Exhibitions, Lecture

GDI Lecture: On Wars: Who decides to go to war and are their decisions rational? with Michael Mann

16:00 - 17:30 17 October 2023
Join us for our GDI Lecture with Professor Michael Mann, UCLA who will be discussing his new book 'On Wars: Who decides to go to war and are their decisions rational?' In his new book,…

Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Lecture by Professor Colva Roney-Dougal

17:00 - 20:30 19 October 2023
Professor Colva Roney-Dougal is a mathematician specializing in group theory and computational algebra. She is a Professor of Pure Mathematics and the Director of the Centre for Interdisciplinary…

Lane Lecture 2023: Convergent Junctions, with guest speaker Professor Ira Madan

16:30 - 19:30 19 October 2023
In this year's annual Lane Lecture, Professor Madan will reflect on how the clinical, political, and cultural landscape has changed Occupational Health practice in recent decades and…

Writing And Submitting A Journal Article In 12 Weeks - Part 2

14:00 - 16:00 19 October 2023
This is the second of a two-part lecture with Q&A, offered by artsmethods@manchester for PGRs. This online training event is designed to help you revise completed research, such as…

artsmethods Information Session: Applying for Post-Docs

14:00 - 16:00 26 October 2023
This information session, run by artsmethods@manchester, focuses on helping PGRs start preparing for postdoctoral applications - to understand the process and how to start planning…

The Rylands Lunchtime seminar: Haunting at the Rectory: Women’s Words and the Ghostly Roots of Methodism

13:00 - 13:45 2 November 2023
Please join us for a fascinating seminar delving into the unknown, as we explore a historical haunting and its place in Methodist history. This talk will explore the story of a ghost…

MCRC Director's Lecture with Prof. Patricia LoRusso

15:30 - 16:30 3 November 2023
MCRC Director’s Lecture with Professor Patricia LoRusso Join us on Friday 3rd November for the latest MCRC Director’s Lecture. Our special guest is Professor Patricia LoRusso, Professor…

“Solstice and Equinox Series” with David Olusoga OBE

18:00 - 19:30 6 November 2023
About this event: As the Autumn Equinox approaches, we celebrate new beginnings, and in particular, the reopening of the University’s Manchester Museum following a £15m transformation.…

‘Bannockburn to Brexit 1314-2014’ – Philipp Roessner’s Inaugural Lecture

16:45 - 18:15 8 November 2023
For more than seven centuries Scotland has been part of Europe. Its links with Europe, including the German-speaking lands, have often been ignored, dismissed, and downplayed. Scotland…

Researching the City - the Economic Transition of Manchester: A Case Study

16:00 - 17:30 9 November 2023
Manchester Urban Institute is delighted to welcome Mike Emmerich to The University of Manchester on Thursday, 9 November to deliver the biennial Brian Robson Lecture Researching the…

In conversation - Jon Alexander, Co-founder of the New Citizenship Project

17:15 - 18:45 14 November 2023
Students from The University of Manchester in conversation with New Citizenship Project co-founder, and CITIZENS author, Jon Alexander. Is there any way out of the mess we're in? …

“Doing conjuncture: ‘analyzing situations’, extending cases, and contextual theorizing in urban and regional studies”

16:00 - 17:30 14 November 2023
Sponsored by the Departments of Geography, Planning, Property & Management, the Global Development Institute and the Manchester Urban Institute Join us for a talk from Professor Jamie…

CreaTech Innovation Showcase @ School of Digital Arts (SODA)

12:00 - 17:30 15 November 2023
The School of Digital Arts (SODA) at Manchester Metropolitan University will host a CreaTech Innovation showcase along with our colleagues in the Greater Manchester Universities Partnership.…

Global Drug Policy Reformer Ruth Dreifuss to Speak at Inaugural Criminology Lecture

10:30 15 November 2023
Renowned Swiss politician Ruth Dreifuss will deliver the inaugural Department of Criminology Annual Lecture at the University of Manchester on November 15th, 2023. Madame Dreifuss,…

The Long Term Implications of Co-Creation in Higher Education NEW DATE

17:00 - 18:30 15 November 2023
It is broadly accepted that co-creation activities with students can directly contribute to the development of the student co-creators' soft skills and establish a strong staff-student…

Resilience to economic shrinking as a development strategy for the 21st century

16:00 - 17:30 21 November 2023
Dr. Martin Andersson and Dr. Tobias Axelsson from Lund University will present their work on “Resilience to economic shrinking as a development strategy for the 21st century” and their…

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

17:00 - 19:00 22 November 2023
Centre for the Study of Sexuality and Culture hosts this public lecture with Dr James Metcalf. The event is followed by drinks reception. Everyone is welcome!

Sarah Fielden Lecture with Prof Susan L. Robertson

16:00 - 17:30 22 November 2023
The Sarah Fielden Lecture Series: "Promises Promises: The OECD, Promissory Legitimacy and its Strategic Re-Negotiation of Education Futures" - Professor Susan L. Robertson All staff,…

Empowerment in the context of international migration: The case of women and gender non-conforming people in Mexico

14:00 - 15:30 24 November 2023
Join the Global Development Institute for a lecture and Photovoice exhibition presenting some of the creations of the research project collaborators Migration brings with it new opportunities…

Carol Mavor- 2023-24 Pilkington Visiting Professor in Art History: Like the Sea: Dancing with Mary Glass (1946-2021)

17:00 - 19:30 5 December 2023
University of Manchester Professor Emerita Carol Mavor returns to campus as the 2023-2024 Pilkington Visiting Professor in Art History. She will deliver a trio of lectures as well…

Reimaging urban reform: Emerging insights from the African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC)

16:30 - 18:00 5 December 2023
With Diana Miltin (GDI), Shuaib Lwasa (ISS), Victoria Beard (Cornell), and more speakers TBC Africa’s urban populations are set to double over the next 25 years, reaching 1 billion…

Reimaging urban reform: Emerging insights from the African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC)

Carol Mavor- 2023-24 Pilkington Visiting Professor in Art History: 'A patch of yellow, a coat of blue: inside my heart and Vermeer'

17:00 - 19:30 6 December 2023
University of Manchester Professor Emerita Carol Mavor returns to campus as the 2023-2024 Pilkington Visiting Professor in Art History. She will deliver a trio of lectures as well…

Inaugural Lectures - Prof Ian Mell and Prof Ralitza Dimova

16:30 - 18:30 6 December 2023
On Wednesday 6 December, join the School of Environment, Education and Development at The University of Manchester for inaugural lectures from Ian Mell, Professor in Environmental &…

Irene Manton Lecture 2023

17:30 - 19:00 6 December 2023
This lecture is free to attend and will take place in person and online. It is open to everyone with A-level students especially welcome. The Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health…

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