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Manchester Digital Collections: Tokens of Affection

12:00 - 12:45 6 May 2021
Join Angie McCarthy and Tony Richards from the John Rylands Research Institute and Library Imaging Team as they explore how portrait photographic jewellery has always been a sentimental…

Diggers and Builders - Writers as community activists

20:00 - 21:00 11 May 2021
Linda Brogan, Shamshad Khan, Peter Kalu and Jonny Wright discuss 'Diggers and Builders - Writers as community activists' We often forget that a compelling story can be the result of…

Online Talk: Finding work in the UK - my personal story

18:00 - 19:00 13 May 2021
Many international students come to study in the UK with the aim to gain some work experience upon graduation. With the Graduate route becoming effective on 1 July, international students…

MRC Come & See: Prof Alan McNally on COVID-19 and Antimicrobial Resistance

16:00 - 17:00 17 May 2021
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) presents one of the greatest global public health threats, endangering the effective prevention and treatment of common bacterial infections as well as…

Manchester Digital Collections: Getting to Know Gaskell

19:00 - 20:00 18 May 2021
Elizabeth Gaskell fanatic or new to her novels? Explore digitised documents in this online event with Curator Jessica Smith, resident researcher Zoe Miller, a specialist in gender and…

Construction Talks

20 May - 18 June 2021
Construction Talks Every Thursday from 20th May – 18th June Talk Times: 11:30am and 3pm How do you go about building the UK’s largest concrete dome? Join Kier Construction’s Building…

Collecting During Covid: Resist, Assist, Inspire (Online event)

19:00 - 20:30 27 May 2021
In 50 years' time or more, if anyone asks, "What was life like during the Covid-19 pandemic for Black, Asian and migrant communities in Greater Manchester?" we want to be able to answer.…

Online Talk: Chinese Gardens - Design and Symbolism

18:00 - 19:00 27 May 2021
Join Manchester Confucius Institute and catch glimpses of the beloved blossoms and flowers of China during this time of year. Firstly, landscape architect Dr. Youcan Ren will hold this…

Lunchtime online talk: Japanese Adventures

12:00 - 12:45 28 May 2021
Join us over lunch, as @MSCActions fellow Dr Sonia Favi takes us on a journey of maps through Tokugawa Japan, 1603-1868. Witness our Visualiser in action to view maps too large to…

Guardian Live: Fake news and the assault on truth

13:00 - 14:00 8 June 2021
The John Rylands Research Institute and Library holds the entire archive of the Manchester Guardian. In this series of events to mark the Guardian's bicentenary, panels of academics…

Industrial Dante

19:00 - 20:00 10 June 2021
On the 700th anniversary of his death, join our panel to explore the reception history of the medieval Italian poet Dante Alighieri in Victorian Manchester. Stephen Milner of the University…

Inspiration for a Fair Future for All - Andy Burnham

14:00 - 14:45 10 June 2021
Mayor Andy Burnham to address BA Social Sciences students at the University of Manchester About this event What is a fair future for all, and how can the students of today be a part…

Online event: Industrial Dante

19:00 - 20:00 10 June 2021
On the 700th anniversary of his death, join us to explore how Victorian Manchester embraced medieval Italian poet, Dante Alighieri. Professor Stephen Milner of the University of Manchester,…

Exploring the role of art in communicating experiences of displacement

16:00 - 18:00 14 June 2021
How do artists use their practice to tell stories about displacement? How does their own experience of displacement influence their artistic practice? Join the Humanitarian and Conflict…

Guardian Live: Humanitarian issues and the power of the media

13:00 - 14:00 15 June 2021
The John Rylands Research Institute and Library holds the entire archive of the Manchester Guardian. In this series of events to mark the Guardian bicentenary, panels of UoM academics…

Israel-Palestine: Where is the UN?

13:00 - 17:00 15 June 2021
In recent months, Palestinians in the occupied territory have once again been feeling the devastating impact of a barrage of Israeli airstrikes, forced evictions, and mass arrests.…

Hearing Health Stories: Manchester Health and History

11:00 - 12:00 18 June 2021
The Museum of Medicine and Health invites two speakers, experts in their fields in the history of audiology and hearing health inequalities, Dr Katherine Conroy and Dr Dalia Tsimpida…

Guardian Live: The importance of newsroom diversity, with Gary Younge

13:00 - 14:00 22 June 2021
The John Rylands Research Institute and Library holds the entire archive of the Manchester Guardian. In this series of events to mark the Guardian bicentenary, panels of UoM academics…

Online Talk: Reaching my career goals - architect Jing Wu answers your questions!

13:00 - 14:00 22 June 2021
For our second talk with a specific career focus, we are welcoming Mr Jing Wu, who has ample experience in the architectural and engineering industry in Europe and Asia. He will share…

Global Pandemic, Global Manchester (online event)

11:00 - 13:00 27 June 2021
Part of our 'Collecting During Covid' series. Our theme for this event is borders and migration. About this event The Ahmed Iqbal Ullah (AIU) RACE (Race, Archives and Community Engagement)…

Glamour as Resistance

15:00 - 17:00 30 June 2021
Join us for our exclusive Pride Month event with the wonderful Madison Moore, author of Fabulous: The Rise of the Beautiful Eccentric. This talk explores fabulousness, glamour and…

The Guardian and the Irish Question: Evolution of Newspaper and Nation

19:00 - 20:00 8 July 2021
Join researcher Katherine Davies and Dr Janette Martin, curator of our new exhibition Manchester’s Guardian, as they explore the Guardian’s reporting on the complex subject of Irish…

Radical Readers Summer Event: Book Discussion

18:00 19 July 2021
Part one of Our Shared Cultural History x Decolonise University of Manchester. Join us for a discussion of Postcolonial Banter by Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan. We will have a relaxed conversation,…

Sixty Second Species

12:00 21 July 2021
Online event, every Wednesday throughout summer at 12pm. Discover more about the wild species on your doorstep and beyond, with the Vivarium Team. Our Sixty Second Species will continue…

Mixed Identities: discussion & reflection workshop

18:00 22 July 2021
Join our Our Shared Cultural Heritage Collective at Manchester Museum and explore mixed heritage identities. This is a space to present, reflect, discuss and share perspectives on…

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