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MIOIR Seminar Series - Scholarly use of social media for impact and visibility

15:30 - 16:30 26 October 2022
Join us for the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research Seminar Series 22/23, webinar hosted by Marcel Bogers, Full Professor of Open & Collaborative Innovation at the Innovation,…

Dürer Circle: Perspectives on Dürer’s Material Renaissance

18:00 - 20:00 27 October 2022
The first event of the Dürer Circle programme from the Friends of the Whitworth. Perspectives on Dürer’s Material Renaissance, a talk with Dr Edward Wouk, Dr Stefan Hanß and Professor…

Halloween Talk at Ordsall Hall by the Sleeping Well in the Early Modern World Project Team

13:00 - 14:00 31 October 2022
Join the Sleeping well in the early modern world on Halloween for a special talk to discover how former residents of Ordsall Hall would protect themselves from evil spirits. Ordsall…

Rave Renaissance with Graeme Park

18:00 - 19:30 8 November 2022
Rave Renaissance Manchester is renowned not just for its rich musical history but also as one of the clubbing capitals of the world: the birthplace of the legendary Hacienda. This…

Untold: Humanitarian workers and mental health (book talk)

8 November 2022
Dr Gemma Houldey will discuss her new book - 'The Vulnerable Humanitarian: Ending burnout culture in the aid sector' - followed by Q&A. Dr Houldey's new book challenges the prevalence…

Doing Death

18:30 - 20:00 17 November 2022
Taking place at Blackwells book shop on campus, this is an in conversation event with Andrew Doig, Professor in Biochemistry, and Archaeologist Dr Melanie Giles. The talk will explore…

MIOIR Seminar Series - Look where they are! Firms’ eco-innovation and Industry 4.0 technologies in urban and rural areas

11:30 - 12:30 21 November 2022
Join us for the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research Seminar Series 22/23, webinar hosted by Sandro Montresor, full professor of Applied Economics at the Gran Sasso Science Institute…

Confucius Institute Talk: Male beauty vlogging in China - a masculinities perspective

18:00 - 19:00 22 November 2022
Male beauty vlogging is flourishing in China despite fears of a masculinity ‘crisis’, sissyphobia and LGBT crackdowns. Key questions arise: To what extent does male beauty vlogging…

In Conversation: Stephen Morris (EVENT POSTPONED)

18:00 - 19:30 24 November 2022
Join us for an evening of music, memories and culture. Professor of Popular Culture, Jon Savage will be in conversation with Stephen Morris, founder member of Joy Division and New Order…

GM Connected Health Ecosystem: GM Trusted Research Environment

09:30 - 11:00 30 November 2022
The next Greater Manchester Connected Health Ecosystem event will be held virtually on Wednesday 30th November, 09.30 – 11.00. This event will focus on development of the Greater Manchester…

Confucius Institute Talk: Train to teach Mandarin - my personal story

18:00 - 19:00 6 December 2022
Many international students come to study in the UK with the aim to gain some work experience upon graduation. In order to help students find out more about becoming a teacher in the…

MIOIR Seminar Series - Introducing the OECD S&T Policy 2025 project: promoting STI policy transitions to meet the sustainability challenge

15:30 - 16:30 12 December 2022
Join us for the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research Seminar Series 22/23, with Michael Keenan, Senior Analyst in the OECD’s Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation.…

MIOIR & WEI Joint Seminar - Adoption of Digital Technologies and Skills in Greater Manchester: Motivations, Barriers and Impact

12:30 - 13:30 15 December 2022
Join Manchester Institute of Innovation Research and Work and Equalities Institute for their seminar with Mabel Sánchez Barrioluengo & Silvia Massini on Adoption of Digital Technologies…

“Solstice and Equinox Series” with Jeanette Winterson CBE

18:30 - 20:00 15 December 2022
In the tradition of Charles Dickens, award-winning writer and acclaimed author of Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? and Frankissstein, Jeanette…

Addressing Social Determinants of Suicide and Mental Health

12:00 - 13:00 19 January 2023
Abundant research shows that poverty, financial hardship, unemployment, income inequalities and other economic factors increase the risk for suicide. Nevertheless, the field of suicide…

Grassroots responses to climate change: Voices from Pernambuco, Brazil

17:00 - 18:30 7 February 2023
At this HCRI public event, we'll be joined by Maria Silvanete Lermen and Deybison Silva De Albuquerqe from the State of Pernambuco in Brazil. They are leaders of the two Afro-descendant…

North-West Biotech Initiative - Women in STEM Webinar

12:00 - 13:30 10 February 2023
On 10 February, the day before the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, come along to network and hear from women actively contributing to the world of science and innovation…

Adventure Everywhere: Pablo Picasso’s Paris Nightlife

13 February 2023
Thursday 27th April. 6pm – 8pm Event details TBC but it will be an in conservation in Gallery 3 with a couple of Picasso’s artworks being shown from our Collection. https://www.confingopublishing.u…

Responding to the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria: Needs and challenges

16:00 3 March 2023
Almost a month after the (first) earthquake, what is happening in the south of Turkey and north of Syria? What may be the role of the international community in responding and in the…

MIOIR Seminar Series - Endless Applications: Strategic Maintenance of the World's Most Enduring Herbicide Technology

15:30 - 16:30 6 March 2023
Join us for the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research Seminar Series 22/23, talk with guest speaker Professor Beatrice D’Ippolito, School for Business and Society, University…

Nazir Afzal: Fighting for Gender Equity - IWD 2023 Event

14:00 - 15:00 8 March 2023
Join the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health (FBMH) for our flagship International Women's Day event with Nazir Afzal OBE, University Chancellor, who will share insights and reflections…

Lydia Becker Institute Research Showcase

12:00 - 17:00 9 March 2023
We’re excited to announce the Lydia Becker Institute Research Showcase 2023 which will take place on 9 March. Becker Executive Talks – 12.00pm-1.00pm - Michael Smith Building Lecture…

Wordsworthian Tree Planting and the English Lake District

17:00 - 18:00 9 March 2023
William Wordsworth was a keen planter of trees—from the Dove Cottage garden to the grounds at Rydal Mount, to landed estates, friends’ houses, and the local churchyard—he planted a…

Ghosts and Monsters: Reconstructing Nature on the Site of the Berlin Wall

16:00 - 18:00 14 March 2023
In this presentation I seek to develop a larger argument from a small place that no longer exists. Since 2004 I regularly visited a wasteland or Brache, located on the site of the former…

CANCELLED Collection Encounter: Literature, loves and liminal spaces: private correspondence and conscientious objection to the First World War

13:30 - 16:30 15 March 2023
What leads people to refuse to go to war in times of conscription? How did books sustain conversation between those imprisoned for their beliefs, and their friends, families and political…

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