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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…

Dynamical Systems and Analysis Seminar - Yongsheng Jia

14:00 11 November 2024
Speaker: Yongsheng Jia (University of Manchester) Title: Quasimorphisms on the group of area-preserving homeomorphisms on S^2 Abstract: In topological dynamics, the group of orientation-preserving…

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…

Guillaume Charras -- Rupture strength of living cell monolayers [IN PERSON]

14:00 - 15:00 11 November 2024
Join us for this seminar by Guillaume Charras (UCL) as part of the North West Seminar Series in Mathematical Biology and Data Sciences. More details about the joint series can be found…

How can a circular economy protect the climate and help communities thrive? A conversation with Anshu Gupta, Founder of Goonj

14:00 - 15:15 11 November 2024
What role do restoration and repurposing play in supporting a more just, sustainable, and equitable world? Join Anshu Gupta, founder of the extraordinary social enterprise Goonj,…

John McAuliffe in conversation with Lucy Burns

18:30 - 20:00 11 November 2024
Blackwell’s Bookshop is excited to host the Manchester launch of John McAuliffe’s sixth poetry collection, National Theatre. John will discuss his work in conversation with writer and…

Just Earth Observation for Conservation Project Launch Webinar - English Language

15:00 - 16:00 11 November 2024
Join us for the online public launch of the Just Earth Observation for Conservation research project. Decisions about biodiversity conservation are increasingly being shaped by Earth…

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.…

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:…

SEERIH STOCCAT Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2024-25

13:00 7 November 2024 - 16:00 3 July 2025
The STOCCAT Network is for teachers in Greater Manchester who are part of STOCCAT , but if you cannot attend these dates, please email fascinate@manchester.ac.uk. We're delighted that…

SEERIH Stockport Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2024-25

09:15 11 November 2024 - 16:15 23 June 2025
Bookings are open for all three termly meetings of the SEERIH Stockport Primary Science Subject Leader Regional Network. Autumn term meeting: 11 November 2024, 9:15-12:15 or 13:15-16:15…

Sophie Woodward (Manchester): Imagination and Gifts: The lives and temporalities of dormant gifts

15:00 - 17:00 11 November 2024
Gifts that are hidden unwanted in a cupboard could be dismissed as a relationship that has gone wrong, or a lack of understanding of a recipient’s preferences. An implicit but key aspect…

Algebra seminar - Pavel Turek

14:00 - 15:00 12 November 2024
Title: Multiplicity-free induced characters of symmetric groups Abstract: Let n be a sufficiently large positive integer. A character is multiplicity-free if its irreducible constituents…

Computational social science drop-in

13:00 - 14:00 12 November 2024
Join our free UK Data Service data drop-in to get or give some help on computational social science projects. This event will take place on Zoom. There will be a data expert from the…

Division of Psychology & Mental Health November Research Seminar

12:00 - 13:00 12 November 2024
Please join us in November for the Division of Psychology and Mental Health Research Seminar. Tuesday 12th November, 12:00 - 13:00. For the divisional seminar in November, we are…

DR ZHAOKUN XIN: Censoring Practice in China [Research Talk]

17:00 - 18:30 12 November 2024
In this in-person talk, Dr Zhaokun Xin will discuss censoring practice in China at the turn of the 19th century. With the compilation of the Complete Library of the Four Treasuries…

Macro Seminar - David de la Croix (UC Louvain)

16:00 - 17:00 12 November 2024
Title: The Emergence of the Child Quantity-Quality Tradeoff - insights from early modern academics

Manchester Number Theory Seminar - Guy Fowler

15:00 - 16:00 12 November 2024
Speaker: Guy Fowler (University of Manchester) Title: Some uniform effective André-Oort results Abstract: Pila's proof of André-Oort implies that the special points lying on a hypersurface…

Melland Schill Lecture 2024 - ''Deceiving the hopes of humanity'': Withdrawing from the United Nations

16:00 - 17:00 12 November 2024
The Manchester International Law Centre will host its 10-Year Anniversary Celebration in conjunction with its annual Melland Schill lecture. Professor Arnulf Becker Lorca (Chair in…

NEW DATE: Bridging the gap: An introduction to intercultural communication with China

13:00 - 14:30 12 November 2024
WE'RE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THE NEW DATE FOR THIS TALK WHICH HAD TO BE RESCHEDULED EARLIER THIS YEAR. Join our public talk given by Catherine Hua Xiang, Director of the LSE Confucius…

SEERIH GM Open Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2024-25

09:00 12 November 2024 - 12:00 1 July 2025
Bookings are open for all three termly meetings of the SEERIH GM Open Primary Science Subject Leader Regional Network Autumn term meeting: 12 November 2024, 9:00-12:00 Spring term…

SEERIH Manchester MSA Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2024-25

12:00 12 November 2024 - 16:00 1 July 2025
Bookings are open for all three termly meetings of the SEERIH Manchester MSA Primary Science Subject Leader Regional Network Autumn term meeting: 12 November 2023, 13:00-16:00 Spring…

Social Statistics Seminar Series - Lorraine Dearden

14:00 - 15:30 12 November 2024
The impact of violence on partnered women’s labour market outcomes: evidence from Australia Longitudinal survey data measuring domestic violence (DV) is very rare which makes looking…

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