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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…

Brain Health Day - a public science event all about clinical brain research!

11:00 - 16:00 18 March 2023
Taking place on Saturday 18 March at Manchester Central Library, the event will be a showcase of talks and scientific discovery stalls focussing on clinical neuroscience (brain and…

North-West Biotech Initiative webinar - R&D Jobs in Industry

17:30 - 19:00 20 March 2023
The North-West Biotech Initiative are hosting an “R&D Jobs in Industry Webinar”, on Monday 20th March 2023 at 5:30pm. Join our panel of pioneering experts in the field to find out how…

Eleanor Catton in Conversation

19:00 - 20:15 21 March 2023
Ten years after winning The Booker Prize with her epic novel The Luminaries, New Zealand novelist Eleanor Catton returns with a spectacular new novel Birnam Wood. A brilliant psychological…

Chao-yo Cheng - When Do Chinese Courts Stand with the People?

12:30 - 13:30 23 March 2023
[HYBRID]: This talk will be both in-person and live on Zoom. When do Chinese courts side with the People? In this talk, Dr Chao-Yo Cheng examines China's administrative courts' success.…

Nearpod User Event for University of Manchester Staff

12:30 - 15:00 24 March 2023
Zach Bookman (Customer Success Manager at Nearpod) will be visiting the University of Manchester on Friday 24 March to discuss all things Nearpod! The session will begin with a presentation…

In Conversation: Stephen Morris

18:00 - 19:30 30 March 2023
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…

Online Panel Event - Unequal futures: addressing poverty, health and inequality for young people

12:00 - 13:00 30 March 2023
Join Centre for Cities in partnership with Policy@Manchester for this online panel discussion on the links between poverty, poor health outcomes and economic inactivity in young people.…

Research workshop: Popular Culture research methods Professor Jon Savage

17:00 30 March 2023
Jon Savage is an award winning author and film writer. His books include England's Dreaming: Sex Pistols and Punk Rock, Teenage - The Creation of Youth 1875-1945, 1966: The Year The…

Signs of The Times: Maps of history and prophecy from the Christian Brethren Archive

13:30 - 15:30 31 March 2023
SOLD OUT Led by historians Professor Crawford Gribben, Queen’s University, Belfast and Dr. Andrew Crome, Manchester Metropolitan University, this event provides a unique opportunity…

Putting our heads together: Insights from auditory research with the autistic community

14:00 - 15:00 5 April 2023
Autistic people have long reported hearing difficulties in noisy environments, like restaurants, classrooms, cafes, and social gatherings. Yet corresponding laboratory research has…

MIOIR Seminar Series - Roadmapping for strategic alignment

15:30 - 16:30 17 April 2023
Join us for the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research Seminar Series 22/23 with Dr Robert Phaal, Director of Research (STIM) in the Department of Engineering at the University…

Glass & Colour in the History of Alchemy

16:00 - 17:30 18 April 2023
A talk on Symbolism, Transformation, Imitation: Glass & Colour in the History of Alchemy delivered by Umberto Veronesi (Lisbon). This event is part of Affective Artefacts, a series…

Andrew Chubb - Chinese nationalism and the South China Seas disputes: Causes and consequences

16:30 - 18:00 19 April 2023
[In-Person, Oddfellows Hall] In this talk, Dr Chubb will expand on research which traces the rise of Chinese popular nationalist attitudes and actions towards the South China Sea disputes.…

Linguistic Diversity and Ethnobotanical Knowledge

16:00 - 18:00 19 April 2023
Regions of the world with greatest biodiversity also tend to be linguistically diverse, and languages reflect the relationship between their speakers and their natural environment.…

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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