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American Studies Research Seminar: Race and Sexuality in 19th Century Baltimore

17:00 - 18:30 4 November 2020
Paige Glotzer (University of Wisconsin) and Katie Hemphill (University of Arizona) in conversation about race and sexuality in 19th and 20th century Baltimore, hosted by Natalie Zacek. Open to all.

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…

Christian Diddens - Rayleigh vs. Marangoni in multi-component droplet dynamics

14:00 - 15:00 4 November 2020
Christian Diddens (University of Twente) joins us for this virtual seminar in the Physical Applied Mathematics Series This seminar will be held via Zoom. Please email alice.thompson@manchester.ac.uk…

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…

Eder Zavala - Developing a mathematical understanding of physiological chronodisruption

13:00 - 14:00 4 November 2020
(via Zoom) Join us for this seminar by Eder Zavala (Birmingham) as part of the North West Seminar Series in Mathematical Biology and Data Sciences. Details of the full series can be…

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…

Live Tutorial: The 8 Brocades of Qigong – a 10min feel-good routine to start your day

13:00 - 14:00 4 November 2020
Join us for a live tutorial of this easy to follow physical and spiritual routine of an ancient Chinese exercise! Qigong, also known as Chinese yoga is a gentle form of exercise that…

Robert Spencer and Anastasia Valassopoulos (EAC), ‘New Directions in Postcolonial Studies’

12:00 - 14:00 4 November 2020
CIDRAL Key Ideas Seminars

Social Statistics Seminar - 4pm, 1 June: Interviewer Falsification in Survey Research: Recent Developments

16:00 3 November 2020 - 17:00 1 June 2021
Social Statistics Seminars 2020/21 – June Session Interviewer Falsification in Survey Research: Recent Developments Joseph Sakshaug (German Institute for Employment Research) Join…

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…

Trafford AM Primary Science Subject Leader Network: Autumn Term Meeting

11:00 - 12:15 4 November 2020
Join us online for our termly Primary Science Network Meeting for Trafford schools. For more details and to register, please click on the 'register for this event' link under 'More information'

Trafford PM Primary Science Subject Leader Network: Autumn Term Meeting

16:00 - 17:15 4 November 2020
Join us online for our termly Primary Science Network Meeting for Trafford schools. For more details and to register, please click on the 'register for this event' link under 'More information'

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: Prof. Charlotte Hempel (University of Birmingham) ‘The Community Rules: Florilegia from a Forthcoming Commentary’

14:00 - 16:00 5 November 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.…

Webinar - Power, populations and development: how the ESID political settlements database explains development trends

15:00 - 16:00 5 November 2020
Recent ESID work has refined the idea of a political settlement and strengthened its social scientific footing. A pioneering survey has been conducted of political settlements across…

Webinar: Data in the spotlight: International Time Series Databanks

15:00 - 16:00 5 November 2020
Did you know that international time series data can be accessed for research? The UK Data Service provides access to a range of international time series datasets, which include…

ESRC Festival of Social Sciences - Manchester

7 - 15 November 2020
2020 has been a challenging year for Manchester, with many famous festivals and productions unable to proceed. However, the annual Festival of Social Science will go ahead as planned…

Big Data in Social Science - The Cathie Marsh Institute at the 2020 Festival of Social Science

13:00 - 14:00 9 November 2020
Join leading researchers from the Cathie Marsh Institute for Social Research to discuss the newest threats and possibilities facing society in the age of big data, from disinformation…

Bolton Primary Science Subject Leader Network: Autumn Term Meeting

16:00 - 17:15 9 November 2020
Join us online for our termly Primary Science Network Meeting for Bolton (BoSCEP) schools. For more details and to register, please click on the 'register for this event' link under 'More information'

George Constable - Stochastic Modelling of Self-incompatibility Systems

14:00 - 15:00 9 November 2020
(via Zoom) Join us for this seminar by George Constable (York) as part of the North West Seminar Series in Mathematical Biology and Data Sciences. Details of the full series can be…

Integrating natural and built infrastructure in water resources development – what’s stopping us?

15:00 - 16:00 9 November 2020
FutureDAMS would like to invite you to our upcoming webinar, hosted by Professor David Hulme, with speakers Mark Smith (Director General) and Matthew McCartney (Sustainable Water Infrastructure…

Watercooler Ponderings

13:00 - 14:00 9 November 2020
A chance to meet colleagues and share thoughts about current events that have traditionally taken place at the watercooler fountain or in the kitchen. To book a place, please go to…

Carwyn Morris - Surveillance states: Surveillance, censorship & digital activism in contemporary China

12:30 - 13:30 10 November 2020
Webinar: This seminar considers the role of surveillance in contemporary Chinese society, how it structures and is structured by the spatial relations and examines various technologies…

Greater Manchester Open Primary Science Subject Leader Network: Autumn Term Meeting

11:00 - 12:15 10 November 2020
Join us online for our termly Primary Science Network Meeting for Greater Manchester schools who don't belong to another SEERIH network. For more details and to register, please click…

Manchester Algebra Seminar - Simon Crawford

13:00 - 14:00 10 November 2020
Speaker: Simon Crawford - University of Manchester Title: Hopf actions and twisted superpotentials Abstract: In light of work of Chan-Kirkman-Walton-Zhang and others, there is currently…

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