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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

Beyond Growth: Cultural & Creative Industry Policies for a New XXI Century

10:00 - 15:30 17 April 2026
Join us for an open Stakeholder Forum to review and reflect on economic development policies for the creative and cultural sectors for the 21st century across the Global North and the…

Building China: People’s Infrastructure

1 March - 31 May 2026
"Building China: People’s Infrastructure" invites audiences to encounter China from the kitchen table and the street corner rather than the skyline. Bringing together photographs and…

Easter holiday at Jodrell Bank

3 - 19 April 2026
This Easter holiday, fill your space passport with our popular Mission: Explore stamp-collector trail, Discover The Dish in our daily, outdoor talks, get hands-on with cosmic crafts…

Printing Press Demonstration

11:30 - 12:00 17 April 2026
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 17 April 2026
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 17 April 2026
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 17 April 2026
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…

SEERIH Bolton Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2025-26

13:00 11 November 2025 - 16:00 23 June 2026
Please note that this Network is open to all schools who are in Bolton. SEERIH, at The University of Manchester, is a specialist hub which supports teacher development. To facilitate…

SEERIH Bury FA1 Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2025-26

13:00 25 November 2025 - 16:00 30 June 2026
Please note that this Network is open to all schools who are in Bury FA1. SEERIH, at The University of Manchester, is a specialist hub which supports teacher development. To facilitate…

SEERIH GM Open Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2025-26

09:00 5 November 2025 - 12:00 25 June 2026
Please note that this Network is open to all schools who are in Greater Manchester. SEERIH, at The University of Manchester, is a specialist hub which supports teacher development.…

SEERIH Manchester MSA Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2025-26

12:00 5 November 2025 - 16:00 25 June 2026
Please note that this Network is open to all schools who are in Manchester. SEERIH, at The University of Manchester, is a specialist hub which supports teacher development. To facilitate…

SEERIH Oldham Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2025-26

13:00 13 November 2025 - 16:00 11 June 2026
Please note that this Network is open to all schools who are in Oldham. SEERIH, at The University of Manchester, is a specialist hub which supports teacher development. To facilitate…

SEERIH Rochdale REAL Trust Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2025-26

09:00 4 November 2025 - 12:00 25 June 2026
Please note that this Network is open to all schools who are in Rochdale. SEERIH, at The University of Manchester, is a specialist hub which supports teacher development. To facilitate…

SEERIH Salford Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2025-26

13:00 18 November 2025 - 16:30 9 June 2026
Please note that this Network is open to all schools who are in Salford. SEERIH, at The University of Manchester, is a specialist hub which supports teacher development. To facilitate…

SEERIH STOCCAT Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2025-26

13:00 6 November 2025 - 16:00 2 July 2026
Please note that this Network is open to all schools who are in STOCCAT. SEERIH, at The University of Manchester, is a specialist hub which supports teacher development. To facilitate…

SEERIH Stockport Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2025-26

09:15 10 November 2025 - 16:30 22 June 2026
Please note that this Network is open to all schools who are in Stockport. SEERIH, at The University of Manchester, is a specialist hub which supports teacher development. To facilitate…

SEERIH Tameside Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2025-26

13:00 12 November 2025 - 16:00 10 June 2026
Please note that this Network is open to all schools who are in Tameside. SEERIH, at The University of Manchester, is a specialist hub which supports teacher development. To facilitate…

SEERIH Trafford Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2025-26

09:15 17 November 2025 - 16:30 23 June 2026
Please note that this Network is open to all schools who are in Trafford. SEERIH, at The University of Manchester, is a specialist hub which supports teacher development. To facilitate…

Rylands Discovery Tour

11:00 - 11:30 18 April 2026
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…

Black Feminism Now

15:00 - 16:30 20 April 2026
Four members of the Black Health and Humanities Network reflect on how Black feminist theory shapes our work, sharing research case studies. In this moment of economic precarity, worsening…

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…

Shilpa Garg -- Maths in the Life Sciences Seminar [IN PERSON]

14:00 - 15:00 20 April 2026
Join us for this seminar by Shilpa Garg (Manchester) as part of the Maths in the Life Sciences seminar series (and the online North West Seminar Series in Mathematical Biology and Data…

‘Squatting socialism: politicising shelter and its absence in a state 'without homelessness' - Social Anthropology Seminar Series

15:00 - 17:00 20 April 2026
Madeleine Reeves (University of Oxford) - ‘Squatting socialism: politicising shelter and its absence in a state 'without homelessness'

Relational understandings of life, relationships and moments that matter (Kaisa Kuurne and Sara Eldén)

13:00 - 15:00 21 April 2026
Light refreshments will be available from 1pm Kaisa Kuurne (University of Turku, Finland) and Sara Eldén (Malmö University, Sweden) In this joint Morgan Centre seminar, we consider…

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