Events and activities
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
Uncover the secrets of online drug markets
(22 Feb 2024)
How is the digitalisation of social interaction changing illegal markets?
Neurodiversity Celebration Week - Gaming Social
(22 Feb 2024)
Social event hosted by the Disabled Staff Network and Neurodivergent Network, 19 March, 12 - 2pm
Manchester InStitches charity sale for British Heart Foundation
(20 Feb 2024)
Wednesday 21 February, 12-2pm
Reflecting on Curriculum Diversity in the Humanities
(19 Feb 2024)
Join us for an event reflecting on the challenges and opportunities of diversifying the curriculum in the Humanities on Wednesday, 28 February
Party for the People at Manchester Museum
(12 Feb 2024)
Manchester Museum is celebrating the first anniversary of its reopening by throwing a party on Sunday, 18 February, 10am-5pm
Marking UNESCO International Mother Language Day 2024
(07 Feb 2024)
UNESCO’s International Mother Language Day is a worldwide annual observance held on 21 February to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and to promote multilingualism.
Employment and Productivity Networking Event
(02 Feb 2024)
Health Inequalities: Employment and Productivity Networking Event on Tuesday, 20 February
Social responsibility and civic engagement events
(01 Feb 2024)
Book now: Social responsibility and civic engagement - an introduction to social inclusion
Learn a new language at the Language Café
(31 Jan 2024)
For those of you who are trying out a new language for 2024 or want to have an opportunity to practice your language skills in an informal setting, the Language Café is the perfect place for you.
Student Volunteering Week
(31 Jan 2024)
The Volunteering and Awards team will be running a programme of events from Monday, 12 February to Friday, 16 February and there is plenty for students to get involved with