Lectures and seminars

A conversation with Dr Flora Sapio - Reform and Opening Up at 40: The Chinese One Belt One Road Initiative and European Reactions

11:30 - 12:30 10 October 2018
In December 1978, during the 3th Plenum of the 11th Plenary Congress of the Communist Party of China, Deng Xiaoping launched the now famous policy of reform and opening up (gaige kaifang).…

CI Film Club

15:00 - 17:00 10 October 2018
We are holding our Film Club, one of our intercultural activities for students once again from October! The club is providing a platform for students to engage in inter-cultural discussions…

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

Departmental Seminar: Mr Andreas De Jong

15:00 - 17:00 10 October 2018
Title *TBC Abstract *TBC

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?…

Geoscience and its role in Resourcing Future Generations

13:00 - 14:00 10 October 2018
Prof John Ludden, BGS Executive Director, joins us for the second Seminar of the academic year. What is geoscience for? ? Understanding the dynamic Earth the internal motor of our…

Mitchell centre seminar series

16:00 - 17:30 10 October 2018
Dorottya Hoor, University of Manchester, Home, sweet home? A mixed method network study of the experiences of high- skilled migrants returning to Hungary The eastern enlargement…

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…

CTIS Seminar: Legal Translation and the Challenges of Recognition

14:00 - 15:30 11 October 2018
Translation is often depicted as a safeguard of the egalitarian ideals multilingualism purportedly guarantees, as an activity of prime importance in the development of healthy multicultural…

Ehrhardt Seminar: Dr Todd Klutz (Manchester), "From Temple to Desert: Contextualising Apocryphon of John 1.17-20"

14:00 - 16:00 11 October 2018
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…

Inspirational Speaker: Running Across the World to Promote Peace and Inspire Change for Survivors of Sexual Violence

12:00 - 13:00 11 October 2018
Footsteps to Inspire: Running across the world to promote peace and inspire change for survivors of sexual violence On 18 July 2016, Claire McFarlane began running 16km of beach in…

Juan Pablo Rud (Royal Holloway)

13:00 - 14:15 11 October 2018
Title and Abstract: TBC

MaRMN External Seminar - Epithelial stem cells in cell and gene therapy

15:00 - 16:00 11 October 2018
Professor Michele De Luca from the University of Modena and Reggio E Emilia will present on 'Epithelial stem cells in cell and gene therapy'

Religions & Theology Research Seminar: Dr. Karen O'Donnell (Durham), “Stretchy Flesh: Theological Anthropology for Digital Humans”

16:00 - 17:30 11 October 2018
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.

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…

After the cut: Re-cutting the seventeenth-century Mughal miniature painting - Fatema Abdoolcarim

15 October 2018
As part of the Art History and Cultural Practices seminar series, Fatema Abdoolcarim delivering a seminar entitled: "After the cut: Re-cutting the seventeenth-century Mughal miniature…

Social Anthropology Seminar - Professor James Thompson - University of Manchester

16:00 - 18:00 15 October 2018
Social Anthropology Seminar Monday, 15th of October 2018 Professor James Thompson University of Manchester Grandchildren of Hiroshima and the 70th Anniversary of the Atomic Bomb…

CMI Afternoon Seminar: Assume nothing. Benchmarking the numeracy levels of UK social science undergraduates

15:00 - 16:15 16 October 2018
Speaker: Paul Foss, National Numeracy Abstract: Social science undergraduate students typically do not see themselves as requiring data skills. Many new entrants to higher education…

Rumours of a great stone: Archaeological Exploration and Settlement Development at Tell Nabasha

17:00 16 October 2018
Manchester Centre for Archaeology and Egyptology Research Seminar

DNEP External Seminar Series (Lecture 2) with speaker Professor Mark van Rossum

13:00 - 14:00 17 October 2018
Seminar No. 2 in the DNEP External Seminar Series Your host is Rasmus Petersen and your speaker is Mark van Rossum who will be giving a talk entitled 'Memory consolidation in man and…

JMCE Seminar Series 2018-19 SEMESTER I - peaker: Dr. Kathryn Simpson (Manchester Metropolitan University)

14:00 - 17:00 17 October 2018
? Wednesday 17 October 2018, 14:00 @ University Place, 6.206 Speaker: Dr. Kathryn Simpson (Manchester Metropolitan University) Title: Making Sense of Brexit – The Political and Policy…

Making Sense of Brexit: The Political & Policy Implications for the UK’s Devolved Administrations (Dr. Kathryn Simpson - MMU)

14:00 - 15:00 17 October 2018
Manchester Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence (JMCE) Seminar

Manchester Centre for Health Psychology Mini-symposium - Reaching previously unreachable populations for cancer prevention: creative strategies from two CRUK-funded studies

10:30 - 13:30 17 October 2018
Colleagues in the School of Health Sciences are invited to a half-day seminar on 17th October. The aim of the event is to disseminate and discuss our recently completed CRUK-funded…

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