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Cancelled: Jodrell Bank: 75 Years of science

20 April - 13 November 2020
-Please note that these events have been cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak- 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of Jodrell Bank Observatory. Since 1945, this globally significant…

Daily Telescope Talks

22 August - 29 November 2020
Join a Telescope Talk where one of Jodrell Bank's friendly Explainers will tell you all about the might Lovell telescope. You’ll find out more about how the Grade 1 listed Telescope…

GDI Webinar: Political economies of energy transition: wind and solar power in Brazil and South Africa

16:30 - 18:00 28 October 2020
Wind power has expanded quickly in Brazil, while solar power lags there and both wind and solar power have struggled to take off in South Africa. I argue that four different political…

Half Term: Alien Hunt!

24 October - 1 November 2020
Aliens have arrived at Jodrell Bank! Seek them out across the site in our brand new scavenger hunt. Hunt them all and discover the hidden clue to finding life in space. Self-guided…

Half Term: Fancy Dress!

24 October - 1 November 2020
We know its hallowe’en soon and you may not be able to dress up and trick and treat like usual, so, this half term, we’re inviting children to visit us in their best fancy dress! We…

Instruments of Change

19 March 2019 - 31 December 2020
Instruments of Change is an exhibition that showcases objects from the Beswick Collection at the Museum of Medicine and Health, telling the stories of the people of Manchester whose…

Mitchell Centre Zoominar Series

16:00 - 17:30 28 October 2020
Steve Borgatti,Links Center for Social Network Analysis,University of Kentucky What Social Ties Mean In this talk we explore the difference between relational events, that is things…

Morgan Centre seminar: On not having children in an age of austerity: Reproductive rights, delays and defaults (Sarah Marie Hall)

15:00 - 16:00 28 October 2020
This talk will explore findings from an ISRF-funded fellowship on fertility, austerity and social reproduction. Reproduction represents a considerable concern in contemporary Europe,…

Philosophy Research Seminar - Olly Spinney (University of Manchester)

15:15 - 17:00 28 October 2020
This year we are running all of our research seminars online using Zoom. If you would like to attend, and are not included on our events mailing list, please email Dr Stephen Ingram…

PSDP Masterclass 1: Robot Overlords: Lessons learnt from co-designing a large collaborative course for interdisciplinary learners

10:00 - 12:00 28 October 2020
Last year we developed a new UCIL course unit, designed to prepare any of our undergraduates for a world in which Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning is becoming increasingly…

Sungyon Lee - Interfaces: wind, droplets, and bubbles

14:00 - 15:00 28 October 2020
Sungyon Lee (Minnesota) joins us for this virtual seminar in the Physical Applied Mathematics Series Interfaces: wind, droplets, and bubbles Abstract: In this talk, we will present…

Windows of Creativity Art Trail

26 October - 4 December 2020
Monday 26 October until Friday 4 December Windows of Creativity Art Trail Free, Everyone, Drop by From the Wild in Art team who brought the award winning Bee in the City trail to Manchester…

Ehrhardt Seminar: Dr Elizabeth Shively (University of St Andrews) ‘The Benefit of Applying a Multidimensional Cognitive Model to Gospel Genre Studies’

14:00 - 16:00 29 October 2020
The Centre for Biblical Studies weekly seminar series. This semester all sessions will take place online via Zoom. To register to attend, please email siobhan.jolley@manchester.ac.uk.…

ESID webinar: How politics shapes development: the importance of context, capacity and coalitions

15:00 - 16:00 29 October 2020
This webinar will synthesise key findings of the political drivers of inclusive development from over nine years of ESID research and outline the importance of the 3C's - context, capacity…

Half term Family Activity - Paper Flowers

14:00 - 14:45 29 October 2020
Paper Flowers Thursday 29 October 2- 2.45pm Manchester Museum is delighted to be hosting an installation by paper artist Kate Kelly as part of the Windows of Creativity art trail,…

Religions & Theology Research Seminar: Professor George Pattison (University of Glasgow) “Love Came Down at Christmas”

16:00 - 17:30 29 October 2020
The Religions & Theology research seminar takes place on alternate Thursdays. This semester the seminars will take place online via Zoom - please register to receive the link by emailing…

MaRMN seminar

13:00 - 14:00 30 October 2020
Online MaRMN seminar; Membranous Nephropathy as a Paradigm for Autoimmune Disease by Dr Patrick Hamilton

Pedagogy Journal Club

13:00 - 14:00 30 October 2020
A monthly session to meet and discuss a journal article or paper. The choice of article will be based on current issues as well as the Faculty’s teaching strategy. To book a place,…

Humanistic Management Performativity ‘in the Wild’: The Role of Performative Bundles of Practices

15:30 - 17:00 2 November 2020
Join us for Manchester Institute of Innovation Research Seminar Series 20/21, webinar hosted by Dr Oliver Laasch, Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University…

David Tobin - Securing China's Northwest Frontier: Identity and Insecurity in Xinjiang [Book Launch]

12:30 - 13:30 3 November 2020
Webinar: David Tobin will be introducing and discussing his new book, Securing China's Northwest Frontier: Identity and Insecurity in Xinjiang In the first study to incorporate majority…

Hierarchical Modelling of COVID-19 Death Risk in India in the Early Phase of the Pandemic

16:00 - 17:00 3 November 2020
We model of India’s pandemic vulnerability in an innovative way. We create and estimate a multi-disciplinary model of the risk of severe COVID-19 and death. Our model allows for socio-demographic-group…

Macro Seminar - Xavier Jaravel (LSE)

16:00 - 17:00 3 November 2020
Title: What are the Labor and Product Market effects of Automation? New Evidence from France

SEERIH Science Spotlight: Assessment in Primary Science

16:00 - 17:15 3 November 2020
This is an interactive session led by Dr Sarah Earle, Bath Spa University, for all teachers of primary science, including NQTs and senior leaders, relating to the TAPS (Teacher Assessment…

Social Statistics Seminars 2020/21

16:00 3 November 2020 - 17:00 1 June 2021
The Department of Social Statistics is pleased to invite everyone interested in quantitative social research to a series of online seminars. The events will be held once a month throughout…

“Real and Perceived Risks of Asteroid Impacts”

13:00 - 14:00 3 November 2020
The Centre for Crisis Studies and Mitigation presents Prof. Alan Fitzsimmons, Queen’s University Belfast. Asteroid and comet collisions with the Earth are a classic example of a…

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