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

Digital Health Equity seminar: Towards global cooperation for equitable and inclusive AI in healthcare

13:00 - 14:00 8 July 2026
The next seminar in the University of Manchester Digital Health Equity Seminar Series is on Wed 8th-July, 1-2pm via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/99730752650. Mahima Kalla (University of…

Hear from Professor Mark Lawler at the next MCRC 20th anniversary seminar

15:00 - 16:00 8 July 2026
The MCRC is pleased to welcome Professor Mark Lawler, Professor of Digital Health at the Johnston Cancer Research Centre, as the next speaker in its 20th anniversary seminar series.…

The Hidden Architecture: Systems that Shape Research Culture

12:00 - 14:30 8 July 2026
Join us for an informal research café exploring how the infrastructures available dictate the boundaries of the research done. Universities and cultural institutions must change to…

Seminars in 'Health and Health Systems in the Global Context (HHSGC)'

15:30 - 17:00 29 July 2026
This is a reminder for our next seminar on Health and Health Systems in the Global Context (HHSGC). This is an interdisciplinary seminar series which aims to bring together researchers…

AI Fun with ELLIS Invited Speaker Series | Santiago Mazuelas Franco

11:00 - 12:00 8 September 2026
Our first invited speaker of 2026/27 will be Santiago Mazuelas Franco from Basque Center for Applied Mathematics. Title: Beyond empirical risk minimization: performance guarantees,…

Manchester Number Theory Seminar - Gabriel Dill (Neuchâtel)

15:00 8 September 2026
Speaker: Gabriel Dill (Neuchâtel) Title: Intersecting a curve with multiples of itself Abstract: I will present joint work in progress with Fabrizio Barroero and Lars Kühne on the…

Digital Health Equity seminar: Equitable Large Language Models (LLMs) for health: the role of patients and the public

13:00 - 14:00 9 September 2026
The next seminar in the University of Manchester Digital Health Equity Seminar Series is on Wed 9th-Sep, 1-2pm via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/99298120163. Mel Ramasawmy (Queen Mary University…

Careers Seminar Series

13:00 - 13:30 16 September 2026
The next FBMH careers seminar series of 2026 will take place on Wednesday 16th September 2026 from 1.00 – 1.30 pm. During this session, we will learn more about the STP, Scientific…

NVIDIA Quantum Day: Accelerated Quantum Supercomputing with CUDA-Q

17 September 2026
Discover how to harness CUDA-Q and GPU acceleration for quantum computing, hybrid algorithms, and next-generation quantum hardware. *Please Note: This event is for The University of…

Expert Insights - Safeguarding fusion: the non-proliferation question

13:00 - 14:00 23 September 2026
Exploring the non-proliferation challenges facing fusion energy and the steps needed to develop effective safeguards as the sector grows. Join us in person or online for this Expert…

Departmental Seminar: “Proof of Human: Provenance, Identity, and Trust in the Age of Generative Systems” – Professor Andrew Melchior

13:00 - 14:00 24 September 2026
Professor Andrew Melchior, CTO of Massive Attack and Founder of Genotone Ltd, will present a seminar entitled "Proof of Human: Provenance, Identity, and Trust in the Age of Generative…

Fire and Ice: The Conception, Birth and Infancy of Cybernetics.

13:00 - 15:00 24 September 2026
Meat the Machine: or, the Hidden History of Cybernetics and the Possible Futures of Humans A series of nine monthly seminars at the University of Manchester exploring the rich and…

Maths education seminar: Lara Alcock on Reasoning about Mathematical ‘If-Then’ Statements

11:00 - 12:00 25 September 2026
Speaker: Prof Lara Alcock (Loughborough University) Title: Reasoning about Mathematical ‘If-Then’ Statements Abstract: Mathematics routinely uses ‘if-then’ statements to express theorems…

Seminars in 'Health and Health Systems in the Global Context (HHSGC)'

15:00 - 16:30 28 September 2026
This is a reminder for our next seminar on Health and Health Systems in the Global Context (HHSGC). This is an interdisciplinary seminar series which aims to bring together researchers…

Soumhya Venkatesan (Manchester) and Adam Reed (St Andrews) "Democratic Epistemology, Anyone? Approaches to and Images of Knowledge as Radically Open to All Comers"

15:00 - 17:00 28 September 2026
This paper, based on ethnographic fieldwork among British Spiritualists in Edinburgh by Adam Reed and pub philosophers in Liverpool by Soumhya Venkatesan, seeks to propose an anthropologically…

Brownbag Seminar: Pengguang Lu

13:00 - 13:50 29 September 2026
Title: Heterogeneous Diagnostic Expectations and Wealth Inequality

Macro Seminar - Stephen Terry (University of Michigan)

16:00 - 17:00 29 September 2026
Abstract: Idiosyncratic shocks shape firm decisions and the value functions they maximize. Using a comprehensive firm-level dataset, we document significant departures from the widely…

Mitchell Centre Seminar Series

16:00 - 17:30 30 September 2026
Balazs Vedres Central European University Network tension and collaborative creativity

SPA Lab Policy Seminar "An overview of spatial cohesion policies in the EU (and the UK), past policies and future challenges"

14:00 - 15:30 30 September 2026
Drawing on more than three decades of leading spatial cohesion, regional development and environment policy making, Hon Prof Elisa Ferreira will present an overview of how spatial cohesion…

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