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Registration for the FBMH Future of Teaching and Learning Symposium is now open

19 September - 15 December 2025
We are excited to announce that the second FBMH Faculty Symposium on the Future of Teaching and Learning will take place on 16 December 2025. This full-day event (09:00–16:15) will…

Gemini and Mercury remastered

6 September 2025 - 4 January 2026
Embark on a breath-taking visual journey through the dawn of human space exploration in our new exhibition where we welcome back Andy Saunders for the release of the ‘prequel’ – Gemini…

Manchester Number Theory Seminar - Kenji Terao

15:00 - 16:00 14 October 2025
Speaker: Kenji Terao (Warwick) Title: TBA Abstract: TBA Room: Frank Adams 1

Refugees and the UK housing crisis (HCRI public event)

17:00 14 October 2025
Join the Humanitarian & Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) for roundtable discussion with four leading scholars on the realities and politics of refugee housing in the UK. SPEAKERS:…

Sci-Fi film season at Jodrell Bank!

4 October - 30 November 2025
TICKETS SELLING FAST! Get ready for an autumn under the stars with Jodrell’s popular Sci-Fi Film Season! From the intergalactic journeys of Interstellar and Dune to the dystopian futures…

Using integrated non-survey data for evaluating and correcting for non-response bias in surveys

13:00 - 14:30 14 October 2025
Over the past decade, the landscape of survey data has substantially changed as response rates in probability-based surveys have seen a steady decline. Survey non-response can have…

An introduction to Social Network Analysis

10:00 - 11:30 15 October 2025
Social Network Analysis is an exciting computational method that allows us to study social systems by visualising and interrogating the relationships among individuals or groups in…

Brownbag - Akos Valentinyi

13:00 - 14:00 15 October 2025
Title TBD

GDI Lecture: Globalisation, Populism, and Trump - Jan Nederveen Pieterse

16:30 - 18:00 15 October 2025
Speaker: Jan Nederveen Pieterse, University of California Santa Barbara What is the problem, Trump or the United States? American media talk about Trump nonstop, but what about frailties…

Networking Dinner with Alumni in Kuwait

20:00 - 21:30 15 October 2025
We are delighted to invite you to an exclusive alumni dinner in Kuwait. Join us for an evening of networking and reconnecting with fellow alumni as we honour our shared journey and…

Printing Press Demonstration

11:30 - 12:00 15 October 2025
We showcase the use of our antique and fully functional Colombian printing press. Based on the collections, the prints are free to take home after the demonstration. The John Rylands…

Rare Reads

10:40 - 11:20 15 October 2025
During our Rare Reads facsimile encounters we share beautifully accurate copies of some of our most famous objects. The incredibly rare special collections housed within The John Rylands…

Rare Reads

14:10 - 14:50 15 October 2025
During our Rare Reads facsimile encounters we share beautifully accurate copies of some of our most famous objects. The incredibly rare special collections housed within The John Rylands…

Rylands Discovery Tour

15:00 - 15:30 15 October 2025
During our Rylands Discovery Tours our staff will travel with you through the library spaces and share the fascinating history of the founding of the library, the breadth of the rare…

South Asian Women's Activism in Manchester: Film Screening and Discussion

13:30 - 17:30 15 October 2025
Part of our series of UK events led by members of our early career researcher network. Please contact the event organiser to confirm details. This film screening and dialogue event…

SPRITE+ and Digital Futures: Lunch and Learn with Jennifer Cearns

13:00 - 13:30 15 October 2025
Time & Location 15 Oct 2025, 13:00 – 13:30 Online About the event Join SPRITE+ and our event partner Digital Futures on Wednesday 15th October for Dr Jennifer Cearns' talk 'Through…

Training course on in situ experiments and digital volume correlation

09:00 15 - 17:00 16 October 2025
Digital Volume Correlation (DVC) is a powerful experimental technique that computes 3D full-field displacement and strain maps from volumes images acquired during a deformation process…

Activism and Academia (ECR network meetup) followed by Gary Younge Faber lecture

14:00 - 20:30 16 October 2025
Our early career network meetings aim to create space for early career researchers of 'race' and ethnicity to share experiences and insights, and to create connections. The focus of…

Ethical and legal guidelines in data sharing

10:00 - 11:30 16 October 2025
Data management is essential to make sure that well-organised, well-documented, high quality and shareable research data can be produced from our research projects. A key data management…

Fear Research Network Seminar Series – 'Harsh Truths and Mistaken Vows: The Ugly Side of Buddhist Charisma'

16:00 16 October 2025
Fear Research Network Seminar Series 'Harsh Truths and Mistaken Vows: The Ugly Side of Buddhist Charisma' Dr Sara Swenson (Darmouth College) In this talk, Dr Sara Swenson (Darmouth…

Flesh at The Haçienda: Panel discussion at The John Rylands Library

18:30 - 20:00 16 October 2025
SOLD OUT Join us for an engaging panel discussion exploring the legendary queer nightclub 'Flesh' at The Haçienda, a staple of Manchester’s nightlife in the 1990's. Moderated by Paul…

Printing Press Demonstration

11:30 - 12:00 16 October 2025
We showcase the use of our antique and fully functional Colombian printing press. Based on the collections, the prints are free to take home after the demonstration. The John Rylands…

Rare Reads

14:10 - 14:50 16 October 2025
During our Rare Reads facsimile encounters we share beautifully accurate copies of some of our most famous objects. The incredibly rare special collections housed within The John Rylands…

Rylands Discovery Tour

15:00 - 15:30 16 October 2025
During our Rylands Discovery Tours our staff will travel with you through the library spaces and share the fascinating history of the founding of the library, the breadth of the rare…

WCLC: In Focus - Jack Sheen. Manchester Camerata featuring Eleonore Cockerham

13:10 16 October 2025
A whisper of Japan, a luminous glimpse into India, and a delicate sound spun from the words of a symbolist poet — this ethereal concert grows from a trio of miniature masterpieces from…

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