Lectures and seminars

“Solstice and Equinox Series” with David Olusoga OBE EVENT POSTPONED

18:00 - 19:30 25 September 2023
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This event has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances. A new date will be announced soon. About this event: As the Autumn Equinox approaches, we celebrate…

Advances in Biosciences Seminar - Lovorka Stojic "Understanding how RNA-based mechanisms control genome stability in Cancer"

13:00 - 14:00 26 September 2023
Lovorka Stojic (LS) received her undergraduate degree in Molecular Biology from the University of Zagreb (Croatia). LS obtained her PhD at the University of Zurich (Switzerland) in…

Austerity's Histories

11:00 - 12:30 26 September 2023
Our fifth seminar in our Austerity and Altered Life-Courses series focuses on austerity’s histories. Research on austerity across the social sciences and humanities reminds us that…

Manchester Number Theory Seminar - Steven Robertson

15:00 - 16:00 26 September 2023
Speaker: Steven Robertson (Manchester) Title: Combinatorics on Number Walls and the p(t)-adic Littlewood Abstract: The p-adic Littlewood Conjecture is one of the most well-studied…

Mitchell Centre Seminar Series

16:00 - 17:30 27 September 2023
Elisa Bellotti, Tomas Diviak Dataset presentation for Msc Social Network Analysis postgraduate students

Sustainable Futures September Seminar Series

14:00 - 15:00 28 September 2023
Our September edition of the monthly Sustainable Futures Seminar Series will be held on Thursday 28th September 2-3pm. This event will be a One Bin to Rule Them All Project Special…

Jennfier Tweedy -- Mathematical model of the unconventional drainage from the eye [IN PERSON]

14:00 - 15:00 2 October 2023
Join us for this seminar by Jennifer Tweedy (University of Bath) as part of the North West Seminar Series in Mathematical Biology and Data Sciences. Details of the full series can be…

MIOIR Seminar Series - How do firms shape their interactions with universities to build economic, intellectual and reputational capital?

15:30 - 16:30 2 October 2023
Join us for the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research Seminar Series 23/24 with Muthu De Silva, Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Head/Associate Dean Research,…

Time and progress across postsocialist China’s northeastern borders

16:00 - 18:00 2 October 2023
Ed Pulford (University of Manchester) Time and progress across postsocialist China’s northeastern borders Crossing borders between states often involves a sense of temporal shift,…

Macro Seminar - Ricardo Reis (LSE)

16:00 - 17:00 3 October 2023
Title: TBA

Manchester Number Theory Seminar - Harry Schmidt

15:00 - 16:00 3 October 2023
Speaker: Harry Schmidt (Warwick) Title: Lower bounds for Galois orbits for certain uni-critical polynomials Abstract: In recent joint work with Habegger, we established a Schinzel-Zassenhaus…

Division of Psychology & Mental Health October Research Seminar: ‘Why is it so hard to stick to a diet? Health behaviours and cognitive control’

12:00 - 13:00 4 October 2023
Please join us in October for the Division of Psychology and Mental Health Research Seminar Wednesday 4th October 12:00 - 13:00 *hybrid seminar*. For the Divisional seminar in October,…

MET Seminar - Artyom Jelnov (Ariel)

17:00 - 18:00 4 October 2023
Manchester Economic Theory (MET) schedule: http://daviddelacretaz.net/seminars/ Speaker website: https://artyomjelnov.weebly.com/

Mitchell Centre Seminar Series

16:00 - 17:30 4 October 2023
Johan Koskinen, Stockholm University

Part-A: A brief and selective review of applications of RMT; Part B: Estimation of rectangular random matrices: Applications to high-dimensional biological data (- in person)

14:30 4 October 2023
Madhuchhanda Bhattacharjee, Reader in Statistics in the Department of Mathematics, University of Manchester. Title: Part-A: A brief and selective review of applications of RMT; Part…

Policing the Crisis Reloaded: Stop and Search, Gang Violence Matrix, and Structural Racism

16:00 - 18:00 4 October 2023
In the first event of the new Racial and Justice Seminar Series, Katrina Ffrench, founder and director of UNJUST, will talk about the organisation's campaign to fight racism and violence…

Reflecting on Environmental NGOs in Regulation

17:30 - 19:00 4 October 2023
An Inaugural Lecture by Professor Carolyn Abbot Environmental NGOs contribute to the regulatory space in a variety of ways. They can be involved in shaping the rules of regulation…

Dorothy Emmet Lecture 2023

16:00 - 18:00 5 October 2023
Our annual Dorothy Emmet Lecture will be hosting Professor Alison Stone. Taking place Thursday, the 5th of October from 4pm-6pm, we hope you can make it! The Philosophy Department…

Tasty molds: brewing culinary cultures for contemporary Japan

16:00 - 18:00 9 October 2023
Alice Doublier (CNRS) Tasty molds: brewing culinary cultures for contemporary Japan For about a decade now, a small group of Japanese soy sauce brewers have been working on the revitalisation…

Conversations on Urban Ageing and Sustainable Cities

14:30 10 October 2023
In Conversation, MUARG and MUI present: In collaboration with the Manchester Urban Institute, Jenny Fisher and James Evans will be in conversation discussing Urban Ageing and Sustainable…

Digital Trust and Security Seminar: Youcheng Sun

14:00 - 15:30 10 October 2023
An Arms Race in Intellectual Property Protection of Deep Learning Models Seminar with Q&A and Networking Date & Time: Tuesday 10th October 2023 | 14.00-15.30 (UK) Venue: Alan Turing…

Macro Seminar - Stephen Hansen (UCL)

16:00 - 17:00 10 October 2023
Title: TBA

Manchester Number Theory Seminar - Julia Stadlmann

15:00 - 16:00 10 October 2023
Speaker: Julia Stadlmann (Oxford) Title: TBA Abstract: TBA Room: Frank Adams 1

Mithcell Centre Seminar Series

16:00 - 17:30 11 October 2023
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Pankhurst Seminar Series: Digital Health Inequities Edition - Developing digital tools to support a culturally-adapted family intervention with African & Caribbean people with psychosis

13:00 - 14:00 11 October 2023
Our next seminar in the Digital Health Inequities seminar series is on 11th October, 1-2pm via Zoom (https://zoom.us/j/96943367950). Prof Dawn Edge & Dr Pauline Whelan from the University…

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