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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…

Schwartz Round - "Why I Do My Job"

11:45 - 13:00 7 June 2023
Schwartz Rounds are a forum designed for healthcare students to come together and discuss and reflect on the personal, emotional and social challenges associated with working in healthcare,…

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…

The Affective Value of the Last Will & Testament in Early Modern Studies

16:00 - 17:30 13 June 2023
A talk on Final Words: The Affective Value of the Last Will & Testament in Early Modern Studies presented by Erica Fudge (Strathclyde). This event is part of Affective Artefacts, a…

Research café: ‘A Journey with Two Maps’: practice-based research and creative interventions for well-being

12:00 - 13:30 14 June 2023
Join us for an informal lunch event exploring the potential, possibilities and challenges of creative writing and other arts interventions in the context of healthcare workplace settings.…

Talk | Containment and leakage: towards a general containerology

11:30 - 13:00 14 June 2023
In this talk, we explore containment as an ontological condition. We begin by situating its presence, spanning from the life-giving vessel of the womb to the numerous container technologies…

Building an inclusive workforce for all ages

13:00 - 14:15 15 June 2023
In this presentation we will explore the topic of Building an inclusive workforce for all ages. We currently have 5 generations in the workplace and each of these generations bring…

Joint CGP and GPE Talk by Luca Mavelli (University of Kent)

14:00 - 15:30 15 June 2023
Hybrid Event: On campus: Arthur Lewis Building, Boardroom 2nd floor Online: https://zoom.us/j/94598599902

Research café: Collaborative Creative Practice Research

12:00 - 13:30 21 June 2023
Join us for an informal lunch event exploring how creative practitioners and researchers can work together effectively. What are the opportunities, common ground and difficulties afforded…

Mobile Apps and Sensors in Surveys (MASS) Workshop Keynote: Contextual Integrity in Theory and Empirical Application

15:30 - 16:30 22 June 2023
The Mobile Apps and Sensors in Surveys (MASS) workshop together with the Centre for Digital Trust and Society is very excited to host a keynote by Helen Nissenbaum (Cornell Tech). You…

Mobile Apps and Sensors in Surveys (MASS) Workshop Keynote: The Promise of Activity Space Approaches: Urban/Rural Comparisons and Implications for Research on Context

13:00 - 14:00 23 June 2023
The Mobile Apps and Sensors in Surveys (MASS) workshop together with the National Centre for Research Methods is very excited to host the keynote by Kathleen Cagney (University of Michigan).…

Dismantling and Rebuilding Praxis for Age-Friendly Cities and Communities: Toward an Emancipatory Approach

12:00 - 14:00 4 July 2023
In this talk, Dr Jarmin Yeh, from the University of California, San Francisco, Institute for Health & Aging will trace her own entrée into the study of urban ageing, present a critical…

Workers' Playtime: Curator Tour

14:00 - 14:30 3 August 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…

We are not a Burden, with Alternative School of Economics

19:00 - 20:30 3 September 2023
Join The Alternative School of Economics (Ruth Beale & Amy Feneck) with leading feminist speakers Jo Littler and Sophie Lewis for a conversation about centring care in the economy.…

Workers' Playtime: Curator Tour

14:00 - 14:30 7 September 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…

Kate Mosse in Conversation

16:30 7 October 2023
‘I am, indeed, notorious, feared over sea and land. I am the one they did not believe could exist. I am the commander of the Ghost Ship.’ In her gripping new novel,?The Ghost Ship,…

New Commission: Jason Allen-Paisant

14:00 14 October 2023
‘It is beautiful, oh my god it is.’ To mark the 200th anniversary of Manchester Art Gallery, award-winning poet Jason Allen-Paisant has created a trio of exquisite, luxurious, sensual…

Gaia Vince in Conversation

14:00 15 October 2023
‘Have no doubt, we are facing a species emergency – but we can manage it. We can survive, but to do so will require a planned and deliberate migration of a kind humanity has never before…

The Book of Beijing

16:00 15 October 2023
How does a city as complex as Beijing shape or inspire its authors and artists? Wen Zhen in her story ‘Date at the Art Gallery’ (translated by Jack Hargreaves) tells the story of a…

Compassion and Culture: A Conversation with Museum Directors Esme Ward & Xiaowen Zhu

17:00 - 18:30 18 October 2023
In this talk, Museum Directors Esme Ward & Xiaowen Zhu reflect on the links between compassion and culture, drawing on their work on China. This event is co-organised by the Manchester…

For the Record: Songs as archive, and other entanglements

17:00 - 18:30 18 October 2023
This unique presentation is the latest in a series of Entanglements devised by theatre-makers Karen Christopher and David Overend. These informal, hybrid events weave text, film, music…

Plastics Question Time - One Bin to Rule Them All

10:00 - 16:00 27 October 2023
Have you ever wondered why plastic recycling in the UK is so confusing and chaotic? Join our interactive session to discuss and discover why this is the case and explore solutions.…

Wellbeing in Law – Promoting Mental Health for Students and Professionals

13:30 - 16:30 31 October 2023
In collaboration with the University of Manchester’s Justice Hub, the University of Salford’s SILKS Law Clinic, Salford City Council and two law firms: Ward Hadaway and Fieldfisher,…

Better Wellbeing in School Leadership: Engaging with Stories, Research and Each Other

17:00 - 19:00 2 November 2023
Join us at our event designed to foster research dissemination, networking, and development for attendees. Tailored to current, aspiring, and former school leaders, as well as individuals…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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