Events for prospective students

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 –…

Being Focussed report launch webinar

16:00 - 17:00 30 March 2023
Hosted by SEERIH (The University of Manchester) and The Ogden Trust, this webinar will be an opportunity to hear from the authors of "Being Focussed: Monitoring the 10 Key Issues to…

Notes on Bresson

30 - 31 March 2023
Marking 80 years since the wartime release of Robert Bresson’s first feature film Les Anges du Peche in 1943, and 40 years since the release of his final feature film L’Argent in 1983,…

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…

Campus visit for school and college groups

13:15 - 15:15 26 April 2023
The visits will take place between 1.15pm and 3.15pm and the timetable is as follows: 1.15pm A welcome presentation delivered by a member of the Student Recruitment Team, who will…

WCLC - Bass clarinet and electronics with Marij van Gorkom

13:10 - 14:00 27 April 2023
Following collaborations with various NOVARS composers, Dutch bass clarinettist Marij van Gorkom returns to Manchester to perform a lunchtime concert. Specialised in performance with…

Reddit AMA - Lydia Becker Institute - Day of Immunology 2023

15:00 - 17:00 29 April 2023
In order to mark International Day of Immunology 2023 experts from the Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation will be taking part in a Reddit ‘As Me Anything’ on Saturday…

Book Launch: Legitimation as Political Practice: Crafting Everyday Authority in Tanzania

16:00 - 18:00 3 May 2023
Legitimacy has long been perceived through a Westernized lens as a fixed, binary state. In her book, Kathy Dodworth explores everyday legitimation practices in coastal Tanzania, specifically…

Queer British Art - An in conversation between Ajamu X and Simeon Barclay

14:00 3 May 2023
The Queer British Art Research Group are thrilled to be hosting an in conversation between artists, Ajamu X and Simeon Barclay. Ajamu X’s new exhibition Ajamu: The Patron Saint of Darkroom…

SELF-PORTRAIT AS OTHELLO - Jason Allen-Paisant in conversation

18:30 - 20:00 3 May 2023
We're delighted to be working with the University of Manchester's Centre for New Writing to host Jason Allen-Paisant as part of their Literature Live series. Jason will be reading from…

CSSC Talk: Dr Monica Pearl, ' "Where is your rage?": AIDS Generations'

17:00 - 19:00 9 May 2023
This event is organised by the Centre for the Study of Sexuality and Culture (CSSC) at the University of Manchester. Veteran ACT UP activist and scholar, Dr Monica Pearl, has written…

Seeing Others: Redefining Worth in a Divided World - Professor Michele Lamont's Public Lecture

17:00 - 19:00 9 May 2023
Join us for a fascinating evening with visiting Professor of Sociology and of African and African American Studies Michèle Lamont from the University of Harvard who will be reflecting…

Campus visit for school and college groups

13:15 - 15:15 10 May 2023
The visits will take place between 1.15pm and 3.15pm and the timetable is as follows: 1.15pm A welcome presentation delivered by a member of the Student Recruitment Team, who will…

Lecture with Professor David Olusoga for A level (Y12) students: ‘Why study History? Empire, Slavery, and Identity in Britain today’

14:30 - 16:30 10 May 2023
Join us at Manchester Cathedral for this lecture for students in Year 12. It is a great opportunity to hear from David Olusoga, Professor of Public History at the University of Manchester,…

Prof Zakiyyah Iman Jackson (USC): 'Organs of War: Ecologies of Measurement and Dematerialization in Wangechi Mutu’s Histology of the Different Classes of Uterine Tumors’ (2023 Sexuality Summer School)

15:15 - 17:00 22 May 2023
This public lecture, co-sponsored by English, American Studies and Creative Writing and the NWCDTP, will be the opening public lecture of the 2023 Sexuality Summer School: '(Up) Against…

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