Talk

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…

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…

Radical Readers Summer Event: Book Reading & Author Q&A

18:00 23 July 2021
Part two of Our Shared Cultural History x Decolonise University of Manchester Radical Readers summer special. Join us for a discussion of Postcolonial Banter where we are joined by…

GM Connected Health Ecosystem: Digital Transformation & Ageing in Greater Manchester

10:00 - 12:00 26 July 2021
The next Connected Health Ecosystem of 2021 will be held virtually on Monday 26 July, 10.00-12.00. The Ecosystem event will feature presentations from the projects, and will offer…

Sixty Second Species

12:00 28 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…

Egyptology Live

14:00 - 14:30 29 July 2021
From hieroglyphs to mummification, examine the evidence of Ancient Egypt with Dr Campbell Price, Curator of Egypt and Sudan. Using key objects from our collection, we’ll be exploring…

Sixty Second Species

12:00 4 August 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…

Healing & I Should Have Held You…

16:00 - 17:00 14 August 2021
Experience a unique online sharing of two works filmed within Manchester Museum, ‘I Should Have Held You Tighter When We Last Met’ and ‘Healing’, alongside a Q&A with collaborators…

Sixty Second Species

12:00 18 August 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…

Egyptology Live

14:00 - 14:30 26 August 2021
From hieroglyphs to mummification, examine the evidence of Ancient Egypt with Dr Campbell Price, Curator of Egypt and Sudan. Using key objects from our collection, we’ll be exploring…

Building stars on Earth: the potential of nuclear fusion

09:00 - 09:30 3 September 2021
Podcast and video episode hosted by Climate Now, featuring Aneeqa Khan, Research Fellow in Nuclear Fusion at The University of Manchester, as an expert on nuclear fusion. The episode…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

Search