School of Environment, Education and Development

‘Foresight with monsters’: how to run cities, regions and countries in an age of populist power-grabs? interactive seminar with Prof. Yanuar Nugroho

15:00 - 17:00 27 April 2026
The dynamics of populism run deep, and are maybe now driving the ‘world order’ to the edge of chaos. The previous mindset of strategic planning and evidence-based policy may struggle……

Climate & Justice seminar: Ecological Constitutions and Transnational Environmental Judicial Governance, Luis Bicalho

12:00 - 13:00 28 April 2026
The Climate and Justice study group is pleased to invite you to our last lunchtime webinar of the semester. Luis Bicalho will share his work on 'Ecological Constitutions and Transnational…

Dialogues on Enhancing Inclusive Practice: Co-leading with Fairness, Respect, Inclusion and Compassion

14:30 29 April 2026
Guest speakers: Vanita Sundaram and Kathryn Asbury, Co-Heads of the Department of Education, University of York In this talk we discuss how we developed our co-leadership model, arising…

MIE Anti-racist Education Network: The Racial Pedagogies of the Development Film in the Americas

14:00 - 15:30 5 May 2026
The MIE Anti-Racist Education Network and the American Studies Research Group warmly invite you to a seminar on 'Racial Pedagogies of the Development Film in the Americas' by Molly…

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…

Convivial futures: Living well together on a climate-ravaged planet

8 May 2026
This interdisciplinary symposium will explore how we might reimagine mobility, belonging and kinship amidst mounting ecological upheavals Our current era of accelerating ‘ecocide’…

Friends, family, and flows of things: Everyday practices of sustainability

10:00 - 12:00 12 May 2026
Guest lecture from Professor Jo Lindsay (School of Social Sciences, Monash University). Co-organised by Sustainable Consumption Institute and University of Manchester Geography. Part…

SEED Postgraduate Researcher Conference 2026: World in Flux: Weaving Interdisciplinary Responces to Global Challenges

28 May 2026
We are pleased to announce that submissions are now open for the SEED Postgraduate Researcher Conference 2026: World in Flux: Weaving Interdisciplinary Responses to Global Challenges…

Conference 2026: Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: Balancing Equity, Access, and Innovation

9 - 10 June 2026
Venue: Online and in-person at the Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK Organiser: Manchester Institute of Education, The University of Manchester Generative…

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Martin Harris Centre

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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