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An audit for action: BAME representation the geosciences

13:00 - 14:00 20 April 2021
Benjamin Fernando, Dept Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, joins us for a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences seminar. Abstract below. The representation of students…

Decarbonising Consumption in Manchester's COVID-19 recovery

17:00 - 18:30 20 April 2021
While the COVID-19 crisis has increased pressures on national resources and added urgent threats to public health, it has also provided a unique opportunity to rethink our priorities…

Horatio Clare in Conversation with Beth Underdown

19:00 - 20:00 20 April 2021
Join Horatio Clare and Beth Underdown as they discuss Horatio's latest book, Heavy Light, which tells the story of Horatio’s journey through mania, psychosis and treatment in a psychiatric…

In Conversation: How can we learn from the daily household behaviours of diverse communities in the UK?

12:30 - 13:30 20 April 2021
If we are to ‘build back better’, we need to rethink our approach to local policymaking to prevent the continued marginalisation of racialised communities. This means, as we look to…

INFRA+ Infrastructure for Fragmented Cities: Directions

14:30 20 April 2021
Speakers: Dr Kathryn Furlong, University of Montreal Dr Aditya Bahadur, IIED Chair: Dr Deljana Iossifova Find out more about the webinar series here: https://padlet.com/susinfra/PLUS…

Letters to a President - A National Writing Competition for School Pupils

21 January - 30 April 2021
This spring the University of Manchester’s programme in American Studies is asking UK school students in Years 9- 13 to write “Letters to a President”, to the incoming US presidential…

Macro Seminar - Marcelo Pedroni (Amsterdam)

16:00 - 17:00 20 April 2021
Title: Dynamic Information Aggregation: Learning from the Past

Manchester Algebra Seminar - Yusra Naqvi - Positivity of interpolation polynomials

13:00 - 14:00 20 April 2021
Speaker: Yusra Naqvi - UCL Title: Positivity of interpolation polynomials Abstract: Interpolation polynomials are a family of inhomogeneous symmetric polynomials characterized by…

Manchester Literature Festival Spring 2021 Online Events- Caleb Femi Hosted by Vanessa Kisuule

19:30 8 - 12:00 30 April 2021
This event will be first broadcast at 7.30pm on Thursday 8 April 2021 and be available to watch until 30 April. The event will be pre-recorded and captioned. A rising star on the British…

Manchester Literature Festival Spring 2021 Online Events- Kazuo Ishiguro & Jackie Kay in Conversation

19:30 19 April - 12:00 17 May 2021
This event will be first broadcast at 7.30pm on Mon 19 April 2021 and available to watch until 17 May. The event will be pre-recorded and captioned. ‘Do you believe in the human heart?’…

Manchester Literature Festival Spring 2021 Online Events- Roger Robinson Hosted by Malika Booker

19:30 25 March - 12:00 30 April 2021
This event will be first broadcast at 7.30pm on Thursday 25 March 2021 and be available to watch until 30 April. The event will be pre-recorded and captioned. One of the most prominent…

Pandemic Mitigation and Crisis Management by Dr Elisa Pieri

13:00 - 14:00 20 April 2021
This paper is based on Dr. Pieri's research investigating pandemic preparedness and its social aspects (2016-19) and draws on her new book Pandemics (2021). In this talk, she will discuss…

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…

Webinar: The Twitter Timeline

14:00 - 15:15 20 April 2021
Social Media content is of increasing interest in Social Science research. Blog histories and Timelines can provide insights as to how exposure to social media itself might be influencing…

‘CPS know the justice ain’t right, but the jury don’t‘

16:30 - 18:00 20 April 2021
Procedural unfairness and racial bias in the use of rap in criminal cases There has been a surge in criminal cases in which prosecutors seek to rely on rap lyrics and videos as incriminating…

Britain’s Sustainable Future - SEED Year 12 Virtual Visit Day: 21st April 1pm – 3pm (For KS5)

13:00 - 15:00 21 April 2021
Britain’s Sustainable Future: 21st April 1pm – 3pm (For KS5) This virtual event for your Year 12 pupils will introduce them to the interconnected subjects of Geography, Architecture,…

Ernesto Bassi (Cornell): The Plight of the San Antonio and the Viceroy’s Shattered Capitalist Dreams

17:00 - 18:30 21 April 2021
Part of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies research seminar series 2020/21. This event will be via Zoom. Here is the link: https://zoom.us/j/94462492930 Abstract:…

GDI Webinar: Covid-19: Resilience & Recovery in Africa

16:30 - 18:00 21 April 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic came at an important point in Africa’s development amid effort to promote industrialisation, technological development, and continental and regional integration.…

Manchester American Studies Seminar: The Henry Box Brown Lecture: Gargi Bhattacharyya “Mutations of Racial Capitalism”

17:00 - 18:30 21 April 2021
Part of the Manchester American Studies Seminar Series. The Henry Box Brown Lecture: Gargi Bhattacharyya (University of East London) “Mutations of Racial Capitalism”. Please contact…

Manchester Connect

14:00 - 16:00 21 April 2021
We're offering students the opportunity to book a one-to-one session with a member of University staff! As we aren't currently visiting schools and colleges in person, Manchester Connect…

Philosophy Research Seminar - Dr André Carus (LMU)

15:15 - 16:50 21 April 2021
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…

Regulatory choices - Making work safer?

16:00 - 17:30 21 April 2021
Join us for the inaugural Thomas Ashton Institute annual lecture - with guest speaker Dr David Snowball. The current pandemic has brought to light and amplified new and existing challenges…

Shreyas Mandre - Surfactants driven out of equilibrium by a flow

14:00 - 15:00 21 April 2021
Shreyas Mandre (Warwick) 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…

The Annual Harry Street Lecture - Academic Year 2020/2021

16:00 - 17:30 21 April 2021
‘UK Constitutional Reform – Westminster or Whitehall? We’re often told that there is no real understanding of the separation of powers in the UK constitution. Its efficient secret…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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