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PERILOUS TIMES Book launch: Thomas D. Lee in conversation w/ Beth Underdown

18:30 - 20:00 25 May 2023
We're thrilled to be working with the University of Manchester's Centre for New Writing to host the launch of Thomas D. Lee's wonderfully entertaining new novel PERILOUS TIMES. Mixing…

A conversation with Sara Ahmed (The Feminist Killjoy Handbook)

18:30 26 May 2023
Join us for an evening with renowned feminist author, Sara Ahmed, as she discusses her latest book, The Feminist Killjoy Handbook. In this collection of essays, Ahmed explores the ways…

Global China's Knowledge Infrastructure: The Rise of Chinese International Development Thinking

12:00 - 13:00 31 May 2023
This talk discusses the rise of Chinese international development thinking. In the past 5-10 years, a growing number of Chinese scholars and experts have sought to theorise the ‘development’…

Writing for Wellbeing

12:00 - 14:00 7 June 2023
Expressing yourself and crafting an object have long been studied and considered a way to relieve stress and emotional turbulence. We are told that “talking helps” and that making “something…

One World Together Launch

11:00 - 12:30 8 June 2023
Please join GDI staff and students for a celebration and soft launch of their radical new social enterprise, One World Together. For the past two years, GDI academic Niki Banks and…

Writing for Wellbeing

12:00 - 14:00 8 June 2023
Expressing yourself and crafting an object have long been studied and considered a way to relieve stress and emotional turbulence. We are told that “talking helps” and that making “something…

Film Screening: Not Just Roads

18:00 - 21:00 9 June 2023
The University of Manchester's Global Urban Futures research group present a rare UK screening of the award-winning ethnographic documentary film "Not Just Roads", followed by a Q&A…

What's in a word, and what's in a dictionary?

11:00 - 12:00 9 June 2023
How would you describe the meanings of everyday English words such as rose, aunt, or giggle? You have probably come across words in one language that have several translations in another…

The University of Manchester Community Festival 2023

11:00 - 16:00 10 June 2023
There's so much to do at our Community Festival! Ever fancied hunting for the stars, tickling a robot or fighting killer fungus? Ever wondered how strong chocolate is, how the nervous…

CSSC Talk: Prof Heather Love (Penn), 'To be Real: The Passion of the Self in Queer Writing'

17:00 - 18:30 13 June 2023
This event is part of the Centre for the Study of Sexuality and Culture's public event series. Professor Heather Love is professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania. She…

Public Talk: Prof Christina Lupton (Copenhagen): 'The First Person at Work: Helen Garner, Hannah Arendt, and Wages for Housework'

13:00 - 14:30 13 June 2023
This event is part of the English, American Studies and Creative Writing research seminar, co-sponsored by the Centre for the Study of Sexuality and Culture Professor Christina Lupton…

Development as Transformation: Theory and Practice for a revival of development thinking

16:00 - 17:30 15 June 2023
Post Second World War, certainly in the 1950s, and 1960s, Development Economics as a topic was prominent in economics. There was much interest in trying to understand why some countries…

Digital Trust and Security Seminar: YOSO: You Only Speak Once

13:00 - 14:00 15 June 2023
Join special guest speaker, Bernardo Magri, Senior Lecturer in the Systems and Software Security group at the University of Manchester Online seminar with Q&A and discussion. Abstract:…

Pink Floyd's Dark Side of The Moon, Planetarium Show

17 - 24 June 2023
Join us in celebrating Pink Floyd’s 50th anniversary of ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ with an unforgettable experience at Jodrell Bank this June! Get ready to be amazed as the magic…

Echoes of Displacement comic book launch

13:30 - 15:30 19 June 2023
An afternoon celebration of the publication of Echoes of Displacement: A collective story of growing older and seeking sanctuary in Manchester, a comic book co-produced with people…

Pride Poetry and Performance

14:00 - 20:00 22 June 2023
Pride Poetry and Performance event at the Whitworth The Whitworth are celebrating Pride Month with this writing workshop and performance event facilitated by writer, Louise Wallwein MBE. Free - booking via Eventbrite

You Might Go to Prison, Even Though You're Innocent - Justin Brooks and the Manchester Innocence Project

17:00 - 19:00 4 July 2023
Join us on July 4th, 2023 at 5 PM in AMBS 3.009 to learn about the harsh reality of wrongful convictions with Attorney and Professor of Law Justin Brooks. Justin Brooks is the Director…

Campus visit for school and college groups

13:15 - 15:15 12 July 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…

Studio Nights – Printmaking FREE

18:00 - 20:00 13 July 2023
Practical art workshops for educators. Explore arts practice, connect with exhibitions, discover new perspectives and meet other educators. Join printmaker Alan Birch as he introduces…

Campus visit for school and college groups

13:15 - 15:15 18 July 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…

Pankhurst Institute Seminar Series

14:00 - 15:00 18 July 2023
We would like to invite you to our forthcoming Pankhurst seminar (online and in person) The Pankhurst Seminar series provides an opportunity to experience talk and discussion from…

Building Manchester: A Historical Walking Tour of Manchester's Stone

13:00 - 15:00 17 August 2023
Red sandstone is Manchester’s native rock, but many of our buildings are clad in Portland Stone all the way from the South Coast- why? Join us to get the solid facts on why humans are…

Building Manchester: A Historical Walking Tour of Manchester's Stone

13:00 - 15:00 18 August 2023
Red sandstone is Manchester’s native rock, but many of our buildings are clad in Portland Stone all the way from the South Coast- why? Join us to get the solid facts on why humans are…

Building Manchester: A Historical Walking Tour of Manchester's Stone

11:00 - 13:00 19 August 2023
Red sandstone is Manchester’s native rock, but many of our buildings are clad in Portland Stone all the way from the South Coast- why? Join us to get the solid facts on why humans are…

Building Manchester: A Historical Walking Tour of Manchester's Stone

14:00 - 16:00 19 August 2023
Red sandstone is Manchester’s native rock, but many of our buildings are clad in Portland Stone all the way from the South Coast- why? Join us to get the solid facts on why humans are…

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