Events and activities
Let’s Talk About Race with Gary Younge
(20 May 2024)
Thursday, 23 May
Welcome event for new colleagues
(17 May 2024)
Last few spaces available on our new-look event on Thursday, 23 May
Greater Manchester Festival of Libraries 2024
(17 May 2024)
Taking place in libraries across Greater Manchester between 12-16 June 2024
Are you a researcher or student involved in hazards research?
(17 May 2024)
Join our Interdisciplinary Crisis Studies and Mitigation Network annual meeting on Wednesday, 12 June
Summer Solstice at Jodrell Bank with Creative Manchester
(16 May 2024)
Two events to celebrate longest day of the year on Friday, 21 June – book tickets now
In Silico Regulatory Science for the Digital Era by Professor Alex Frangi
(07 May 2024)
The Pankhurst Seminar Series, AI in Healthcare theme is delighted to host Professor Alex Frangi on 21st May 2024 at the Christabel Pankhurst Institute, in the Emmeline Suite.
Lunchtime courses on a shoestring at the Confucius Institute
(07 May 2024)
Learn some survival Mandarin, master the art of calligraphy Main Body: The Confucius Institute has launched a new short language course aimed at staff and students at the University of Manchester who want to learn some survival Chinese on a small budget. The new course will take place over five weeks (5 x 1hr) and will introduce learners to practical words and phrases that can be used in everyday situations.
Team Research Lunch and Learn Community Network
(07 May 2024)
Have you signed up to our Team Research Lunch and Learn Community Network event on 14th May? Tickets are going fast!
A botanical garden for Manchester
(03 May 2024)
Lost Gardens of Fallowfield
Richard King in Conversation with Abigail Ward on Arthur Russell's life
(03 May 2024)
Richard King talks to Abigail Ward about his new book Travels Over Feeling, an exploration of legendary composer Arthur Russell’s life.
Welcome Event for new colleagues
(09 Apr 2024)
Spaces available on the first of our new-look events on Thursday, 25 April
Exploring Internalised Ableism: Insights from a registered Blind AuDHD Rhino
(09 Apr 2024)
Exploring Internalised Ableism: Insights from a registered Blind AuDHD Rhino with Jamie Shields on Thursday, 18 April (Online)
The University of Manchester Environment and Health Symposium
(05 Apr 2024)
Thursday, 13 June
Sustainable Futures Seminar Series
(05 Apr 2024)
April and May Seminars
The Centre for Digital Trust and Society Forum - Wednesday, 3 July
(05 Apr 2024)
The Centre for Digital Trust and Society Forum returns for a third year!
Social responsibility and civic engagement: Prosperous communities
(28 Mar 2024)
Book your place to attend our next session on Wednesday, 10 April
Centre for Digital Trust and Society Seed Corn Showcase
(28 Mar 2024)
Centre for Digital Trust and Society Seed Corn Showcase on Thursday, 16 May
Women@Manchester seminar
(28 Mar 2024)
Through Activism and Academia - Professor Helen Pankhurst CBE in conversation with Professor Jackie Carter
Healthier Futures: Health and Social Care needs, resourcing, access and delivery workshop
(26 Mar 2024)
Thursday, 30th May, 10am - 1pm
Call for paddlers: North West Confucius Institute Dragon Boat Race
(25 Mar 2024)
The Dragon Boat Race takes place on Saturday, 27 April in Liverpool
Simon Singh, author and film-maker: Fermat’s Last Theorem
(22 Mar 2024)
Friday, 12 April 2024, 4pm-5pm, University Place Lecture Theatre A
Spring Open Day at the Confucius Institute
(21 Mar 2024)
Always fancied learning a new language, but not sure what learning Mandarin is like? Interested in Chinese characters and want to try your hand at Chinese calligraphy?
University of Manchester to host first ASA Public Anthropology Festival
(20 Mar 2024)
PeopleFest: Public Anthropology Festival 2024 takes place from Friday, 5 to Sunday, 7 April
Healthier Futures: Ageing and Health Inequalities Networking Event
(18 Mar 2024)
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 10am, Emmeline Suite, Christabel Pankhurst Building
AI and Digital Healthcare Technologies Framework
(11 Mar 2024)
Pankhurst Institute Seminar Series, Thursday 28 March 2024
Why are health outcomes grim up north?
(08 Mar 2024)
Join an expert panel to discuss solving health inequalities, part of the N8 and the RSA’s UP North series, on Tuesday, 26 March
The Cockcroft Rutherford Lecture 2024
(07 Mar 2024)
This year’s flagship lecture will see Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell ‘in conversation’ with Professor Sir Andre Geim, on Tuesday, 12 March 2024
Book now to see Mohand & Peter live at the Martin Harris Centre
(29 Feb 2024)
A backflip in time, a quick hop back home, with humour and visual poetry, Mohand & Peter will take you on a road trip through Sudan in a special performance at the Martin Harris Centre this March.
Real-life testimonies from East Asians in the UK inspire University alumni play
(27 Feb 2024)
Get your tickets for Another Life, a Manchester Confucius Institute production
Digital trust and security seminar
(23 Feb 2024)
Kieron O’Hara - The Seven Veils of Privacy