Professor…

The Political Economy of Vulnerability

16:30 - 18:00 19 September 2018
WILNET and the Manchester International Law Centre (MILC) are co-sponsoring an event exploring the intersection of gender, law, and political economy on September 19th, from 430-600pm…

Lovell Lecture: Professor Ben Stappers

19:30 - 21:00 20 September 2018
Fast Radio Bursts: Extragalactic Radio Emission of Unknown Origin Professor Ben Stappers In 2007 Astronomers discovered a very bright burst of radio emission which lasted just a few…

Schuster Colloquium: From the Cosmic Dawn to the Epoch of Reionization: a Radio Quest for Neutral Hydrogen in the Infant Universe

14:30 26 September 2018
Abstract: Detection of the redshifted 21-cm signal of neutral hydrogen from the Cosmic Dawn and Epoch of Reionization (EoR) promises a new avenue to study physical processes of early…

Who owns online teaching materials? (Teaching Online Workshop Series)

13:00 - 14:00 1 October 2018
Why bother? You create course materials, examination questions, videos... You may be using Intellectual Property (IP) belonging to others. You want to know what the University owns,…

Digital Trust & Security Guest Lecture Series - Debi Ashenden

13:00 - 14:30 3 October 2018
Social Loafing: Why Good People Breach Security And What To Do About It There is a category of insider threat that has so far been under explored. This is the ‘everyday insider threat’,…

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