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'A Letter to Chinatown' Documentary Film Screening

15:30 - 17:30 6 November 2024
Join us at HOME Manchester (Cinema 2) on Wednesday, 6 November at 3:30PM for a special viewing of this captivating documentary followed by a thought-provoking Q&A session with the filmmakers…

Brownbag - Yiming Liu (UMich, UCL)

13:00 6 November 2024
Title: tbd

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…

Culture on the Periphery

17:30 - 19:30 6 November 2024
Culture on the Periphery: social and cultural infrastructure in left-behind places This event will be a 2-hour hybrid panel discussion featuring policy and sector stakeholders, including…

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…

Early Modern Witch Bottles (Affective Artefacts speaker series)

16:00 - 17:30 6 November 2024
Join us for the latest in the Affective Artefacts seminar series, courtesy of the Bodies, Emotions and Material Culture Collective. All welcome and no booking required.

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…

Health Research from Home Webinar Series: Considering Health Equity When Using Digital Technology for Research Data Collection

13:00 - 14:00 6 November 2024
One of the most contentious issues in health research using smartphones and wearables is how it may benefit some people while digitally excluding others. This month we face this topic…

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…

Logic seminar: Abhiram Natarajan

15:15 - 16:30 6 November 2024
Title: Polynomial and Pfaffian Partitioning of Semi-Pfaffian Sets with Applications Abstract: The polynomial partitioning theorem of Guth and Katz, in addition to helping nearly resolve…

Manchester Urban Ageing Film Screening

14:00 - 16:00 6 November 2024
Join us at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation on Wednesday, 6 November at 2:00 PM for an afternoon of films about life in Manchester as we age. The Manchester Urban Ageing…

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.…

MET Seminar - Simon Jantschgi

17:00 - 18:00 6 November 2024
Title: The Hidden Cost of Zero-Commission Abstract: This paper studies how transaction cost transparency influences incentives and welfare in two-sided markets. Hidden transaction…

Mitchell Centre Seminar series

16:00 - 17:30 6 November 2024
Elisa Bellotti & Tomas Diviak University of Manchester Gender inequalities: the role of social networks in gendered interactions and social structures. Gender inequalities are a worldwide…

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…

Probability Seminar: Alejandro Santoyo - Stable processes via fractional calculus.

15:00 - 16:00 6 November 2024
Alejandro Santoyo will speak at the Probability seminar. Title: Stable processes via fractional calculus. Abstract: In this talk, we will explore the connection between stable processes…

Quintijn Kat (Ashoka University; Warwick): "Latin America shaping US hegemony from below: deference and defiance in trade and counternarcotics policy"

17:00 - 18:30 6 November 2024
Part of the University of Manchester's Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies' research seminar series: Wed 6 November 2024, 5pm (UK time). This event will take place in Samuel…

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