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Confucius Institute Talk: Xian Xinghai - The People’s Composer

18:00 - 19:00 16 March 2020
Xian Xinghai (1905-1945) is one of the most famous Chinese composers of the 20th century. Thanks to his hardworking nature and international education, he composed numerous music pieces…

CANCELLED - HCRI Research Seminar - Creative Engagement

16:00 - 19:00 17 March 2020
Unfortunately, the research seminar has been cancelled. We aim to reschedule later in the year. HCRI Research Seminar with Professor Jenny Edkins and Dr Nat O'Grady as Chair. The…

Anthony Downey (Birmingham City University) 'Performing Rights: Contemporary Art, the Refugee Condition, and the Alibi of Engagement'

16:00 - 18:30 19 March 2020
4.15 - 5.30: 19 March (Sam Alex_A101) Anthony Downey (Birmingham City University) 'Performing Rights: Contemporary Art, the Refugee Condition, and the Alibi of Engagement'

CTIS Seminar: Pushkin on Grafton Street: Translating Russian Literature into Irish

14:00 - 15:30 19 March 2020

Ehrhardt Seminar: Dr Elizabeth Shively (University of St. Andrews)

14:00 - 16:00 19 March 2020
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…

Religions & Theology Research Seminar: Prof. Melissa Raphael (Gloucestershire) “The (Dis)appearing Feminine: Jewish Feminist Art and the Liberation of Women and God..."

16:00 - 17:30 19 March 2020
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.

CANCELLED - HCRI Public Lecture: Working with age-disputed young migrants

10:00 - 11:00 20 March 2020
Unfortunately, the public lecture has been cancelled. We aim to reschedule later in the year. Public lecture: working with age-disputed young migrants with Laura Gibbons, Public Law…

(Cancelled) Global Harmonies Choir

17:30 - 19:00 23 March 2020
The Confucius Institute Global Harmonies Choir is returning Monday 27 January. With rehearsals every Monday, our Choir showcases songs from around the world and is a wonderful way to…

CANCELLED - HCRI Research Seminar - Putin's Human Rights

16:00 - 19:00 24 March 2020
Unfortunately, the research seminar has been cancelled. We aim to reschedule later in the year. HCRI Research Seminar with Sergei Nikitin, former Head of Amnesty International office…

CANCELLED: Dr Ainhoa Montoya (SAS)

17:00 - 18:30 25 March 2020
Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

History lunchtime seminar: Chrisoula Lionis - Humour in States of ‘Occupation’: Contemporary Art and Cultural Resilience in Palestine, Greece and Australia

13:00 - 13:50 25 March 2020
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Ehrhardt Seminar: On Love, Boundaries, and Sacred Texts: Reflections, Possibilities, Questions

14:00 - 16:00 26 March 2020
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…

(Cancelled) Dragon Boat paddling

10:00 - 12:30 28 March 2020
Students will have the opportunity to take part in regular dragon boat paddling sessions with Paddlers for Life at Debdale Outdoor Centre. If you can swim at least 50 metres and have…

'Activism and The Home' Workshop

10:00 - 16:00 3 April 2020
For the AHRC-funded network 'Challenging Domesticity in Britain, 1890-1990', the University of Manchester will be hosting a workshop called ‘Activism and The Home’, in collaboration…

LITERATURE LIVE: An Evening with Hilary Mantel hosted by Kamila Shamsie

19:00 - 20:20 19 April 2020
IMPORTANT INFORMATION This event has now been cancelled. Please see further information here: https://tinyurl.com/s4yyrfz

CIDRAL Public Lecture: Christina Lupton (Copenhagen): 'Queer Times for the Straight Book: Michel Serres and Maggie Nelson'

17:00 - 19:00 21 April 2020
This event is part of CIDRAL's Public Intellectuals, Popularity and Populism programme. Christina Lupton (University of Copenhagen) will deliver a public lecture entitled 'Queer Times…

CIDRAL Key Ideas Seminar: 'Michel Serres, The Troubadour of Knowledge': Led by Christina Lupton (Copenhagen)

14:00 - 16:00 22 April 2020
This event is part of CIDRAL's Public Intellectuals, Popularity and Populism programmes Christina Lupton (University of Copenhagen) will lead a CIDRAL Key Ideas Seminar entitled Michel…

Gabriel Neiva (Manchester): 'Amerindian traditions in fictional writings: A literary panorama of the Guianas'

17:00 - 18:30 22 April 2020
Part of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies seminar series. Abstract: The national literatures of the Guianas, when contrasted with Amerindian oratures, present some…

History lunchtime seminar: Misha Ewen - Women and the economy in the early modern English Empire

13:00 - 13:50 22 April 2020
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Anne Murphy (Hertfordshire) 'Embracing change: 'economical reform' at the 18th-century Bank

16:00 - 18:30 23 April 2020
4.15 - 5.30: 23 April (Uni Place_3.204) Anne Murphy (Hertfordshire) 'Embracing change: 'economical reform' at the 18th-century Bank of England'

Ehrhardt Seminar: David Bell (University of Manchester) ‘Mortality Patterns and Bereavement Language in 1 Thessalonians: the Impact of Children in the Community of the Text’

14:00 - 16:00 23 April 2020
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…

History research seminar: Anne Murphy (Hertfordshire) 'Embracing change: 'economical reform' at the 18th-century Bank of England'

16:15 - 17:30 23 April 2020

Religions & Theology Research Seminar: Dr Kristin Aune (Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, University of Coventry) “Religious Student Societies in Universities – Division and Cohesion”

16:00 23 April 2020
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.

(Cancelled) Dragon Boat paddling

10:00 - 12:30 25 April 2020
Students will have the opportunity to take part in regular dragon boat paddling sessions with Paddlers for Life at Debdale Outdoor Centre. If you can swim at least 50 metres and have…

History lunchtime seminar: Henry Miller - The material culture and practice of petitioning in the UK, 1780-1918

13:00 - 13:50 29 April 2020
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