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Alex Cox - Controlled measure-valued martingales: a viscosity solution approach

15:00 - 16:00 28 April 2021
Alex Cox (University of Bath) will speak in the Probability seminar. We introduce a stochastic control problem for measure-valued martingales, which are stochastic processes taking…

Alien Hunt!

24 April - 20 June 2021
Alien Hunt! Saturday 24th April – Sunday 20th June Aliens have arrived at Jodrell Bank! Seek them out across the site in our brand new scavenger hunt. Hunt them all and discover the…

Aqueous Solution-Vapor Interfaces Investigated with Ambient Pressure X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

13:00 - 14:00 28 April 2021
Join us for this PSI seminar with guest speaker Prof. Hendrik Bluhm. Aqueous solution-vapor interfaces govern important phenomena in the environment and atmosphere, including the uptake…

Astronomy Photographer of the Year

24 April - 31 October 2021
Astronomy Photographer of the Year Saturday 25 September – Sunday 31 October The Royal Observatory Greenwich’s hugely popular Astronomy Photographer of the Year exhibition opens at…

Daily Telescope Talks

24 April - 20 June 2021
Daily Telescope Talks Saturday 24th April – Sunday 20th June Join one of our expert Explainers for a short talk on the giant Lovell Telescope. You’ll learn all about its fascinating…

Digital Futures - Digital Trust and Security Seminar with Guest Speaker Dr Bran Knowles, Senior Lecturer in Data Science, Lancaster University

13:45 - 15:00 28 April 2021
We are delighted to announce Dr Bran Knowles, Senior Lecturer in Data Science, Lancaster University as the next speaker for the upcoming Digital Trust & Security Seminar Series, taking…

Integrative big and thick data approaches for development

09:30 - 11:00 28 April 2021
Big data, which is large datasets generated from digital devices and sensors (e.g. social media, mobile data and remote sensing data) are creating new possibilities to transform development…

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…

Manchester Access Programme - Research and Referencing Workshop

28 - 29 April 2021
This is a workshop for MAP students to help develop the skills needed to successfully complete their academic assignment and prepare for study at university. Students complete a post-event…

Manchester Connect

14:00 - 16:00 28 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…

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…

Morgan Centre seminar - Marking motherhood on the body: The tattoos of mothers who live apart from their children

15:00 - 16:00 28 April 2021
Speakers: Siobhan Beckwith and Lisa Morriss We will present the initial findings of a pilot project funded by the Sociological Review. We used a narrative approach alongside arts-based…

Natalie Diaz NEW COMMISSION Hosted by Mary Jean Chan

22 April - 21 May 2021
This event will be first broadcast at 7.30pm on Thursday 22 April 2021 and available to watch until 21 May. The event will be pre-recorded and captioned. ‘Natalie Diaz is a poet who…

Online Talk: The global appeal of the new generation of Chinese sci-fi writers

18:00 - 19:00 28 April 2021
If you have read books like The Three-Body Problem, you will agree that Chinese science fiction is a diverse and quite unique type of sci-fi. Back in 2019, we welcomed Xia Jia to Manchester…

Pedagogy Journal Club

13:00 - 14:00 28 April 2021
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,…

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…

Sociology PhD Symposium

14:00 - 15:40 28 April 2021
We are showcasing the work of three of our postgraduate researchers in this symposium: - Collective Memories, Emotions, and Spatial Tactics in Social Movements: The Case of the Umbrella…

Sociology seminar: Radical uncertainty, pandemic mitigation & participatory crisis management (Elisa Pieri)

16:00 - 17:00 28 April 2021
Sociology seminar, presented by Dr Elisa Pieri, University of Manchester. The current outbreak of COVID-19 is a stark reminder of our permanent exposure to risk of pandemic outbreaks.…

Suffering in Silence? The Politics of Everyday Life in the Uyghur Diaspora

16:00 - 17:30 28 April 2021
Please register in advance by following this Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/suffering-in-silence-the-politics-of-everyday-life-in-the-uyghur-diaspora-tickets-144681916507…

Ehrhardt Seminar: Dr Kirsi Cobb (Cliff College) ‘“Look at what they’ve turned us into”: Reading the Story of Lot’s Daughters through the Lens of Trauma with a Little Help from the Handmaid’s Tale’

14:00 - 16:00 29 April 2021
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.…

MICRA Webinar: Inequalities in ageing: health disadvantages amongst ethnic minority groups

10:00 - 11:00 29 April 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on most ethnic minority groups in England. But this inequality is a crisis within a crisis – the pandemic has laid bare and exacerbated…

Webinar: Data Management Basics 1: Introduction to data management and sharing

11:00 - 12:00 29 April 2021
This introductory session is intended for researchers and anyone who wants to learn about research data management. Data management is essential to make sure that well organised, well…

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