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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…

Working with Industry as an Early Career Researcher

12:00 - 13:30 20 April 2023
Join Dr Sam Butterworth, Senior Lecturer in Medicinal Chemistry and SHS Business Engagement Lead, and a panel of ECR speakers to find out their perspective of working with industry.…

Christopher Rea - Chinese Cinema Meets Digital Humanities

15:30 - 17:00 21 April 2023
How can we use digital platforms—including social media—to enhance research and learning on modern China? How can we make the “obscure” (to non-specialists) discoverable? What are the…

MIOIR Seminar Series - Simulations at the nexus of known and unknown: Catastrophe models in terrorism insurance

15:30 - 16:30 24 April 2023
Join us for the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research Seminar Series 22/23 with Dr Eugenia Cacciatori, Senior Lecturer in Management at Bayes Business School, City, University…

Jessica Rawson - Ancient Chinese Tombs, Their Treasures, and China Today

16:30 - 18:00 25 April 2023
[In-Person, The John Rylands Research Library] Drawing from Professor Jessica Rawson's new book Life and Afterlife in Ancient China, Professor Rawson will discuss the significance of…

Research Café: Other Voices and Walking Inquiry Exhibition Launch

16:00 - 18:00 25 April 2023
Images of immigration and refugee experiences rarely include their voices and this roundtable will reflect on different approaches to reframing, raising awareness of and centring immigrant…

Technicity against “Technology”: An Anthropology of Technical Objects

16:00 - 17:30 25 April 2023
A talk on Technicity against “Technology”: An Anthropology of Technical Objects delivered by Ludovic Coupaye (UCL). This event is part of Affective Artefacts, a series of events exploring…

Research café: The cladding crisis - research and performance

12:00 - 13:30 26 April 2023
Join us for an informal research café lunch event exploring the politics of high-rise housing, the cladding crisis, performance and activism. We are looking to start a collaborative…

PEM 70th Anniversary Lecture - 'Planning and Land Ownership – Time for Reform?'

17:00 - 19:00 3 May 2023
Abstract: In this lecture marking the PEM's 70th year, Professor David Adams will examine the uneasy relationship between planning and land ownership, and explore how landowners and…

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…

Chinese Views of Russia and Ukraine, a Roundtable Discussion

17:00 - 18:30 4 May 2023
[In-person, The Portico Library] With China’s tacit support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there has been much talk in global media about a new China-Russia alliance against…

Mykaell Riley and Linda Brogan In Conversation with David Olusoga

18:00 - 19:00 4 May 2023
Join us at The Whitworth for this public talk, chaired by David Olusoga, Professor of Public History at the University of Manchester. The talk provides a space to reflect on the historical…

Workers' Playtime: Curator Tour

14:00 - 14:30 4 May 2023
Did industrial workers in Victorian Lancashire have time to participate in literary culture and leisure pursuits? From the Factory Acts to the First World War, this tour will explore…

Gardens in the Mughal and Ottoman Empire

16:00 - 17:30 23 May 2023
An evening with guest speakers Asli Niyazioglu (Oxford) and Neha Vermani (Sheffield) will be speaking on the following topics: Asli Niyazioglu (Oxford): Why did 16th-Century Ottoman…

Under the Weather: Reimagining mobility in the climate crisis (book launch)

12:30 - 14:00 23 May 2023
HCRI's Dr Stephanie Sodero will discuss her new book 'Under the Weather: Reimagining mobility in the climate crisis' This is a hybrid event (in-person and online). The exact location…

Public Lecture: Prof. Hal Gladfelder, 'The Castrato as Culture Ghost' (Part of the 2023 Sexuality Summer School)

17:00 - 19:00 24 May 2023
This public lecture, co-sponsored by English, American Studies and Creative Writing and the NWCDTP, will be part of the 2023 Sexuality Summer School: '(Up) Against Nature' Professor…

Research Café: AI, Robotics and Creativity

12:00 - 13:30 24 May 2023
Join us for an informal lunch event exploring how Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics are transforming many sectors, including the creative industries. Revolutionary technologies…

Smelling the Past: An Archaeology of the “Vast Structure of Recollection”

16:00 - 17:30 30 May 2023
A talk on Smelling the Past: An Archaeology of the “Vast Structure of Recollection” delivered by William Tullett (Anglia Ruskin). This event is part of Affective Artefacts, a series…

Enchanted Garments:The Clothing of the Barrock Bog Body

16:00 - 17:30 6 June 2023
A talk on Enchanted Garments: The Clothing of the Barrock Bog Body delivered by Melanie Giles (Manchester). This event is part of Affective Artefacts, a series of events exploring…

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