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CALL OPEN: Team Research Microcatalyst Call 2024 / 25

22 October - 15 November 2024
The University of Manchester Team Research Programme (TeamsBuildDreams) invites applications to the micro-catalyst call 2024/25, following on from the successful call 2023/24. For this…

Collection Encounter: Spirit and Supernatural Photography at The Rylands

14:00 - 16:00 31 October 2024
Collection Encounter: Spirit and Supernatural Photography at The Rylands Visit the Library for a spooktacular collection encounter featuring spirits, ghosts, auras and ectoplasm. Seeing…

Exhibition – Alison Wilding: Sculptor's Drawings

6 June 2024 - 12 January 2025
<Strong>Alison Wilding: Sculptor's Drawings A display of newly acquired works on paper by the British sculptor Alison Wilding. Please note the Whitworth is closed on Mondays </Strong>…

Exhibition – Barbara Walker

4 October 2024 - 26 January 2025
<strong>Barbara Walker 4 October 2024 – 26 January 2025 Please note the Whitworth is closed on Mondays</strong> Our autumn 2024 programme leads with the first-ever survey exhibition…

Exhibition – The ‘Death’ of the Life Room

6 June 2024 - 12 January 2025
The ‘Death’ of the Life Room 6 Jun 2024 – 12 January 2025 *Please note the Whitworth is closed on Mondays* Set against the backdrop of the 1950s this collection display highlights…

Hear me! Exhibition

1 - 31 October 2024
The Hear Me! science/art exhibition about impact of hearing loss, tinnitus and dizziness, which has just been installed at Students Hub in Jean McFarlane building. The exhibition…

Mandarin Corner (EVERY WEDNESDAY)

16:30 2 October - 17:30 4 December 2024
THIS IS A RECURRING EVENT - EVERY WEDNESDAY at 4:30PM – 5:30PM Mandarin Corner is back for another term and we're delighted to bring you more language practice and some cultural activities.…

FBMH Research & Innovation Celebration Day

1 November 2024
Friday, 1 November 2024, 9:00-4:30 Pendulum Suite, Pendulum Manchester Conference Centre, Sackville Street, M1 3BB Register via Tickettailor: https://uom.link/celebrationtickets2024…

David Olusoga OBE in conversation with Olutayo Adesina

18:00 - 19:30 4 November 2024
Join us for a very special inaugural event to welcome Professor of History, Olutayo Adesina, to The University of Manchester. Olutayo was among the eight recipients of the 2023/2024…

Dynamical Systems and Analysis Seminar - Ian Morris

14:00 4 November 2024
Speaker: Ian Morris (Queen Mary University) Title: Projections and sum sets of self-affine fractals Abstract: I will describe some recent joint work with Ça?r? Sert in which we establish…

Impact and Blast Effects: Theory, Analysis and Design

4 - 6 November 2024
The course is designed for professional engineers, consultants, researchers and graduate students, who are involved in the analysis, testing, modelling, design and assessment of structures…

Jon Schubert (Basel): Authoritarian Planning: Speculation, spectral infrastructure, and extractivism in Angola

15:00 - 17:00 4 November 2024
In a moment of pervasive economic crisis, when any economic rationalities that may have justified investments in big infrastructure appear increasingly like pure fantasy, what visions…

MIOIR Seminar Series - Too much support? Entrepreneurial ecosystems and firm growth in the Greater Toronto Area.

15:30 4 November 2024
Too much support? Entrepreneurial ecosystems and firm growth in the Greater Toronto Area. Shiri M. Breznitz, Professor and Director of Research at the Munk School of Global Affairs…

Algebra seminar - Ben Briggs

14:00 - 15:00 5 November 2024
Title: Koszul duality for (seemingly) non-Koszul rings Abstract: This is a talk about a relative version of Koszul duality, and how it can tell us about the homological algebra of (seemingly)…

CHSTM Research Seminar: Bloodless surgery and surgical wars – medicine, empire, and European modernity, 1870-1914

16:00 - 17:30 5 November 2024
Abstract: This paper uses the language of bloodshed to analyse the intertwined discourses of medico-military-imperial modernity at the turn of the twentieth century. At a time when…

Gardening with Dementia: The power of nature and the outdoors

10:00 - 16:00 5 November 2024
Join us for a compelling photographic exhibition at the Royal Horticultural Society Bridgewater Garden in Worsley, Salford, celebrating the powerful connection between home and garden…

Introduction to copyright: Copyright and secondary data use

10:00 - 11:30 5 November 2024
This second session on copyright focuses on copyright considerations in the context of secondary data use. The first session, Introduction to copyright: Copyright and publishing, provides…

Macro Seminar - Alistair Macaulay (Surrey)

16:00 - 17:00 5 November 2024
Title: The Mis(Allocation) of Corporate News

Manchester Number Theory Seminar - Maryam Nowroozi

15:00 - 16:00 5 November 2024
Speaker: Maryam Nowroozi (University of Warwick) Title: Perfect powers in elliptic divisibility sequences Abstract: Let E be an elliptic curve over the rationals given by an integral…

New pioneers in digital platform businesses

12:00 - 14:00 5 November 2024
How do pioneering digital businesses overcome entry challenges and navigate market dynamics in an ecosystem dominated by large platform-based businesses? To explore this question,…

SEERIH Bolton Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2024-25

13:00 5 November 2024 - 16:00 24 July 2025
Bookings are open for all three termly meetings of the SEERIH Bolton Primary Science Subject Leader Regional Network Autumn term meeting: 5 November 2024, 13:00-16:00 Spring term meeting:…

XIAOLU GUO: My Battle of Hastings [Book Launch]

17:00 - 18:30 5 November 2024
Join us at the beautiful Portico Library for an in-person discussion with Xiaolu Guo about her latest book - "My Battle of Hastings". ABOUT THE BOOK: Award winning author and filmmaker…

Cycle Smart, Live Smarter: Building Sustainable Cities on Two Wheels?

11:00 - 14:00 6 November 2024
Join us for a fun-filled day of cycling activities and bike-themed giveaways. Discover how cycling can transform our cities and lives. Learn about the benefits of cycling and bike-sharing…

Printing Press Demonstration

11:00 - 11:30 6 November 2024
The John Rylands Research Institute and Library, with its extensive and world-famous collections of early printed books, has deep ties to the rich history of heritage printing. During…

‘The Art of Research’: Co-produced Street Art

12:00 - 15:15 6 November 2024
Join us for a research café exploring a co-produced street art project, “The Art of Research”, as part of the Festival of Social Sciences. The event is presented by The University…

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