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A celebration of James Baldwin with David Olusoga and Douglas Field

18:30 - 20:00 27 November 2024
Join us for a very special event celebrating the launch of a new book, Walking in the dark: James Baldwin, my father, and me, and the James Baldwin centenary. Academic and author Douglas…

AI-Fun with ELLIS Seminar | Fabio Cuzzolin: Epistemic artificial intelligence

11:00 - 12:00 27 November 2024
The Manchester Centre for AI Fundamentals and Manchester's ELLIS Unit are co-hosting a series of seminars featuring expert researchers working in the fundamentals of AI. Abstract…

BEYOND Conference 2024: Creative Cities

25 - 27 November 2024
Creative Manchester will be a partner of this year's BEYOND 2024 conference, where we will showcase the innovative research taking place with partners from across the city and beyond,…

Brook Lecture in Middle English: Prof. Marion Turner (Oxford): 'Imagining Medieval Lives'

17:00 - 19:30 27 November 2024
Everyone is warmly invited to the Annual Brook Lecture in Middle English, to take place in: Ellen Wilkinson C1.18 at 5pm on Wednesday 27 November This year's lecturer is Marion Turner,…

Brownbag - Lucía Contreras

13:00 27 November 2024
Title: tbd

Exhibition - Teenage Kicks: Girls growing up in Britain 1956-1974 – Andrea’s Story

13 November - 20 December 2024
This exhibition shares the stories of eight girls, who were teenagers and young women between 1956 and 1974, a time of huge social, economic and cultural change in Britain, based on…

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…

Gateway to Translation (G2T) November Webinar

14:00 - 15:00 27 November 2024
The “Gateway to Translation” (G2T) webinar series is a joint initiative between the University of Cambridge (Cambridge Academy of Therapeutic Sciences, CATS) and the University of Manchester…

Gateway to Translation (G2T) November Webinar

International Zones: Impasse and Waiting in a World of State-Making, 1919-1956

13:00 - 14:30 27 November 2024
History guest speaker research seminar. At the end of the First World War, the peacemakers placed a small number of territories in Europe under the direct international administration…

Language Café

12:00 - 14:00 27 November 2024
Language lovers, assemble. We have a perfect lunch date for you; at the Language Café, you can grab a free brew whilst meeting new people and practising your language skills! Whether…

Logic seminar: Alex Wilkie

15:15 - 16:30 27 November 2024
ON ZILBER'S QUASIMINIMALITY CONJECTURE: AN ANALYTIC APPROACH This conjecture concerns the expansion \mathbb{C}_{exp} of the complex exponential field by the usual complex exponential…

Louis Gall -- Agent-based modelling of the intestinal epithelium [ONLINE]

13:00 - 14:00 27 November 2024
Join us for this seminar by Dr Louis Gall (Birmingham) as part of the North West Seminar Series in Mathematical Biology and Data Science. More details about the joint series can be…

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 - Claudia Herresthal

17:00 - 18:00 27 November 2024
Title: Data linkage between Markets: Does the Emergence of an Informed Insurer Cause Consumer Harm? Abstract: A merger of two companies active in seemingly unrelated markets creates…

MET Seminar - Claudia Herresthal

17:00 - 18:00 27 November 2024
Speaker website: http://www.cherresthal.com/ Contact: david.delacretaz@manchester.ac.uk

Mitchell Centre Seminar Series

16:00 - 17:30 27 November 2024
Cecilia Menenghini, University of Exeter A network approach to study organised crime movement across local communities This talk explores how social network analysis can be used to…

Online research conference: St Helena, A Unique Environment, A Rich Tapestry

27 - 28 November 2024
Hosted by St Helena Research Institute and The University of Manchester. This free online conference aims to unite researchers and stakeholders from St Helena itself, visiting (including…

Polygenic risk scores – presentations and speed networking

09:00 - 11:00 27 November 2024
The next event in the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) [https://www.manchesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/news-and-events/nihr-manchester-brc-train…

Printing Press Demonstration

11:00 - 11:30 27 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: Neofytos Rodosthenous (University College London) - Non-zero-sum optimal stopping game with continuous versus periodic exercise opportunities.

15:00 - 16:00 27 November 2024
Neofytos Rodosthenous will speak at the Probability seminar. Title: Non-zero-sum optimal stopping game with continuous versus periodic exercise opportunities Abstract: We introduce…

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