Lecture, Outdoor event

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’,…

GDI Lecture with Indrajit Roy: Dignifying development: Democratic deepening in an Indian State

16:30 - 18:00 3 October 2018
The Global Development Institute Lecture Series is pleased to present Dr Indrajit Roy, Department of Politics, the University of York to discuss "Dignifying development: Democratic…

Prof Tony Kiss Inaugural Lecture and Wine Reception

15:00 - 17:30 5 October 2018
The Inaugural Lecture of Professor Tony Kiss (followed by wine reception in B Floor, Renold Building) Driving sustainable innovation in chemical engineering Abstract The modern society…

The Future of Europe: an EU that empowers and protects

17:30 - 19:00 5 October 2018
The Manachester Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence Annual Lecture 2018/19 One of the European Commission’s most senior officials, Mr. Margaritis Schinas, is visiting the University of…

How to rig an election (and get away with it) - Prof Nic Cheeseman

16:30 - 18:00 8 October 2018
Nic Cheeseman, Professor of Democracy at the University of Birmingham and the author of How to Rig an Election Contrary to what is commonly believed, authoritarian leaders who agree…

CIDRAL Public Lecture: Paul Warde: 'The Invention of Sustainability, 1500-1870: The Early Modern History of a Modern Idea'

16:00 - 18:00 10 October 2018
This event is part of CIDRAL's 2018 Autumn Programme. Dr Paul Warde (Reader in Environmental History, University of Cambridge) will deliver a public lecture entitled 'The Invention…

CROSS STREET LECTURE: SARAH WOOTTON (DURHAM) 'BYRONIC LEGACIES IN GASKELL’S FICTION & SCREEN ADAPTATIONS OF HER WORK'

17:00 - 18:30 10 October 2018
EAC Research Seminar Series, Autumn 2018 10 OCTOBER, CROSS STREET LECTURE: SARAH WOOTTON (DURHAM) 'BYRONIC LEGACIES IN GASKELL’S FICTION & SCREEN ADAPTATIONS OF HER WORK' 5PM, SAM ALEX A7

First of the new series of the DNEP External Seminars - Ricarda Schubotz

13:00 - 14:00 10 October 2018
Professor Dr. Ricarda Schubotz will be talking at the first of the new series of the DNEP External Seminars which have been co-ordinated by Cath Lawrence. The meeting will be held…

GDI Lecture with Emma Mawdsley: The Southernisation of Development? Who has 'socialised' who in the new millennium?

17:00 - 18:30 10 October 2018
The Global Development Institute Lecture Series is pleased to present Dr Emma Mawdsley, Reader in Human Geography and Fellow of Newnham College to discuss "The Southernisation of Development?…

SEED Sixth Form Lecture: Educational psychology in context

16:30 - 18:00 10 October 2018
This intriguing lecture aims to demonstrate how psychology is used within the context of educational research and practice. It is ideal for those considering studying educational psychology…

Unlocking Social Mobility – What Universities Can and Can’t Do

17:30 - 19:00 11 October 2018
Please join us at the University of Manchester on Thursday 11 October at 17.30 for an evening lecture by Dr Lee Elliot Major, Chief Executive of the Sutton Trust. "Social Mobility…

Dirac's Dream: The Quest for the Magnetic Monopole

15:00 - 17:00 17 October 2018
The elusive magnetic monopole is arguably the most important particle that has yet to be discovered. We shall follow the search for the monopole from its Victorian beginnings until…

Lovell Lecture: Professor Amanda Bamford and Andrew Gray

19:30 17 October 2018
Over the past 20 years Manchester Museum at The University of Manchester has been pioneering new ways to help conserve some of the rarest amphibians on the planet. Through establishing…

MANCHESTER READS FRANKENSTEIN: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY SYMPOSIUM

17:00 - 18:30 22 October 2018
22 OCTOBER, MANCHESTER READS FRANKENSTEIN A MULTIDISCIPLINARY SYMPOSIUM W/ JENNY BRYAN (CLASSICS), DAVID KIRBY (SCIENCE COMMUNICATION), SCOTT MIDSON (RELIGIONS & THEOLOGY), HOLLY MORSE…

The ESID Annual Adrian Leftwich Memorial Lecture with Yuen Yuen Ang - Autocracy with democratic characteristics: How the West got China Wrong.

17:00 - 19:00 31 October 2018
The Effective States and Inclusive Development research centre together with the Global Development Institute is pleased to present Dr Yuen Yuen Ang, Associate Professor of Political…

GDI Lecture with Kate Osamor: A world for the many, not the few

17:00 - 18:00 2 November 2018
The Global Development Institute Lecture Series is pleased to present Kate Osamor MP to discuss "A world for the many, not the few". Kate Osamor will discuss the challenges of inequality…

CIDRAL Public Lecture: Daniel Everett: 'How Language Began: 60,000 Generations of Humans Talking'

17:00 - 19:00 6 November 2018
This event is part of CIDRAL's Autumn 2018 programme. Daniel Everett (Professor of Global Studies and Sociology, Bentley University) will deliver a public lecture entitled 'How Language…

Complex cross-talk between the mother, placenta and fetus

13:00 - 14:00 6 November 2018
Academics, clinicians, and students working in the area of maternal and fetal health and related fields are invited to attend The Fox Lecture which is named in honour of Professor Harold…

Graphene Star Lecture

13:30 - 14:30 7 November 2018
Our Star Lecture Series has been developed to allow teachers and pupils access to exciting curriculum resources, delivered by some of our leading academic staff. The upcoming lecture…

JMCE Seminar: National Interests as Barriers for Sustainable Energy Transitions in Europe (Dr Rosa Maria Fernandez - University of Chester)

14:00 - 15:00 7 November 2018
The Manchester Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence (JMCE) is holding a truly informative Seminar with Dr Rosa Maria Fernandez on how national interests act as barriers for Europe's Transition…

SEED Sixth Form Lecture: Designing experiments in physical geography - The carbon cycle

16:30 - 18:00 7 November 2018
If you’re an A-Level student or teacher interested in learning more about the world of the carbon cycle and climate change, we will be discussing how research is carried out. You will…

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