Events at The University of Manchester

Webinar

Webinar: Data in the spotlight: Qualitative and mixed methods data

15:00 - 16:00 26 October 2020
Did you know that qualitative and mixed methods data can be accessed for research? The UK Data Service provides access to a range of qualitative and mixed-methods data, including…

Fabio Lanza - “To Make Life More Beautiful:” Gender, Industrial Labour, and Collectivization during the Great Leap Forward

15:30 - 16:30 27 October 2020
Webinar: In the years between 1958 and 1962, the Urban Commune movement was promoted as a radical effort to change the daily lives of Chinese city residents, including their relationship…

GDI Webinar: Political economies of energy transition: wind and solar power in Brazil and South Africa

16:30 - 18:00 28 October 2020
Wind power has expanded quickly in Brazil, while solar power lags there and both wind and solar power have struggled to take off in South Africa. I argue that four different political…

Morgan Centre seminar: On not having children in an age of austerity: Reproductive rights, delays and defaults (Sarah Marie Hall)

15:00 - 16:00 28 October 2020
This talk will explore findings from an ISRF-funded fellowship on fertility, austerity and social reproduction. Reproduction represents a considerable concern in contemporary Europe,…

ESID webinar: How politics shapes development: the importance of context, capacity and coalitions

15:00 - 16:00 29 October 2020
This webinar will synthesise key findings of the political drivers of inclusive development from over nine years of ESID research and outline the importance of the 3C's - context, capacity…

Manchester Institute of Innovation Research Webinar: Dr Oliver Laasch

15:30 - 17:00 2 November 2020
Join us for Manchester Institute of Innovation Research Seminar Series 20/21, webinar hosted by Dr Oliver Laasch, Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University…

SEERIH Science Spotlight: Assessment in Primary Science

16:00 - 17:15 3 November 2020
This is an interactive session led by Dr Sarah Earle, Bath Spa University, for all teachers of primary science, including NQTs and senior leaders, relating to the TAPS (Teacher Assessment…

Webinar - Power, populations and development: how the ESID political settlements database explains development trends

15:00 - 16:00 5 November 2020
Recent ESID work has refined the idea of a political settlement and strengthened its social scientific footing. A pioneering survey has been conducted of political settlements across…

Webinar: Data in the spotlight: International Time Series Databanks

15:00 - 16:00 5 November 2020
Did you know that international time series data can be accessed for research? The UK Data Service provides access to a range of international time series datasets, which include…

Carwyn Morris - Surveillance states: Surveillance, censorship & digital activism in contemporary China

12:30 - 13:30 10 November 2020
Webinar: This seminar considers the role of surveillance in contemporary Chinese society, how it structures and is structured by the spatial relations and examines various technologies…

It’s Not All in the Genes: Sperm & Egg Donors’ Connections with Recipients

19:00 - 20:30 11 November 2020
The birth of a baby conceived via donated sperm or egg creates many new connections, both within and between families. But it may surprise you to know that, for many donors, the key…

CoDE Seminar: Black and Brown at the Intersection: Critical Thoughts Concerning Race, Debility and Disability

14:00 - 15:30 19 November 2020
In this seminar Viji Kuppan draws from previous writing presented in the book, The Fire Now (Johnson et al, 2018) called, Crippin’ Blackness: Narratives of Disabled People of Colour…

Food 3.0

13:00 - 14:30 20 November 2020
The global food system is the greatest single disruptor of climate and ecosystems, with growing gaps between the under-fed and over-fed. The principles of collective food intelligence…

Vanessa Frangville - Representations of Uyghurs in Chinese Cinema

12:30 - 13:30 24 November 2020
Since 2017, massive arrests, detentions, and abuses have been reported in the Xinjiang Autonomous Uyghur Region. Uyghurs in particular are the targets of unprecedented repression on…

Manchester Institute of Innovation Research Webinar: Professor Pinar Ozcan

15:30 - 17:00 30 November 2020
Join us for Manchester Institute of Innovation Research Seminar Series 20/21, webinar hosted by guest speaker, Professor Pinar Ozcan, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. To…

Linda Li - Institutional Contradictions and Change: Challenges for Hong Kong and a Globalizing China

10:30 - 11:30 1 December 2020
Webinar: How to assess the challenges and opportunities for Hong Kong and China given the conspicuous conflicts as witnessed in the unrest of 2019? This seminar contextualizes the…

SEERIH Science Spotlight: CLEAPPS

16:00 - 17:15 2 December 2020
This webinar in delivered by Jason Harding from CLEAPPS, for teachers to gain confidence in sources of information and resources, and approaches in managing risk in Primary Science,…

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