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Racial Inequality in Times of Crises

17:00 31 October - 18:30 3 November 2022
This four day online conference explores the impact of present-day crises on ethnic minority people in the UK. The event will take place online each day at 5pm from Monday 31 October…

Racial Inequality in Times of Crises: Day 4 - Healthcare

17:00 - 18:30 3 November 2022
This is the second session of a four day online conference explores the impact of present-day crises on ethnic minority people in the UK. The event will take place online each day at…

Virtual Open Day

11:00 - 17:00 3 November 2022
Virtual Undergraduate Open Day, offering a range of information sessions about the University of Manchester.

PLAY Days

10:30 - 14:30 11 November 2022
"Most other baby workshops are led, we love how these sessions give you the opportunity to explore for yourselves, together. I truly believe my child is more creative and curious…

Researching Urban AI - in conversation with Matthew Cook [Rescheduled]

13:00 17 November 2022
This is a hybrid event. To join us remotely use the following link: https://zoom.us/j/93443940069 Embedded in movement technologies such as connected autonomous vehicles and urban…

Quiet Sunday

10:30 - 12:30 20 November 2022
Multi-sensory, open-ended play for families with additional needs. These sessions are free to attend and there's no need to book, just come along.

William C. Kirby - "Empire of Ideas: Creating the Modern University from Germany to America to China," (Book Discussion)

17:00 - 18:00 22 November 2022
WEBINAR: Today American institutions dominate nearly every major ranking of global universities. Yet in historical terms, America’s preeminence is relatively new, and there is no reason…

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…

Irene Manton Lecture 2022

17:30 - 19:00 8 December 2022
Join us to celebrate and commemorate the significant contribution made by women to the Natural Sciences at the 2022 Irene Manton lecture. The lecture is free to attend and is open…

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.…

Research café: Jazz diasporas in-the-making: an ethnographic listening of musical practice and discourse

16:30 - 18:00 15 December 2022
In this research café, Alexander Gagatsis, Lecturer in Jazz Studies at The University of Manchester and Simon Industrial and Professional Fellows Yazz Ahmed and Carlos Maldonado are…

PROFESSOR CHRISTOPHER CONSELICE: ORIGINS: THE BIG BANG TO INTELLIGENT LIFE AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN

19:30 - 21:00 19 January 2023
A series of public lectures named in honour of Sir Bernard Lovell, the Founder and first Director of Jodrell Bank Observatory. Jodrell Bank is proud to be relaunching the Lovell Lecture…

NWBI Medical Communications Webinar 2023

17:30 - 19:00 31 January 2023
The [https://www.nwbiotech.co.uk/ North West Biotech Initiative] would like to invite you to: Medical Communications Webinar Tuesday 31st January, 5:30 pm EventBrite Link: [https://www.eventbrite.…

PLAY Day

10:30 - 14:30 10 February 2023
A space for under 5s and their grown-ups to come together to play, be curious and be creative with simple, open-ended play resources. Our School of Creativity space will be packed…

Sunny Xin Liu & Michael Wood - Anglo-Chinese Encounters Before the Opium War [Book Launch Conversation]

17:00 - 18:30 23 February 2023
[IN-PERSON] This event is part of a new Chinese Culture Lecture Series organised by the Manchester China Institute and Manchester Museum. Dr. Sunny Xin Liu and Professor of Public…

Quiet Sundays

10:30 - 12:30 26 February 2023
Multi-sensory, open-ended play for families with additional needs. These multi-sensory play sessions are specially designed for families with additional needs who may prefer a quieter,…

Professor Philip Edmondson's Inaugural Lecture

11:00 - 13:00 27 February 2023
The Inaugural Lecture of Professor Philip Edmondson will take place on Monday 27th February 2023 between 11am and 12pm. This event will take place in Blended Lecture Theatre 2 (2B.020),…

Nuclear weapons and humanitarian risks

17:00 - 18:30 7 March 2023
A HCRI public seminar exploring the current risks and potential humanitarian consequences of nuclear war. Guest speakers: Dr Becky Alexis-Martin, author of 'Disarming Doomsday: The…

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…

Manchester Algebra Seminar - Theo Douvropoulos

13:00 - 14:00 9 March 2023
The algebra seminar next week will be given by Theo Douvropoulos from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. We draw attention to the fact that it will be on Thursday 9th March…

PLAY Day

10:30 - 14:30 10 March 2023
A space for under 5s and their grown-ups to come together to play, be curious and be creative with simple, open-ended play resources. Our School of Creativity space will be packed…

From Print to Pixel

11:00 - 14:00 18 March 2023
Join us for a morning focused on advanced imaging techniques and how the Rylands use them to discover more about collections. Drop in and meet Senior Photographer Tony Richards who…

Quiet Sundays

10:30 - 12:30 26 March 2023
Multi-sensory, open-ended play for families with additional needs. These multi-sensory play sessions are specially designed for families with additional needs who may prefer a quieter,…

Looking for languages: Half-term family trail at Manchester Museum (part of International Mother Language Day 2023)

13:00 - 17:00 12 April 2023
The Linguistic Diversity Collective invites you to join us for some half-term fun to celebrate International Mother Language Day at the newly re-opened Manchester Museum. Grab your…

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

13:00 - 14:00 19 April 2023
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…

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