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Aaron Benavav - Workshop - Unemployment, Underemployment, and Informality on the World Scale

10:00 - 12:00 29 January 2025
This workshop will engage with the complex dynamics of unemployment, underemployment, and informality from a global historical perspective. Starting with Charles Booth’s late 19th-century…

Digital Trust and Security Seminar Series: Dr. Ben Collier

14:00 - 16:00 29 January 2025
UK police forces are increasingly adopting 'influence policing', a form of digital influence campaign that uses internet technologies and behavioral psychology to prevent crime. Initially…

Faculty Research Seminar- Science and Social: Digital Health and AI

15:00 - 16:30 29 January 2025
<b>Faculty Research Seminar- Science and Social: Digital Health and AI</b> Date: Wednesday 29th January 2025 Time: 3pm - 4.30pm (followed by time to socialise) Venue: Lecture Theatre…

Francisco Sánchez and Castellar Granados (Salamanca University): Race, Inequality, and Political Trust in Latin America

17:00 - 18:30 29 January 2025
Part of the University of Manchester's Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies' research seminar series: Wed 29 January 2025, 5pm (UK time). This event will be online via this…

Inaugural Chair Lecture - Building Trustworthy Software and AI Systems by Prof. Lucas Cordeiro

13:00 - 14:00 29 January 2025
Software and AI systems have become ubiquitous today, but their trustworthiness remains a pressing concern. In 2022 alone, poor software quality cost US companies $2.41 trillion, while…

International Collaborative for Translational Digital Health Seminar: Introducing the Health Services and Implementation Hub

14:00 - 15:00 29 January 2025
The International Collaborative for Translational Digital Health (ICDTH) is a collaboration between Universities of Manchester, Melbourne and Toronto. The mission of the ICDTH is to…

Leverhulme Visiting Professor Lecture: Prof. Karen Karbiener (NYU), “I Stop Somewhere Waiting for You”: Introducing Walt Whitman and Your ‘Song of Myself’

16:00 - 17:30 29 January 2025
Leverhulme Visiting Professor Karen Karbiener (NYU) will deliver a public lecture on Walt Whitman: “I Stop Somewhere Waiting for You”: Introducing Walt Whitman and Your ‘Song of Myself’…

PEC Seminar with Aaron Benavav (University of Cornell) - The Impact of Generative AI on Employment: Hype, Reality, and the Future of Work

17:00 - 19:00 29 January 2025
This talk provides a critical analysis of the potential impact of generative AI technologies, such as ChatGPT, on the job market. While researchers and tech leaders have predicted that…

PSI Seminar: Strong light-matter coupling excitons in microcavities and their applications

12:00 - 13:00 29 January 2025
Join us for this PSI seminar with guest speaker Dr Sai Kiran Rajendran. Radiative properties of excitons can be modified when placed in microcavities. Since the 1990s, the strong coupling…

Rare Reads

14:15 - 15:00 29 January 2025
The incredibly rare special collections housed within The John Rylands Research Institute and Library have made us a world-famous destination for researchers and those drawn to historic…

Sci-Fi Film Season

11 January - 23 February 2025
Warm up at Jodrell Bank and settle in for a month of sci-fi films in our Space Dome. Dive into a galaxy of wonder with our epic Sci-Fi film series! From mind-bending adventures like…

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 Bury FA1 Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2024-25

13:00 5 December 2024 - 16:00 1 July 2025
Bookings are open for all three termly meetings of the SEERIH Bury FA1 Primary Science Subject Leader Regional Network Autumn term meeting: 5 December 2024, 13:00-16:00 Spring term…

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…

SEERIH Oldham Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2024-25

13:00 14 November 2024 - 16:00 26 June 2025
Bookings are open for all three termly meetings of the SEERIH Oldham Primary Science Subject Leader Regional Network Autumn term meeting: 14 November 2023, 13:00-16:00 Spring term…

SEERIH Rochdale REAL Trust Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2024-25

09:15 19 November 2024 - 12:15 8 July 2025
Bookings are open for all three termly meetings of the SEERIH Rochdale REAL Trust Primary Science Subject Leader Regional Network. Autumn term meeting: 11 December 2024, 12:30-3:30…

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…

SEERIH Tameside Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2024-25

13:00 13 November 2024 - 16:00 25 June 2025
Bookings are open for all three termly meetings of the SEERIH Tameside Primary Science Subject Leader Regional Network Autumn term PM meeting: 13 November 2024, 13:00-16:00 Spring…

SEERIH Trafford Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2024-25

09:15 18 November 2024 - 16:15 24 June 2025
Bookings are open for all three termly meetings of the SEERIH Trafford Primary Science Subject Leader Regional Network. Autumn term AM meeting: 18 November 2024, 09:15-12:15 Autumn…

The Harry Street Lecture 2025: Access to Life-saving Medication for All?

17:30 - 20:00 29 January 2025
Access to Life-saving Medication for All? Positive Obligations, Corporations, and Fundamental Rights Join us for the 37th Annual Harry Street Lecture as our guest speaker, Professor…

Printing Press Demonstration

11:00 - 11:30 30 January 2025
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…

Training Course on Visualisation & quantification of tomographic datasets

09:00 30 - 17:00 31 January 2025
A 2 day in person training course covering theory and computer-based practical works using the Thermo Scientific™ Amira-Avizo Software. Lab/synchrotron X-ray tomography has emerged…

Translation Manchester Workshop Series: Failing early and engaging with stakeholders early

10:00 - 11:30 30 January 2025
Translation Manchester are pleased to announce the launch of the new training programme “From bench to patient benefit”, developed in collaboration with training consultancy [https://www.how2glu.com/…

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