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AN IMPERFECT ACCOUNT OF A COMET

18 November 2022 - 16 April 2023
An Imperfect Account of a Comet is an audio-visual installation by Lynda Laird celebrating the celestial discoveries of the 18th century astronomer Caroline Herschel. The work is presented…

APOLLO REMASTERED

3 December 2022 - 16 April 2023
To coincide with the 50th anniversary of our last steps on the Moon, Andy Saunders will present a small selection of remastered photographs from the final mission of the programme –…

MARG 2023 Spring seminar series Alan Lewis and Diana Osmolska, “The Intuitive Approach in Site Analysis: A Critique of Current Literature.”

12:00 - 14:00 19 March 2023
MARG 2023 Spring seminar series - 29th of March - 12-2pm Alan Lewis and Diana Osmolska, “The Intuitive Approach in Site Analysis: A Critique of Current Literature.” - Room Booked 1.27 HBS

Stockport Youth Orchestra

15:00 - 17:00 19 March 2023
Stockport Youth Orchestra returns to Martin Harris Centre for the first time since 2019, in a popular programme which will include Sibelius – Finlandia, Copland - Appalachian Spring…

Econometrics Seminar - Jeremy Fox (Rice)

13:00 - 14:00 20 March 2023
Title TBA

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…

Tackling Mis/Dis Information in Communities

01:00 - 16:00 20 March 2023
A CPD course looking at Mis/Dis information and the Infodemic. The short course will focus on the below learning objectives: - To describe Mis/Dis Information and the Infodemic -…

Design and integrity assessment of offshore wind turbine structures

15:00 - 16:00 21 March 2023
Note: This is a hybrid event. Abstract of the lecture: An efficient source of renewable energy, which is increasingly the preferred solution for realising Britain’s short- and long-term…

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…

Macro Seminar - Anthony Priolo (Lancaster)

16:00 - 17:00 21 March 2023
Title: How Do Entrants Build Market Share? The Role of Demand Frictions

Manchester Number Theory Seminar - Lassina Dembele

15:00 - 16:00 21 March 2023
Speaker: Lassina Dembele (KCL) Title: Congruences of Hilbert-Siegel modular forms and applications. Abstract: In this talk, we will explain how to compute congruences of Hilbert-Siegel…

Study Of High-Speed Aerodynamics: High-Fidelity Simulation, Turbulence Modeling and Flow Control

15:00 - 16:00 21 March 2023
Abstract of the lecture: The development of hypersonic vehicles is currently a prominent area of interest in the aviation field. However, two critical problems are hindering its progress:…

Tackling Mis/Dis Information in Communities

01:00 - 16:00 21 March 2023
A CPD course looking at Mis/Dis information and the Infodemic. The short course will focus on the below learning objectives: - To describe Mis/Dis Information and the Infodemic -…

Alexey Lindo - Theta-positive branching in varying environment

15:00 - 16:00 22 March 2023
Alexey Lindo (University of Glasgow) will speak in the Probability seminar. (in-person) A time inhomogeneous Markov branching process is a stochastic model for the fluctuating size…

MET Seminar - Ludvig Sinander (Oxford)

17:00 - 18:00 22 March 2023
Title: Comparative statics with adjustment costs and the le Chatelier principle (joint with Eddie Dekel and John Quah) Abstract: We develop a theory of monotone comparative statics…

Responding to Domestic Abuse During Covid-19 - Dr. Helen Richardson Foster

12:00 - 13:00 22 March 2023
The Covid-pandemic 19 both reduced access to support and intensified entrapment for those experiencing domestic abuse, and there was particular concern about the potential impact for…

'Let me tell you a story': story-telling as a tool for claiming trustworthiness in organisational settings

14:00 - 15:30 23 March 2023
CTIS Research Seminar 2 'Let me tell you a story': story-telling as a tool for claiming trustworthiness in organisational settings Narratives are primary means of constructing identity…

BASS Annual Lecture 2023

11:00 - 12:00 23 March 2023
Nazir Afzal was appointed Chancellor of the University of Manchester in 2022. He has a long and prestigious record of engaging with, and fighting for human rights, social justice,…

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.…

Introduction to the UK Data Service

11:00 - 12:30 23 March 2023
The UK Data Service holds the UK’s largest collection of research data. This introductory workshop is for anyone with an interest in social research who wants to hear about the vast…

NCHS: Nature for Health – Beauty in The Everyday (Photography)

10:30 - 12:30 23 March 2023
Thursdays; 10:30am – 12:30pm Clore Garden Studio & Whitworth Park Join us for a series of photography activities which encourage creative play and explore the environment around us,…

Online conference: Compassion and Care

23 - 24 March 2023
This in person event is now full, please register for online access if you would like to attend. Join us for a two day conference that brings together scholars, historians and practitioners…

Sustainable Futures Seminar Series

14:00 - 15:00 23 March 2023
This event will showcase talks from The University of Manchester's Dr Helen Holmes and Dr Kira Allmann Senior Digital Strategy Officer at Manchester City Council 14:00: Welcome and…

The Rylands Lunchtime Seminar: Gardening Can Speak Proper English: Exploring Early Modern Manuals

12:00 - 12:45 23 March 2023
Join us for an online discussion about John Evelyn’s translation of La Quintinie’s gardening summa, Instruction pour les jardins fruitiers et potagers of 1690, Stephen Switzer wrote,…

WCLC: Stephen Altoft

13:10 - 14:00 23 March 2023
'The Microtonal Trumpet'- 19 tones per octave instead of 12 A fascinating programme of works for 19- division trumpet and electronics by Richard Whalley, Donald Bousted, Stephen Altoft,…

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