Lecture

Getting materials manufactured – why politics and policy matter!

16:00 - 18:00 26 April 2021
Professor Laura Cohen Online Inaugural Lecture We live in challenging times from a political and environmental perspective. There is a real urgency to develop new materials and novel…

The Chemical Microscope – a view from the edge

15:00 - 17:00 29 April 2021
Professor Nicholas Lockyer Online Inaugural Lecture Since its invention in the 16th Century the ‘modern’ optical microscope has proved an essential instrument in scientific advancement…

CIDRAL Online Events - Climate Crisis and the Far Right (title TBC)

17:00 - 19:00 4 May 2021
CIDRAL ONLINE EVENTS - SPRING 2021 (Semester Two) Lecture Series: Crises and Recoveries Andreas Malm (Lund University), on Climate Crisis and the Far Right (title t.b.c.) ZOOM Link…

CIDRAL Online Events - Book Launch & Conversation

17:00 - 19:00 5 May 2021
Book Launch & Conversation: The Arab and Jewish Questions: Geographies of Engagement in Palestine and Beyond (Organised by the Jewish-Muslim Research Network, University of Michigan)…

Affecting change: Kevin Gillan and Damien Gayle on the power of protest

18:00 - 22:30 2 June 2021
A two-part Guardian masterclass that explores the intriguing roots of protest movements and how social movement came to be, and how the they have evolved. The roots of protest and social…

Not set in stone: Why we need fewer statues and more honesty - Gary Younge at the Hay Festival

14:00 - 14:50 4 June 2021
Gary Younge is giving this year's Aneurin Bevan lecture at the Hay Festival. He will be introducing his research on statues, empire and memorialisation. Introduced by Ian Goldin. …

Work and Equalities Third Annual Lecture: The role of digital labour platforms in transforming the world of work

13:00 - 14:00 14 June 2021
Technological innovation is transforming every part of our lives. The ability to quickly and cheaply exchange large amounts of data and information has laid the foundations for the…

A Century of Cosmis Rays and Manchester's Role in their Study

15:00 - 16:30 6 October 2021
Cosmic Rays were discovered by Victor Hess in 1912 by flying high altitude balloons. The invention of the cloud chamber enabled them to be studied in more detail, and much of the early…

HCRI Landmark Lecture: Bio-Power, Governmentality of Killing and Indigenous People

17:00 - 19:30 12 October 2021
For over 63 years since 1958, unknown to the world , the Indian government imposed a martial law called the Armed Forces (Special Power) Act on 45 million indigenous peoples who live…

Global Development Institute Lecture Series: Labour Regimes in Global Production Networks

17:00 - 18:30 20 October 2021
Work looking at the intersections of labour and global production networks has expanded significantly over the past decade. That being said, there is still arguably a tendency to look…

Schuster Colloquia: Probing relativistic gravity with radio astronomy

15:00 - 16:00 3 November 2021
Join us for the latest Schuster Colloquia with speaker Professor Michael Kramer. We experience a golden era in testing and exploring relativistic gravity. Whether it is results from…

GDI Lecture Series: How can we bridge the gap between local and global knowledge in urban development research?

17:00 - 18:30 24 November 2021
Conceptualising the realities of cities in the global South is often characterised by ‘informality’ which continues to be key of the urban fabric. Transformation of cities to sustainability…

Annual Lane Lecture 2021: Long-COVID: should this be in the occupational disease fast lane? With guest speaker Dr Lesley Rushton

16:00 - 18:00 30 November 2021
Long-COVID: should this be in the occupational disease fast lane? Since January 2020 the UK has experienced waves of infection due to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus…

Irene Manton Lecture 2021 (online)

17:00 - 18:30 7 December 2021
Join us to celebrate and commemorate the significant contribution made by women to the Natural Sciences at the 2021 Irene Manton lecture. The lecture is free to attend and is open…

Voices from the Frontline; Saving Lives in War, Disaster and Disease

17:45 - 19:30 7 December 2021
Join the UK-Med team for a special evening of stories told from frontline medical team members, hosted by UK-Med Founder Professor Tony Redmond. The evening will involve a selection…

Material potencies and dormant things - inaugural lecture by Professor Sophie Woodward

16:00 - 17:00 9 December 2021
Join us for Professor Sophie Woodward's inaugural lecture: "Material potencies and dormant things: expanding a vital sociology of the everyday" There is perhaps no more striking example…

Manufacturing Dissent: Moments of Solidarity (Stuart Hall Foundation 5th Annual Lecture)

16:00 - 16:45 3 February 2022
Chaired by Gary Younge, the event this year will focus on the relationship between political organising and alliance-building between different groups of people. Together we will explore…

Bogdanow Online Holocaust Lecture 2022

18:00 - 19:30 8 February 2022
The University of Manchester Centre for Jewish Studies is pleased to announce that the eighth series of Bogdanow Lectures in Holocaust Studies will be given by Prof Marion Kaplan, Skirball…

Bogdanow Online Holocaust Lecture 2022

18:00 - 19:30 9 February 2022
The University of Manchester Centre for Jewish Studies is pleased to announce that the eighth series of Bogdanow Lectures in Holocaust Studies will be given by Prof Marion Kaplan, Skirball…

GDI Lecture Series: Understanding the contemporary food crisis: structural causes, structural solutions

17:00 - 18:30 16 February 2022
Around the world hunger continues to be a pervasive issue. This talk summarizes current evidence regarding global hunger and demonstrates that its principal cause is not to be found…

Stachniewski Memorial Lecture (online): Jyotsna Singh, 16 February - all welcome

17:30 - 18:30 16 February 2022
English, American Studies and Creative Writing at the University of Manchester are very pleased to invite you to the Stachniewski Memorial Lecture for 2022 (online). This event commemorates…

"I danced here on other peoples' dreams" - Gary Younge

18:30 24 February 2022
This is a young people's talk organised by Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society. This lecture will explore the topic of building a more diverse, respectful and inclusive society,…

British Academy lecture: ‘For an anthropology and archaeology of freedom’

18:00 - 20:30 7 March 2022
The University of Manchester are delighted to welcome David Wengrow, Professor of Comparative Archaeology at University College London, for a British Academy lecture. It is sometimes…

International Women's Day with Gina Rippon, author of The Gendered Brain

13:00 - 15:30 10 March 2022
Celebrate International Women's Day with a guest talk from Professor Gina Rippon, hosted by the Faculty of Biology, Medicine & Health. About this event Join the Faculty of Biology,…

A Month of Celebrations: International Women's Day Lunchtime Speakers - The Contribution of Women across the Lifespan in the Covid-19 Crisis

16 - 30 March 2022
A month of celebrations for international women's day: lunchtime talks to highlight women's contribution to the Covid- across the lifespan To celebrate International Women’s Day on…

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