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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.…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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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,…

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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…

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Scarcity: A History from the Origins of Capitalism to the Climate Crisis

16:00 - 18:00 7 November 2023
Modern economics presumes a particular view of scarcity, in which human beings are innately possessed of infinite desires and society must therefore facilitate endless growth and consumption…

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What is good work and how do we get more of it?

14:00 - 16:00 7 November 2023
Exploring the Potential and Limits of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter This workshop will bring together workers, campaigners and people interested in promoting better…

Having Empowered Conversations: A workshop and event to share experiences of care partners of people living with dementia

11:00 - 14:00 16 November 2023
Having Empowering Conversations shares the results of the feasibility trial of Empowered Conversations, an online communication course for carers of people with dementia. Funded by…

Collaborating for success in the North West

14:15 - 16:00 21 November 2023
How can regulators, business advisors, support networks, local businesses leaders, and entrepreneurs best come together to help ensure that open competition can benefit people and businesses…

Save the date: In conversation with Dan Sarginson - International Men's Day 2023

12:30 - 13:30 21 November 2023
Former rugby league international, Dan Sarginson, will share his personal battle with mental health during his career and how he has made positive steps towards recovery.

Queering the Clinamen: Unearthly Objects as Queer Forms in Eighteenth-Century Poetry

22 November 2023
Dr James Metcalf, Lecturer in Eighteenth-Century English Literature, is presenting his current project at the Centre for the Study of Sexuality and Culture on Wednesday 22nd November,…

Disasters, risks and politics in the age of climate change

16:30 - 18:00 23 November 2023
HCRI roundtable on climate change and disasters, with BBC's Navin Singh Khadka and University of Cambridge's Dr Ayesha Siddiqi SPEAKERS: Navin Singh Khadka - A senior environmental…

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‘Ring in the True’: The evolution of independent press in Manchester

18:00 - 19:45 23 November 2023
Join us in the beautiful setting of our Historic Reading Room for a panel discussion on the evolution of independent press in Manchester from the 1960s through to the present day. In…

MIOIR & MUI Joint Seminar - Innovation for the masses: How to share the benefits of the high-tech economy

15:30 - 16:30 27 November 2023
Join us Manchester Institute of Innovation Research and Manchester Urban Institute with Neil Lee, Professor of Economic Geography at the LSE and Professor II at the Inland University…

NWBI MSL Webinar 2023

17:30 - 19:00 28 November 2023
Are you a scientist who loves to travel? Do you want to use your degree to discuss exciting scientific discoveries with key opinion leaders to advance drug discovery? A career as a…

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The history and evolution of Chinese names

13:00 - 14:00 30 November 2023
Are you interested in the history of Chinese names? Do you teach or support Chinese students and want to know more about the tradition and culture behind their names? Are your classmates…

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Collection Encounter: The Terence Pepper collection

14:00 - 16:00 1 December 2023
Come along to delve into the Terence Pepper collection, a realm of popular culture and iconic magazines newly housed in the British Pop Archive here at the Library. Terence will join…

When Missions Fail: lessons in ‘high technology’ from post-war Britain with Tom Kelsey

17:30 - 18:30 5 December 2023
When Missions Fail: lessons in ‘high technology’ from post-war Britain Register via Eventbrite: ttps://www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/events/when-missions-fail-lessons-in-high-technology-from-post-war-britain/…

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