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ASTRONOMY PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

22 January - 31 December 2022
Be blown away by the stunning images in this year’s Astronomy Photography of the Year exhibition from The Royal Observatory Greenwich. IMAGE: Polar Lights Dance © Dmitrii Rybalka

Bolton BoSCEP Primary Science Subject Leader Network: Spring Term Meeting

15:00 - 17:00 7 March 2022
Our termly Primary Science Network Meeting for Bolton BoSCEP schools will take place remotely online this Spring. Book your place by clicking "Register via Eventbrite" under "More information".

British Academy lecture: ‘For an anthropology and archaeology of freedom’

18:00 - 20:30 7 March 2022
The University of Manchester are delighted to welcome David Wengrow, Professor of Comparative Archaeology at University College London, for a British Academy lecture. It is sometimes…

Ernesto Berríos-Caro -- Bottleneck size and antibiotic-induced selection impact antibiotic resistance evolution

14:00 - 15:00 7 March 2022
(via Zoom) Join us for this seminar by Ernesto Berríos-Caro (Max Planck Institute) as part of the North West Seminar Series in Mathematical Biology and Data Sciences. Details of the…

Exchanges: Recent Additions to the Collection

2 July 2021 - 1 May 2022
Exchanges sets art and artists together, sometimes in harmony, sometimes in opposition – always with insight and intention. In this evolving exhibition, art that has recently been…

Hybrid Working and Inclusion

16:00 - 17:00 7 March 2022
How can we ensure that new ways of working enable greater gender inclusion and diversity? Join our panel as we discuss hybrid working, gender equality, and the risks and benefits of hybrid working.

Outdoor Explorers

4 August 2021 - 17 August 2022
Whether you live in a city or town, countryside or seaside, you will find all sorts of nature on your doorstep. Just like the scientists and researchers who have collected and studied…

PGCE Primary: Virtual information session

18:00 - 19:00 7 March 2022
A combination of impressive academic rankings and committed school partnerships means a PGCE from The University of Manchester will set you up for a bright future in teaching with a…

Single-Case Designs

09:30 3 - 12:30 10 March 2022
This short course is an introduction to single-case designs (SCD) over two half-day workshops. In the first workshop, we will provide an overview of the different type of SCD and describe…

Social Anthropology Seminar - Dr. Susan Blum

16:00 - 18:00 7 March 2022
Title : What Anthropology has to say about learning Description : Susan Blum is is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology. At Notre Dame, she has served as Director of the…

Social Statistics Seminars 2021/22

1 October 2021 - 30 June 2022
We are pleased to announce this year's Social Statistics Seminars. Our speakers: 12/10: Iris Gomez-Lopez (University of Michigan) 02/11: David Haziza (University of Ottawa) 07/12:…

Still Parents: Life after Baby Loss

24 September 2021 - 4 September 2022
Still Parents is the first exhibition of its kind, creating a platform to share personal stories open conversations and break the wall of silence that continues to surround baby loss.…

Suzanne Lacy: What kind of city? A manual for social change

26 November 2021 - 10 April 2022
The Whitworth presents the first major UK presentation of multiple works of US artist Suzanne Lacy, a pioneer of social practice and community organising for almost five decades. In…

Telescope Talks

25 September 2021 - 29 May 2022
Telescope Talks (weekends only) Times: 11am, 12pm, 2:15pm and 3:15pm Come and join one of our expert Explainers for a talk about the Lovell telescope. You’ll learn all about the fascinating…

The Door Opened: 1980s China - Photographs by Adrian Bradshaw

26 January - 6 July 2022
One can argue that nostalgia is the strongest emotion, a pure mixture of wistfulness and melancholy. Adrian Bradshaw, an English photographer, brings that sense of yearning into full…

WHEN – Women's Higher Education Network

13:00 - 14:00 7 March 2022
Join CEO and Founder, Alice Chilver, and Director of Operations, Yasmin Ali, for an hour long event outlining the work of WHEN - the first and only national network dedicated to the…

Adapting Cultural Probes For Use Online

10:00 - 13:00 8 March 2022
For this event, you must register your attendance through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/adapting-cultural-probes-for-use-online-tickets-219033734797 As part of the Creative…

Crossing continents – diverse challenges and common threads for women in academia across the globe

12:00 - 13:00 8 March 2022
Our University supported by the British Council is working with Institutions across India and Brazil to develop and progress gender equality. During this event we will celebrate the…

Edward Vickers - How the National Security Law is Shaping Education in Hong Kong

12:30 - 13:30 8 March 2022
The implications of Hong Kong’s National Security Law (NSL), which came into force in July 2020, are still being worked out in many spheres of life in the HKSAR. Education has been…

Empowering women in the economy through financial inclusion

09:30 - 10:30 8 March 2022
We will be joined by Sola David-Borha, Chairman Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc; Jennifer Rose, Lecturer in Accounting and Finance at Alliance MBS; and Damaris Albarran, Chair of the Advisory…

Feminism and Trans Liberation

13:00 - 14:00 8 March 2022
Some people perceive a conflict between the needs of feminists and the trans community. This webinar led by David Wilson looks at why these groups should work together to break down…

Is pay transparency the answer to closing the gender pay gap?

11:00 - 12:00 8 March 2022
This session provides a timely opportunity to reflect on the effectiveness of UK gender pay reporting measures, the impact if the EU’s proposed new measures were adopted in the UK,…

Manchester Algebra Seminar - John MacQuarrie

13:00 - 14:00 8 March 2022
Speaker: John MacQuarrie - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Title: A variant of a theorem of Weiss characterising permutation modules Abstract: In 1988, Weiss gave a powerful…

Tameside AM Group Primary Science Subject Leader Network: Spring Term Meeting

10:30 - 12:30 8 March 2022
Our termly Primary Science Network Meetings for Tameside schools will take place remotely online this Spring. Book your place by clicking "Register via Eventbrite" under "More information".

UoM Chemistry International Women's Day Celebration 2022

12:30 - 16:30 8 March 2022
The Department of Chemistry will be marking International Womens Day with an afternoon of activities in the Chemistry Building. We are welcoming Professor Gill Reid, pre-elected president…

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