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A Jubilee Overture - 75 years of Philip Sparke

15:00 - 17:00 27 September 2026
The KNDS Fairey Band is pleased to announce that their forthcoming concert celebrating composer Philip Sparke's 75th year will be free to attend, as part of a newly formed partnership…

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

Exhibition: Housing with care and creativity with older LGBTQ people

2 - 30 September 2026
This exhibition is the outcome of a 10-month research project which aimed to better understand older LGBTQ people’s experiences of housing with care. The project observed the process…

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…

Schinkel in Manchester 1826-2026

7 September 2026 - 2 January 2027
An exhibition of architectural models by students from the Manchester School of Architecture of early nineteenth buildings in Berlin and Manchester created to celebrate the bicentenary…

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 (University of Manchester) "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…

Training course on Visualisation, AI-Assisted Analysis and Quantification of Tomographic Datasets

09:00 28 - 17:00 29 September 2026
General course information Lab/synchrotron X-ray tomography has emerged as one of the most important techniques for research in a wide range of applications including healthcare, energy,…

BreakingBad: Breaking Cost Parity in Biomanufacturing and Defossilisation

09:00 - 17:00 30 September 2026
Bringing together industry leaders, innovators, investors, policymakers and researchers we will identify practical pathways for accelerating the commercialisation of bio-based chemicals…

Exhibition launch event: 'grasp, grasp' by Sian Fan

18:30 - 20:15 30 September 2026
The University of Manchester and the Fear and Belonging in Minority Buddhist Communities Research Project Team invite you to a launch event for ‘grasp, grasp’ by Sian Fan, with an artist…

FBMH Social Responsibility Conference 2026

10:00 - 15:00 30 September 2026
2026 Theme: Trust, Influence and the Future of Knowledge Join us for the second annual FBMH Social Responsibility Conference, bringing together staff, postgraduate researchers and…

Introduction to synthetic data

14:00 - 15:00 30 September 2026
This free online workshop about synthetic data has three parts: A presentation to introduce the fundamentals of synthetic data, including what synthetic data is and is not, what are…

Mitchell Centre Seminar Series

16:00 - 17:30 30 September 2026
Balazs Vedres Central European University

Printing Press Demonstration

11:30 - 12:00 30 September 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 30 September 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 30 September 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 30 September 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 Primary Science ECT Mentor Programme 2026-27

09:00 30 September 2026 - 16:00 30 June 2027
Join our ECT Community today! Fully funded, expert-designed and delivered professional development for Early Career Teachers in Greater Manchester. Please note that this Programme…

The Moving Century: A History of Migration Seen from the Future

10:00 - 14:00 30 September 2026
A hundred years ago, there were no visas or passports. Today on the seabed of the Mediterranean lie the bodies of fifty thousand migrants drowned along the smuggling routes. How did…

FBMH GenAI in Teaching Seminar series

14:00 - 15:30 1 October 2026
Please come and join us Thursday October 1st @ 14:00 in person in the Emmeline Suite at the Pankhurst Institute, or virtually via Teams, for the next GenAI in Pedagogy. Instead of…

Reading Round at The John Rylands Library

17:30 - 19:00 1 October 2026
Inspired by The Forgotten Library exhibition and Enriqueta Rylands' lifelong devotion to books and learning, we invite you to join a Reading Round in partnership with the Royal Literary…

WCLC: Quatuor Danel lunchtime concert with Adam McKenzie (bassoon)

13:10 - 13:50 1 October 2026
Beethoven – String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Opus 18 No. 2 Roxanna Panufnik – Cantator & Amanda for Bassoon and String Quartet (2011) Adam McKenzie joins the Quatuor Danel for their…

What's next for China's economy?

18:00 - 19:30 1 October 2026
Join us for a panel discussion and book launch discussing the future of China's economy with two eminent speakers. Accounting for more than a third of the world's population, China…

Women’s Health Technology Summit 2026

12:00 - 17:00 1 October 2026
The Women’s Health Technology Summit 2026 will bring together leaders from healthcare, research, technology, investment, academia, policy, and industry to examine the persistent inequality…

Online Course in Social Network Analysis (Mitchell Centre)

2 October - 11 December 2026
The Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis at the University of Manchester is excited to introduce a new semester-long online course called the Mitchell Autumn School on Social…

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