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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

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…

Quatuor Danel Evening concert – Shostakovich 120 years

19:30 2 October 2026
Quatuor Danel mark the 120th anniversary of Shostakovich’s birth. Beethoven String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Opus 18 No. 4 Beethoven String Quartet No. 6 in Bb major, Opus 18 No. 6…

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…

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…

Dungeons and Flagons Pop up Boardgame Cafe

14:00 - 18:00 4 October 2026
Roll the dice and join Dungeons & Flagons for a fun filled afternoon of board gaming – with games to choose from and friendly hosts on hand, there’s something for everyone! - Tickets £5, add-on admission.

Fiona Murphy (Dublin City University) "LATE WORK: Imagination, Form and the Creative Life of Anthropology"

15:00 - 17:00 5 October 2026
What might it mean to think of anthropology through lateness, as a way of staying with forms of thought that remain difficult, unresolved, excessive, or somehow out of time with the…

MIOIR Seminar Series - Illuminating the Dark Sides of Innovation: Controversial Innovation and Peripheral Opportunity

15:30 - 16:30 5 October 2026
Professor Johannes Glückler, Chair of Economic Geographies of the Future at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU Munich), will explore how innovation becomes controversial and…

Curator Tour: The Forgotten Library

13:00 - 13:30 7 October 2026
Join us for our final tour around The Forgotten Library exhibition exploring the personal book collection of Enriqueta Rylands, founder of The John Rylands Library. Led by curator Dr…

GDI Lecture: The Rulers: Corporate Power in the age of AI and the cloud

16:30 - 18:00 7 October 2026
Why are Amazon, Microsoft and Google different from every other company and why should people and governments care? The Rulers explains how the power of these three giants lies in their…

Guillaume Candela (University of Cardiff) "Recovering Hidden Histories: Reconstructing Trajectories and Experiences of Racialised and Enslaved Individuals in Colonial Paraguay"

17:00 - 19:00 7 October 2026
This talk is part of the seminar series of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Wed 7 October 2026, 5pm (UK time). This event will be in person and online. You can…

Mitchell Centre Seminar Series

16:00 - 16:30 7 October 2026
Jana Diesner Technical University of Munich

Re-imagining Innovation: The Value of Creative Practices

12:30 - 14:00 7 October 2026
Join us to explore how creative writers and artists approach ideas about innovation. Part of The Cultural Welcome 5-11 Oct. How do creative writers and artists approach ideas about…

Thomas Ashton Institute Lunch and Learn: Rethinking Safety Leadership: From “Safety First” to “Safe Performance"

12:30 - 13:00 7 October 2026
Today’s leaders operate in environments where safety must coexist with productivity, efficiency, speed and operational demands. So what does effective safety leadership actually look…

Untapped potential: Linking survey with satellite image data

13:00 - 14:00 7 October 2026
This free webinar will introduce the audience to satellite imagery data and their potential application for survey and quantitative social research. Advances in remote sensing and…

A History of Black Theatre in Manchester 1827-2020: Celebrating presence

16:00 - 18:30 8 October 2026
Presented in collaboration with the Drama Department, Creative Manchester is delighted to host this exhibition exploring the artistry and entrepreneurship of people of African and Afro-Caribbean…

Inclusive Innovation for People and Planet

13:30 - 15:00 8 October 2026
How can research, innovation and community collaboration help create a more sustainable and resilient future? This panel event brings together recipients of Sustainable Futures’ Innovation…

WCLC: Duo Folclore (violins)

13:10 - 13:50 8 October 2026
Presented by the Department of Music and the Cervantes Institute Duo Folclore Folk–classical violin duo Alice Barron and Fuensanta Zambrana Ruiz explore a rich palette of traditional…

SOLD OUT: Manchester Literature Festival presents Maggie O’Farrell

19:00 - 20:15 9 October 2026
Maggie O'Farrell makes a welcome return to Manchester Literature Festival with her extraordinary new novel, Land - a sweeping, multi-generational epic inspired by her own family history…

New Exhibition: The North Revisited

10 October 2026 - 24 January 2027
A joint exhibition bringing together John Bulmer’s The North and Simon Hill’s The North Revisited exploring how the North of England has changed and endured across six decades of documentary…

SOLD OUT: Manchester Literature Festival presents Sarah Hall: Burning Snowflake – The 2026 Faber Lecture

18:00 - 19:15 10 October 2026
Award-winning author Sarah Hall delivers the 2026 Faber Lecture: Burning Snowflake. The natural world is burning. Time is running out. You know the story. So what possible role…

Manchester Literature Festival presents Paul Mason: Reds

14:00 - 15:15 11 October 2026
A decade after PostCapitalism, Paul Mason returns to Manchester Literature Festival to discuss REDS: A Global History of Communism, his provocative new book exploring one of history's…

Manchester Literature Festival presents The Observer Book Club with Deborah Frances-White

16:30 - 17:45 11 October 2026
Author, comedian and host of The Guilty Feminist podcast, Deborah Frances-White joins us for a lively and illuminating conversation about her latest book, Six Conversations We’re Scared…

Andrew Irving (University of Manchester) Title TBC

15:00 - 17:00 12 October 2026
Abstract TBC Andrew Irving is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Manchester.

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