All events

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…

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!…

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…

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…

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,…

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. …

Rethinking the History of Violence, Health and Care in Wartime, c. 1860-2000s

09:30 - 17:40 4 June 2021
Join us for this online workshop exploring the history of violence against health and care, broadly conceived, in wartime. Panel sessions include: - Wartime Violence and the Politics…

Continuity & Resilience Series: Looking beyond Covid-19 Webinar

13:00 - 14:30 7 June 2021
In the unique and challenging world of a global pandemic, the continuity of services and organisational resilience has been critical to maintaining successful operations for both response…

Innovation in Conditions of Stagnation: Thinking from the Fourth Quadrant

15:30 - 17:00 7 June 2021
Join us for Manchester Institute of Innovation Research Seminar Series 20/21, webinar hosted by guest speaker, Dr Stevienna de Saille, Research Fellow in the Institute for the Study…

UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration: a look back and a look forward

14:00 - 16:00 7 June 2021
2021 has seen the start of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, a worldwide initiative to bring focus to ecosystem restoration and resilience. The University of Manchester invites…

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…

INFRA+ Infrastructure for Fragmented Cities: South America

14:30 8 June 2021
Speakers Part-I Dr Patricia Iglesias, Environmental Company of São Paulo State (CETESB) Dr Denise Lozano Lazo, University of Tokyo Dr Christine Diniz Santiago, Federal University…

Teaching, Scholarship & Research (TSAR)

13:00 - 14:00 8 June 2021
An informal and supportive session to provide an opportunity to discuss scholarship ideas, protocols, activities, results, presentations and publications. To book a place, please go…

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