What’s on in November?
30 Oct 2025
Welcome to November’s edition of ‘What’s on?’. Here you will find everything you can get involved in for free each month, ranging from cultural, extracurricular and celebratory events and activities.
Events
Jackie Carter book launch
Join the Women@Manchester Network for an in-conversation discussion with Jackie Carter about her new book, thematically analysing the stories of 30 women who have navigated their own careers working in or with academia atypically.
- Book your place on Thursday, 27 November 12noon to 2pm at Booth St East
Public engagement community of practice
Are you interested in public engagement? Would you like to hear and share some inspiring ideas and practice? Do you want to network with other like-minded engaging people? Join our community of practice to share, learn and connect.
- Book your place on Wednesday, 26 November 12.30pm to 1.40pm at 3.204 University Place, Oxford Road (in-person)
Association of Higher Education Professionals development and training
Sign up for upcoming AHEP training events designed to build your confidence, expand your skills, and advance your career in higher education.
- Book your place on Tuesday, 25 and Thursday, 27 November
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Webinar Week 2025
The EDI Directorate have collaborated with faculty colleagues to deliver EDI Webinar Week: a four-day series of lunchtime webinars open for all University colleagues to attend, with each day focusing on a different topic in EDI.
- Book your place on various online lunchtime sessions throughout November
Uniting musical cultures from Manchester to Hong Kong
Fresh from his trip to Hong Kong, acclaimed conductor Robert Guy (Director of Ensembles and Conducting at the University of Manchester, Principal Conductor to the Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra) shares his experience working across cultures in Hong Kong and Manchester.
- Book your place on Tuesday, 4 November 6pm to 7pm at Manchester Central Library
Our cultural institutions
Manchester Museum
Saturday, 1 November (12noon to 4pm): Meet the Changemakers: Environmental Justice
Wednesday, 5 November (1.15pm to 1.45pm): Collection Bites: Museums and the Gothic Novel
Tuesday, 11 November (11am to 12.30pm): Age Friendly Climate Café
Friday, 14 November (10.30am to 3pm): Finds ID: With the Portable Antiquities Scheme
Saturday, 15 November (2pm to 3.30pm): Manchester to the World: Panama Wildlife Conservation
Saturday, 15 November (2pm to 4pm): Museum Meeple: family board games
Saturday, 22 November: EarthSonic Live
Whitworth Art Gallery
Every Thursday (10am to 2pm): Artist in Residence
Sunday, 9 November (2pm to 4.30pm): Manchester Sacred Harp
Saturday, 15 November (11am to 12noon): Santiago Yahuarcani: The Beginning of Knowledge Curator Tour
Sunday, 16 November: Friends of the Whitworth Sunday Concerts
Sunday, 23 November (1.30pm to 4pm): Still Parents - Pocket Anchors Workshop
John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Thursday, 6 November (6pm to 7.30pm): You Ought To Know – Reclaiming Black British Music His and Herstories
Friday, 7 November (2.10pm to 3.20pm): Collection Encounter: The Secret Public
Thursday, 13 November (6pm to 7.45pm): The Rylands Lecture with Alberto Manguel
Our community
Religious celebrations and traditions
All Saints (Christianity) Saturday, 1 November
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Gurpurab (Sikhism) Wednesday, 5 November
Bandhi Chorr Divas (Sikhism) Friday, 21 November
Awareness days
International Men’s Day – Wednesday, 19 November
Transgender Day of Remembrance – Thursday, 20 November
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women – Tuesday, 25 November
St Andrews Day – Sunday, 30 November
Want to feature your event next month?
If your event is free and open to all colleagues at the University, you can advertise it here next month!
Submit your suggestion to uninews@manchester.ac.uk by 25 of each month to feature in the following month. Please send us a short description (max 30 words) and any relevant links you may have too.
Please note that we unfortunately cannot guarantee your submission will feature, but we will do our best to feature as many as we can.
The deadline to feature in December’s ‘What’s on?’ is 25 November. Any questions, just drop us an email!