Workshop

FBMH staff coding skills taster workshop

10:00 - 12:00 11 February 2026
Curious about coding but not sure where to start? In this beginner-friendly workshop, you will take your first steps in unlocking the language(s) of technology... no prior experience…

Shape a sustainable future with systems thinking: RoundView workshop

10:00 - 16:30 11 February 2026
Discover an accessible, robust way to make sense of sustainability. Leave equipped with practical approaches you can apply immediately. Join Dr. Joanne Tippett from The University…

Shape a sustainable future with systems thinking: RoundView workshop

Step into Astrophotography

19 November 2025 - 11 March 2026
SOLD OUT! - Learn to capture the iconic beauty of the British night sky in an introductory lecture and practical session at Jodrell Bank – a UNESCO site where researchers have been…

Applied ethnography: What is it and how do you do it? An introduction to ethnographic methods and analysis

09:00 - 10:30 13 February 2026
Online via Zoom - [https://bit.ly/seminarCCT2Ethnographic Register for link] Applied ethnography: What is it and how do you do it? An introduction to ethnographic methods and analysis…

Teaching Matters Workshop 4 Scaffolding Higher Education Assessments: Creating Student Checklists

13:00 - 14:30 18 February 2026
Teaching Matters began in MIE (TEPL) and now welcomes everyone to share HE teaching practice across SEED and Humanities. Each workshop blends theoretical insight with practical tools…

Teaching Matters Workshop 4 Scaffolding Higher Education Assessments: Creating Student Checklists

Using agent-based models as a simulation tool to generate synthetic data

14:00 - 16:00 18 February 2026
This free online workshop explores the intersection of two computational social science ideas, synthetic data and agent-based models: 1. Synthetic data – which is generated data rather…

Building Belonging Together

13:00 - 15:00 25 February 2026
Colleagues are warmly invited to attend an upcoming event focused on building meaningful connections between Black students and academic staff in AMBS. This session is designed to create…

International Women’s Day 2026 : Give to Gain

13:00 - 15:00 8 March 2026
This International Women’s Day 2026, NorthWest Women in STEM presents Career Workshop: Bridging the Dream Gap at the Alliance Manchester Business School. Led by co-founder Saba Khan,…

"TUC Year of Climate Action: What is happening with Climate Action in classrooms, lecture theatres, labs and workshops?” An interactive workshop

13:00 - 14:00 11 March 2026
The seminar will capture the following: UK Government strategies on Sustainability in the 21st Century What is the importance of “Net Zero” and why is it so contentious? New DfE guidance…

Activating Archives and Collections for Local and Societal Impact

12:30 - 14:30 11 March 2026
Join us for an informal research café exploring the ways in which archives and collections can generate social value. Libraries, galleries, and museums hold archives and collections…

Research café and exhibition launch - Encountering Biblical Bodies: Sarah Lightman's Biblical Women

16:30 - 18:30 16 March 2026
Join Creative Manchester for an informal research cafe and exhibition viewing of Sarah Lightman’s Biblical Women. As part of the Centre for Biblical Studies’ CIDRAL-funded programme…

UK Data Service essentials: Introduction, finding and accessing data

10:00 - 11:30 17 March 2026
A practical overview of the UK Data Service including guidance on searching and accessing data. This interactive session is ideal for anyone interested in social research and keen to…

Digital Futures Interdisciplinary ECR Lunch Workshop

13:00 - 16:30 24 March 2026
Join us for an energising, hands?on workshop designed to spark new ideas, build connections, and elevate your digital research journey. We aim to bring Digital Economy applications…

Dissertation projects: Introduction to secondary analysis for qualitative and quantitative data

10:00 - 11:30 24 March 2026
Secondary analysis offers a great option for dissertation students who are looking to gain experience working with data but who have limited abilities to go out into the field or would…

(Un)common methodologies in History and the History of Philosophy

09:00 - 17:00 25 March 2026
This workshop aims to bring into contact academics from the history of philosophy, philosophy of history, and intellectual history. If you wish to attend, please register in the link…

One-Day Ergodic Theory Meeting

14:00 - 18:00 30 March 2026
A one-day meeting of the Grimm network on Aperiodic Order. Schedule: 14:00 - 15:00 Claire Burrin (Zurich) 15:00 - 15:45 Refreshments and Celebrations 15:45 - 16:45 Joel Moreira (Warwick)…

Grimm Aperiodic Order Meeting

13:00 - 17:30 31 March 2026
A one-day meeting of the Grimm network on Aperiodic Order. Schedule: 13:00 - 14:00 Andrew Mitchell (Loughborough) 14:00 - 15:00 Sigrid Grepstad (Norwegian University of Science and…

How to become a computational social scientist

10:00 - 11:30 15 April 2026
Scientific research and teaching are increasingly influenced by computational tools, methods and paradigms. The social sciences are no different, with many new forms of social data…

Co-Creation for Innovation in Creative Industries Symposium

10:00 - 16:00 16 April 2026
Join us for a forward-looking dialogue between academics and practitioners exploring the role of co-creation in innovation across the creative industries. Creative companies are increasingly…

Introduction to copyright

10:00 - 11:30 16 April 2026
This workshop will introduce key aspects of copyright in publishing, teaching, and the use of secondary data. The first part of the session will focus on copyright considerations in…

Responses to Ecological Crises through Creative and Civic Participation

12:30 - 14:30 22 April 2026
Join us for an informal research café exploring the ways in which art, research and movement come together to break down barriers. At this event you will hear about the Manchester…

Using QGIS to map 2021/22 census data from the UK Data Service

10:00 - 12:30 22 April 2026
A table of numbers is not always the best way to present census data, often we want to visualise the information as a map to help people see patterns quickly. This free online workshop…

Ethical and legal guidelines in data sharing

10:00 - 11:30 23 April 2026
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…

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