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

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…

Annual Harry Street Lecture 2026 - speaker to be announced

17:30 - 19:30 11 March 2026
Due to circumstances beyond our control, we have had to postpone the Annual Harry Street Lecture. The School of Social Sciences and Department of Law are delighted to host the 2026…

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…

MET Seminar - Omer Edhan (Manchester)

17:00 - 18:00 11 March 2026
Title: Lyapunov Games Authors: Omer Edhan Idan & Ziv Hellman Abstract: Decentralised learning is often used to explain how play might settle on equilibrium, but even natural adjustment…

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…

Professor Abigail Gilmore's Inaugural Lecture – 'Between a Rock and a Hard Place'

16:30 - 18:30 11 March 2026
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: England’s Cultural Policy Landscape under Austerity and Devolution What makes a town or city culturally vibrant, and who gets to decide? Which arts…

Voices for a Better Japan: Insights from Anthropology, Religion, Sociology, and History

17:00 - 18:30 11 March 2026
Dr. Chika Watanabe Prof. Erica Baffelli Dr. Yuki Asahina Dr. Aya Homei With a special introduction to Japanese Studies at the University of Manchester by Dr. Peter Cave. Talk Description…

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)

CLACS/Music Department WCLC event: Mbaporenda (La Esperanza) By Rafael Montero (World Première) and associated events

13:10 - 14:00 12 March 2026
This concert is organised by the Music Department and also forms part of the events series of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. The Thursday lunchtime concerts are…

Knowing Yesterday, Shaping Tomorrow: The Lou Kushnick Memorial Lecture

16:00 - 17:00 12 March 2026
Professor Abdul Alkalimat inaugurates the new annual lecture series commemorating our founder Professor Lou Kushnick. The Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Education Trust, in partnership with the…

MIOIR + SCI Joint Seminar with Professor Bernhard Truffer

14:00 - 15:15 12 March 2026
A “valuation” perspective on complex transition phenomena Abstract: The field of sustainability transitions emerged in a historical context where radical transformations were asked…

Dynamical Systems and Analysis Seminar - Sophie Wright

14:00 16 March 2026
Speaker: Sophie Wright (University of Bristol) Title: Random covers of hyperbolic surfaces Abstract: Given a closed hyperbolic surface, we study random infinite-sheeted covers whose…

Manchester Geometry Seminar - Andrey Jivkov

15:00 - 16:00 16 March 2026
Speaker: Andrey Jivkov (Manchester) Title: What becomes of Geometry when the Manifold is gone? Abstract: Classical differential geometry describes physical systems as smooth fields…

Maths education seminar: Richard Crossman on Mathematical Decolonisation

14:00 - 15:00 16 March 2026
Speaker: Richard Crossman (University of Durham) Title: Bring Down The Barricades! Clearing A Path For Mathematical Decolonisation Abstract: The process of decolonising higher education…

MIOIR Seminar Series with Professor Paavo Ritala

15:30 - 16:30 16 March 2026
Digital platforms as institutional entrepreneurs: Navigating between disruptive opportunity creation and social contestation Full abstract will be available closer to the date. Paavo…

The Real Cost of Urban Innovation in Lagos, Nigeria

11:30 - 13:00 16 March 2026
Speaker: Taibat Lawanson, University of Liverpool African cities are leveraging opportunities inherent in globalisation and the digital turn to adopt new ways of city-making. Recently,…

“Can I steal your shade?’ On Fieldwork, Minor Gestures, and Associative Translations’ - Social Anthropology Seminar Series

15:00 - 17:00 16 March 2026
Cristiana Giordano (UC Davis) - “Can I steal your shade?’ On Fieldwork, Minor Gestures, and Associative Translations’

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