Talk

Michael Kahan Kapelye (the university klezmer ensemble)

13:00 - 14:00 23 March 2026
A wedding without a klezmer is worse than a funeral without tears’. As co-directed by MIE's Richard Fay, the fifteenth generation of the university’s resident klezmer ensemble returns…

The Past, Present & Future of the Computer in Electronic Music

12:15 - 16:00 25 March 2026
Music and Manchester: Join us for a research cafe exploring the past, present and future of computers in electronic music. While Manchester is prominently featured in music history,…

SPRITE+ Lunch and Learn: From “oops” to “ops”: spotting insider risk before it becomes an incident with Dr. Ismini Vasileiou.

13:00 - 13:30 15 April 2026
Insider threats are the cyber risk that often looks like “normal work”: trusted access, everyday shortcuts, and small decisions that can snowball into real incidents. This talk will…

People as Infrastructure: The Architectural Wisdom of Informality

18:00 - 19:00 16 April 2026
Join us for the first public talk of the year launching our anniversary exhibition "Building China: People’s Infrastructure". Explore the spontaneous and ingenious adaptations found…

Europe’s Age of Externalisation? Migration, External Cooperation, and Human Rights

13:00 - 14:00 20 April 2026
European states are currently exploring a number of so-called ‘innovative solutions’ to address the irregular arrival of asylum seekers and migrants at their borders, often entailing…

HARRP Session: The Map is Not The Territory: When Research Plans Meet Real Life

15:00 - 16:00 22 April 2026
This online session invites participants to reflect on the emotional friction that arises when carefully planned research designs collide with the unpredictability of real-world fieldwork.…

Rethinking Global Health: Frameworks of Power (HCRI event)

14:00 - 15:00 22 April 2026
Join us for a talk and discussion with Prof Rochelle Burgess, from UCL's Centre for Global Non-Communicable Diseases. This is a hybrid, public event with the HCRI and FBMH's Health…

Manchester Online Seminars on Evidential Pluralism: Evidence, Outcomes, and the Logic of Care in Youth Mental Health Services.

11:00 - 12:30 23 April 2026
Randomised controlled trials are central to claims about effective mental health interventions, yet their assumptions rarely hold in youth mental health services, where interventions…

‘The European Court of Justice: An Insider’s Perspective’

14:00 - 16:00 23 April 2026
Prof. Alejandro del Valle-Gálvez will provide an insider’s perspective on the workings of the European Court of Justice (ECJ), drawing on his extensive experience within the EU legal…

[FBMH - PMH] PGR Showcase -"Success and challenges" April 2026

10:00 - 15:00 29 April 2026
Postgraduate Researcher Showcase, April 2026 10:00-15:00 Simon Building, Room 3.44a Join us for a vibrant showcase that offers the chance to: • Explore the exciting research being…

Creativity and AI: Cultural Heritage

14:30 - 17:00 30 April 2026
This event forms part of a three-part CreaTech Network Series running between February and June 2026, designed to strengthen connections across the CreaTech ecosystem in Greater Manchester…

SALIENT Lunch & Learn Webinar Series 2026

12:00 30 April - 12:30 26 November 2026
SALIENT Lunch and Learn Webinars are your chance to:? Discover the latest developments in the world of National security and resilience? Hear short TED-style talks by experts on related…

SALIENT Lunch and Learn Webinar

12:00 - 12:30 30 April 2026
SALIENT Lunch and Learn Webinar launches 2026! We're excited to welcome experts to speak on a variety of security and resilience topics. Discover the latest developments in the world…

People's Infrastructure: Everyday Life in Changing China

18:00 - 19:00 5 May 2026
This talk moves from the visual culture of the 1950s and the institutional landscapes of the 1970s to contemporary studies of markets, parks, sidewalks, and sites of urban redevelopment.…

Dan Hicks: Monuments Will Fall

18:00 - 20:00 6 May 2026
On 6 May 2026, Dan Hicks will be in conversation with Sadia Habib for the Manchester leg of the book tour marking the release of the paperback edition of Dan's latest book, 'Every Monument…

The Arab Nahda and the Rise of the “Moroccan Ear” – Talk and Book Launch

16:30 6 May 2026
You are all warmly invited to the final talk in the AMES Seminar Series 2026 by SALC's very own Dr Samuel Llano, SPLAS. Hosts – Dr Ruth Abou Rached & Dr Ikram Bennai

The Big Payback: Reparations and how money shapes our morality and views on racial justice - Marcus Ryder in conversation with Gary Younge

15:00 - 16:45 6 May 2026
Marcus Ryder in conversation with Gary Younge, on reparations and how money shapes our morality and our views on racial justice. See Eventbrite link for more details and to register…

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