Lectures and seminars

AHCP Research Seminars

3 December 2025 - 3 December 2026
Please check the research seminars of the department here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/department-of-art-history-and-cultural-practices-115441163851

GDI Lecture: Roundtable on Taxation and Development

16:30 - 18:00 4 March 2026
African states raise more revenue through taxation than the combined total of overseas development assistance, foreign direct investment, and remittances. Yet, on average, they only…

How (not) to translate a Christian emotion. Fear, Consolation, and Joy in the Sixteenth-century Jesuit Mission to Japan

10:00 - 12:00 4 March 2026
Dr. Linda Zampol D’Ortia (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice) This talk considers the rarity of mentions of fear in the literature composed by the Catholic missionaries of the Society…

Logic Seminar - Asaf Karagila

15:00 - 16:00 4 March 2026
Speaker: Asaf Karagila (University of Leeds) Title: Intermediate models of ZF and weak versions of the Axiom of Choice. Abstract: It is a well-known fact that two models of ZFC with…

Mitchell Centre Seminar Series. Shan Shi University of Manchester. Embedded Regional Origins: A Longitudinal Mapping of Collaboration Networks in China’s Music Industry (BADHEAD, 1999–2023)

16:00 - 17:30 4 March 2026
Abstract: This study examines the formation of collaborative networks in China’s music industry through BADHEAD, a sub-label of Modern Sky, one of the leading music companies headquartered…

Probability Seminar: John Moriarty - Harmonic envelope representations for multidimensional optimal stopping

15:00 - 16:00 4 March 2026
John Moriarty (Queen Mary University of London) will speak at the Probability seminar. Title: Harmonic envelope representations for multidimensional optimal stopping Abstract: We…

The New International Economic (Dis)order: On Law, Privatization and Power

04:00 - 17:00 4 March 2026
In 1976, Gillian White published her famous article ‘The New International Economic Order’ in the Virginia Journal of International Law, finding a ‘climate in which some genuine amelioration…

Behaviour Change Meeting Seminar: Dr Tracy Epton, Dr Rebecca Goulding and Dr Sarah Rhodes

15:00 - 16:00 5 March 2026
The Behaviour Change Meeting Group at The University of Manchester has the purpose of bringing together academics and clinicians across several institutes who are working with behaviour…

The Samuel Ferguson Lecture with Prof. Maureen Junker-Kenny

16:00 - 17:30 5 March 2026
Frameworks for Social Theology: Habermas and Ricoeur on Agency, Ethics, and Religion We are pleased to announce that the 2026 Samuel Ferguson lecturer is Prof. Maureen Junker-Kenny…

Women in Egyptian Cinema: Shifting Narratives, Roles and Aesthetics

17:00 - 18:30 5 March 2026
Dr Dalia S Mostafa, University of Edinburgh/University of Manchester Host: Dr Ruth Abou Rached In this seminar, I aim to provide a historical context for the influential role that…

[External event] Science Media Centre - Introduction to the News Media

13:00 - 17:00 5 March 2026
Our Introduction to the News Media event will take place in person on Thursday 5 March at the University of Birmingham (Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building, University of Birmingham,…

‘Investment and Human Rights: Lessons from the Magomedov and Dynasty Cases’

16:00 - 18:00 5 March 2026
This lecture, delivered by Ms Galyna Carey (Fortior Law), will explore human rights concerns in major international investment disputes. Drawing on her experience representing parties…

'Bioengineering Financial Futures: From Synthetic Biology to Synthetic Bonds’ - Social Anthropology Seminar Series

15:00 - 17:00 9 March 2026
Kath Weston (University of Virginia) - 'Bioengineering Financial Futures: From Synthetic Biology to Synthetic Bonds’

Dynamical Systems and Analysis Seminar - Joaquin Carrasco Gomez

14:00 9 March 2026
Speaker: Joaquin Carrasco Gomez (University of Manchester) Title: A Modern Conjecture on Absolute Stability Abstract: The class of O’Shea–Zames–Falb multipliers currently yields the…

Manchester Geometry Seminar - Konstantinos Kourliouros

15:00 - 16:00 9 March 2026
Speaker: Konstantinos Kourliouros (Imperial) Title: Dynamical Propagation of Uncertainty: Contact Geometry, Statistics and Legendrian Singularities. Abstract: In this talk I will…

Heilbronn Algebra Seminar - Lleonard Rubio y Degrassi

14:00 - 15:00 10 March 2026
Title: Outer derivations on blocks of group algebras Abstract : Let G be a finite group and let k be a field whose characteristic divides the order of G. The derivation problem for…

Macro Seminar - Johanna Wallenius (Stockholm)

16:00 - 17:00 10 March 2026
Title: Does Student Aid Improve Educational Mobility?

Manchester Number Theory Seminar - Fred Tyrrell

15:00 - 16:00 10 March 2026
Speaker: Fred Tyrrell (Bristol) Title: TBA Abstract: TBA Room: Frank Adams 1

MIOIR Seminar Series - Corporate Strategy Externalities and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Emergence

15:30 - 16:30 10 March 2026
Corporate Strategy Externalities and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Emergence Abstract: This study advances entrepreneurial ecosystem theory by repositioning incumbent firms as dynamic,…

SOCIAL STATISTICS SEMINAR SERIES

14:00 - 15:30 10 March 2026
Please join us for the Social Statistics Seminar, we have coffee and cake. We are very pleased to welcome: Mónica Hernández Alava Professor in Health Econometrics, University of Sheffield Title: TBA Abstract: TBA

AI-Fun & ELLIS Invited Speaker Series | Nikolay Malkin

11:00 - 12:00 11 March 2026
For March's AI-Fun and ELLIS invited speaker series, we will have Nikolay Malkin from the University of Edinburgh. Title: Inferring stochastic dynamics without data: from diffusion…

Digital health equity seminar series: A systems approach to addressing digital health equity in Wales

13:00 - 14:00 11 March 2026
The next seminar in the University of Manchester Digital Health Equity Seminar Series is on Wed 11th-Mar, 1-2pm BST via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/97225205099. Diana Bright (Public Health…

Logic Seminar - Manlio Valenti

15:00 - 16:00 11 March 2026
Speaker: Manlio Valenti (Swansea University) Title: Theorems as computational problems: an overview of Weihrauch reducibility Abstract: Weihrauch reducibility is a framework for studying…

Mitchell Centre Seminar Series. Zsofia Boda University of Essex. Upward Network Influence and Intergenerational Integration in German Schools

16:00 - 17:30 11 March 2026
Social scientists consistently document ethnic segregation in social networks, demonstrating its association with inequalities in social capital, or the ability to activate relationships…

What did animals ever do for us? Why geomorphologists need to be aware of what animals get up to in rivers and why it matters for everyone

15:00 - 16:00 11 March 2026
Part of the Geography Department Research Seminar series. Guest lecture from Professor Stephen Rice (Department of Natural Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University)

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