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GDI Alumni Talk: An introduction to oxford economics and economic consultancy with Elizabeth Martindale

16:00 - 17:00 8 October 2025
Talk by GDI Alumna Elizabeth Martindale, Senior Economist, APAC Cities & Regions Forecasting at Oxford Economics All students welcome. The session will cover: - Discussion of Elizabeth's…

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Sarah Hall and Daisy Johnson (Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester)

15:00 - 16:15 11 October 2025
Join us for a captivating afternoon with two of Britain’s most original literary talents, Sarah Hall and Daisy Johnson, as they discuss their haunting new books exploring nature, myth,…

Fear Research Network Seminar Series – 'Harsh Truths and Mistaken Vows: The Ugly Side of Buddhist Charisma'

16:00 16 October 2025
Fear Research Network Seminar Series 'Harsh Truths and Mistaken Vows: The Ugly Side of Buddhist Charisma' Dr Sara Swenson (Darmouth College) In this talk, Dr Sara Swenson (Darmouth…

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Flesh at The Haçienda: Panel discussion at The John Rylands Library

18:30 - 20:00 16 October 2025
SOLD OUT Join us for an engaging panel discussion exploring the legendary queer nightclub 'Flesh' at The Haçienda, a staple of Manchester’s nightlife in the 1990's. Moderated by Paul…

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Pigeonholed: Creative Freedom as an Act of Resistance - Gary Younge (Faber Lecture)

19:00 - 20:30 16 October 2025
Award-winning author, broadcaster and Professor of Sociology at The University of Manchester, Gary Younge, delivers the inaugural Faber Lecture. In Pigeonholed: Creative Freedom as…

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The Faber Lecture 2025: Gary Younge (Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with Creative Manchester)

19:00 - 20:30 16 October 2025
Award-winning author, broadcaster and Professor of Sociology at The University of Manchester, Gary Younge, delivers the inaugural Faber Lecture. In Pigeonholed: Creative Freedom as…

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Sayaka Murata (Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester)

19:00 - 20:15 18 October 2025
Sayaka Murata, the internationally acclaimed author of Convenience Store Woman and Earthlings, joins us to discuss her provocative and visionary new novel, Vanishing World. In a society…

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Marcus du Sautoy (Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester)

16:30 - 17:45 19 October 2025
In this fascinating talk, celebrated mathematician and leading scientist Marcus du Sautoy invites us to explore his new book Blueprints: How Mathematics Shapes Creativity and rethink…

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The Poems of Seamus Heaney (Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester)

19:30 - 20:45 20 October 2025
Don’t miss this special evening celebrating the life and work of Seamus Heaney, as five acclaimed poets gather to mark the publication of The Poems of Seamus Heaney. The definitive…

Translation as Activism Workshop with Kasia Szymanska (Manchester Literature Festival)

20 October 2025
Led by Kasia Szymanska, this participatory conversation will ask: how can we use our languages to make the change we want? Should all activists want to translate? Should all translators…

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Fixing the Future: Co-operative and Trade Unions Working Together

17:00 - 19:00 23 October 2025
Hosted by the WEI, the University of Lancashire, the University of Bristol and the University of Nottingham, this event explores how trade unions and co-operatives can collaborate in…

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Mimi Khalvati: Rylands Poetry Reading (Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester)

19:00 - 20:15 23 October 2025
Join us for the annual Rylands Poetry Reading, this year delivered by one of our best-loved poets Mimi Khalvati. Her award-winning lyrical poetry has been inspired by everything from…

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In Conversation with Hannah Peel and Tim O'Brien

19:30 - 21:00 30 October 2025
Join us for an intimate evening of conversation and music with award-winning composer, producer, and broadcaster Hannah Peel, and Tim O’Brien, Associate Director of the Jodrell Bank…

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The Annual Teddy Chester Lecture

17:30 - 19:00 4 November 2025
This years Annual Teddy Chester Lecture will be delivered by Professor Henrietta Hughes OBE, the inaugural Patient Safety Commissioner for England. Professor Hughes started in this…

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Uniting musical cultures from Manchester to Hong Kong

18:00 - 19:00 4 November 2025
In October, Robert Guy was invited to conduct the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong making his debut at Hong Kong City Hall. Whilst in Hong Kong, Robert presented a guest lecture…

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Zadie Smith (Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester)

19:30 - 20:45 4 November 2025
Zadie Smith, one of the most beloved writers of her generation, joins us to discuss her illuminating and keenly-awaited new essay collection Dead and Alive. Written with her usual…

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You Ought To Know – Reclaiming Black British Music His and Herstories

18:00 - 19:30 6 November 2025
Join us as we share the findings from a recent research project, “You Ought To Know – Reclaiming Black British music His and Herstories”. You will learn more about the stories of artists…

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Jeanette Winterson (Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester)

19:00 - 20:15 11 November 2025
Forty years after her era-defining debut Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Jeanette Winterson returns with One Aladdin Two Lamps - a bold, brilliant celebration of the transformative…

HCRI Landmark Lecture 2025 - Intersectional Beginnings and Abolitionist Endings: On the Urgency of Critical Theories in Humanitarian Studies and Practice'

16:00 - 17:30 19 November 2025
The Lecture, drawing on critical concepts from Black feminist thought and postcolonial and critical race theories, provides an intersectional analysis of humanitarian intervention based…

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Blooming in the West – Flowers from China

18:00 - 19:00 11 December 2025
Many flora species in English gardens that are often assumed to be native, including roses, peonies, chrysanthemums, camellias, magnolias, rhododendrons, to name but a few, are originally…

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