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(Heritage) language learning during and after a global pandemic: a virtual roundtable discussion

19:00 - 20:30 22 February 2022
Join us for a virtual roundtable discussion on the challenges and opportunities of (heritage) language learning during a global pandemic. The roundtable will bring together language…

Mother language(s) from my field site

14:00 - 16:00 22 February 2022
A Linguistic Diversity Collective (LEL) activity for International Mother Language Day, led by Dr Serge Sagna. Staff and student fieldworkers will present video recordings and photos…

Dr Emma Chapman - Preventing & Tackling Sexual Misconduct: Lessons Learned

15:00 - 16:00 23 February 2022
The Department of Physics & Astronomy welcomes Dr Emma Chapman for our February Colloquium. There are many obstacles in the way of navigating the academic world successfully. This…

Explore your own Language – talking about time and space

16:00 - 17:30 24 February 2022
This online activity will actively involve speakers of different ages and proficiencies of languages spoken in Manchester - the intended audience are teachers and students at supplementary…

Systems Software for emerging non-traditional hardware topologies

14:00 - 15:00 9 March 2022
Please join us for our forthcoming Atlas Talk (online) in Computer Science on Wednesday 9 March at 14:00 – speaker Antonio BARBALACE Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/91551538062…

MIOIR Seminar Series - UK Science and Innovation Policy: Problems and Paradoxes

14 March 2022
Join us for the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research Seminar Series 21/22, webinar hosted by Paul Nightingale, Associate Dean at the University of Sussex Business School, where…

Reciprocal Design: Exploring Hands-On Remaking with Early Modern Objects; Talk

16:00 - 18:00 15 March 2022
How does making shape the lives of artefacts? How does remaking shape our understanding of artefacts’ past lives? Join Marta Ajmar (Victoria & Albert Museum) for a conversation that…

Manchester Community Sharewear

19:00 - 20:00 16 March 2022
A Making a Difference Event Dr Louise Cooke will host a brief presentation followed by a Q&A and we will discuss next steps as to ‘Manchester Community Sharewear' Clothing deprivation…

Islamic Manuscript Cultures; Talk

16:00 - 18:00 22 March 2022
Join Christopher Bahl (Durham University) and Konrad Hirschler (University of Hamburg) for a conversation that will bring together manuscript studies, Islamic Studies, and material…

Online Talk: Chinese Tea Culture - from the Yunnanese forests to Europe

18:00 - 19:00 22 March 2022
Join the Confucius Institute for an online talk on Chinese tea with tea-scholars and farmers Vivian Zhang and Lorenzo Barbieri from Eastern Leaves, who will show us how tea is grown…

Sarah Jones Careers Seminar

16:00 - 17:00 22 March 2022
Join the HCRI for its new Careers Seminar Series! Hear all about where your degree can take you from those in the workplace. We're delighted to welcome Sarah Jones, Headteacher at…

A conversation with Kodo Nishimura

17:45 - 19:00 23 March 2022
A conversation with Kodo Nishimura, Buddhist monk, makeup artist and LGBTQ+ activist, and author of This Monk Wears Heels.

MIOIR Seminar Series - Reconfiguration events and new firm survival

15:30 - 16:30 4 April 2022
Join us for the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research Seminar Series 21/22, webinar hosted by Orietta Marsili, Professor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Director of CREI…

Paul Crookes - The Developing Landscape of EU-China Relations

14:00 - 15:00 6 April 2022
This presentation will analyse the current relationship between the European Union and China to assess the key characteristics and issues of tension in major policy areas, presenting…

GM Connected Health Ecosystem: Deep dive into the GM Care Record – connecting health and care across Greater Manchester

13:00 - 15:00 26 April 2022
The next Connected Health Ecosystem of 2021 will be held virtually on Tuesday 26 April 2022, 13.00 - 15.00. Health and care organisations across Greater Manchester have accelerated…

Writing and Industrial Revolution, 1795 - 1835 with Jon Mee

17:15 - 19:00 26 April 2022
In this online event, Professor Jon Mee (University of York) presents, “All that the most romantic imagination could previously have conceived”: Writing an Industrial Revolution 1795…

Online Talk: Conversations with Dante

18:00 - 19:00 28 April 2022
Join us for this online event live from The John Rylands Research Institute and Library, as we bring together 700 years of Dante’s history in books. Dr Guyda Armstrong (Senior Lecturer…

Annual Arthur Lewis Lecture 2022

17:30 - 18:30 3 May 2022
"Disability rights: a global phenomenon?" - Sir Tom Shakespeare In this talk, Tom will offer us an overview of the disability movement, in Britain, America and across the world, and…

Serial Production and Individualisation in Late Medieval Silk Weaving; Talk

16:00 - 18:00 3 May 2022
Join Michael Peter (Abegg-Stiftung) for a conversation that will bring together textile studies, material culture studies, and the history of consumption. This event is organised by…

The Renaissance of Recipes; Talk

16:00 - 18:00 17 May 2022
Join Amanda Herbert (Durham University), Elaine Leong (UCL), Alisha Rankin (Tufts University) for a conversation about the most recent trends in research on early modern medical, cosmetic,…

Devolved Vision: Granada TV and the Future of British TV

16:00 - 17:30 18 May 2022
An event to mark the return of the Granada TV Archive to Manchester as part of the British Pop Archive at the John Rylands Library: Granada TV has a very significant place in British…

Confucius Institute Talk: The portrayal of gay characters in Chinese cinema

18:00 - 19:00 24 May 2022
This talk will introduce the audience to the changing representations of gay characters in films from mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The films that will be explored include,…

Trans Healthcare: Possible Futures

18:00 - 20:00 7 June 2022
A roundtable discussion exploring the possible futures of trans healthcare provision in the UK About this event Part of a broader project on trans healthcare and creativity, this…

Folk Music, Migration and Bangladeshi Heritage in the North-West: A Panel Discussion with a Difference

14:00 - 18:00 18 June 2022
Learn about the rich heritage of Bengali folk music and efforts to preserve it in the North-West in this interdisciplinary panel discussion on Bangladeshi migration to the region and…

Racism and Health: Past Challenges and Current Opportunities

09:45 - 11:30 11 July 2022
Following the [https://www.nhsrho.org/events/health-race-and-racism-international-conference/ NHS Race and Health Observatory conference], a Plenary will be held at The University of…

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