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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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

Doctoral Fortnight 2021

24 May - 4 June 2021
Every year, the AMBS Doctoral Conference brings together the School’s postgraduate research community and offers inspiration through thought-provoking sessions. This year, the event…

Family Stargazing online

27 May - 13 June 2021
Family Stargazing online Thursday 27th May, 6-7pm Sunday 13th June, 4-5pm An opportunity for the whole family to explore our solar system and beyond from the comfort of your own home!…

Jhumpa Lahiri & Kamila Shamsie in Conversation

20 - 27 May 2021
This event will be first broadcast at 7.30pm on Thursday 20 May 2021 and available to watch for 7 days. The event will be pre-recorded and captioned. ‘I’m both ablaze with energy and…

Making the Unknown Knowable

15:00 29 April - 16:30 27 May 2021
Making the unknown knowable has always been located at the heart of scientific activity. Yet, whether the goal is to understand extreme environments, outer space or the universe (Helmreich,…

MEC Momentum Finance Session 5: Funding and Company Valuation

10:00 - 11:45 27 May 2021
These sessions, hosted by the Masood Entrepreneurship Centre and Sempas Accountants Limited, are designed to support University of Manchester start-up entrepreneurs navigate the world of finance.

Moving online: Digital dance programs for older adults and people with Parkinson’s

12:30 - 13:30 27 May 2021
Dance is a complex activity involving cognitive and motor processes that is found to provide physical and non-physical benefits for healthy older adults, as well as those with age-related…

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…

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…

Tyndall Manchester seminar- 'Vital Mobilities: Medical Supply Chains in the Climate Emergency'

13:00 27 May 2021
Seminar title- 'Vital Mobilities: Medical Supply Chains in the Climate Emergency' Abstract- Flooding in the UK led to the temporary closure of the largest blood manufacturing facility…

Webinar: Consent issues in data sharing

10:00 - 11:00 27 May 2021
Does your research involve human participants? This means your research will require ethical approval. Do you know the difference between types of consent, for example consent for research…

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…

MSc International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response online programme: webinar

13:00 - 14:00 28 May 2021
Our MSc International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response distance learning course will enable you to develop the skills and knowledge needed to respond to and help prevent…

China in Bloom

29 May - 6 June 2021
Join Manchester Confucius Institute to catch glimpses of the beloved blossoms and flowers of China during this time of year! Following on from their online talk with Youcao Ren, and…

Half-Term: Space Craft Activities!

29 May - 6 June 2021
Half-Term: Space Craft Activities! Saturday 29th May – Sunday 6th June Times: 10.30 – 12.30, 1:30-4:30 (Drop-in) Drop by our new giant tipi and have a go at some family craft activities…

INFRA+ Infrastructure for Fragmented Cities: Fictions

14:30 1 June 2021
Speakers: Dr Bodhisattwa Chattopadhyay, University of Oslo Speculative Futures of Global South Infrastructures Dr Paul Graham Raven, Lund University Practices, politics, prestidigitation:…

Webinar: Synthetic Data - Coarsening, Mimicking and Simulation

13:00 - 14:00 1 June 2021
In this free webinar series, we cover the advantages and disadvantages of synthetic data. We explore the variety of methods available to generate synthetic data. Finally, we discuss…

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…

BASEES Polish Studies Group 2021 Workshop

11:00 - 15:00 2 June 2021
Presentation of Kobiety w Polsce 1945-1989 (Universitas 2020) by Katarzyna Stanczak-Wislicz, Piotr Perkowski, Malgorzata Fidelis, Barbara Klich-Kluczewska. Book presentation (Dr Katarzyna…

Documents as data

09:30 - 16:30 2 June 2021
This online course will explain when and why to use documents as data for research, and how to gather and analyse documentary data. We will discuss how to find different kinds of documents,…

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