Events
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Digital Health Equity Seminar Series - Exploring barriers to digital inclusion for remote monitoring of rheumatoid arthritis - 10th Sept
13:00 - 14:00 10 September 2025
The next seminar in the Digital Health Equity Seminar Series is on Wed 10-Sep, 1-2pm via Zoom (https://zoom.us/j/99435997840). Caroline Sanders, Josh Behan-Devlin, and Karen Staniland from the University of Manchester will talk about 'Exploring barriers to digital inclusion for remote monitoring of rheumatoid arthritis: lessons from a multi-centre...
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'Bringing Criminological Theory to Life' Book Launch
14:30 - 17:30 11 September 2025
Join us for the launch of ‘Bringing Criminological Theory to Life’, a cutting-edge new book that brings the theories of desistance and developmental criminology to life through the compelling life-story of William ‘Billy’ Mahaffey. This book is not just a collection of scholarly chapters; it is a vivid narrative that chronicles Billy's...
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Cultural infrastructure at a crossroads - Research Café
16:00 - 19:00 16 September 2025
Join Creative Manchester for a panel and discussion event on devolution, cultural policy and Greater Manchester. Nearly ten years on from the Greater Manchester devolution deal and following a pandemic, ongoing local authority austerity and cost of living crisis, this hybrid event explores cultural policy and planning in the city-region. Join...
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Working with Reddit data
13:00 - 15:00 22 September 2025
This free workshop will introduce the fundamentals of natural language processing (NLP) and sentiment analysis, using Reddit as a case study for social media research. We will explore the ethical and legal considerations of working with publicly available online data and discuss best practices for responsible and reproducible research. The session...
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Dangerous Writings -A Symposium on the Ethics, and Practicalities of Working with Risky Texts
09:30 - 18:00 30 September 2025
"Dangerous writings" have long served as both catalysts for transformation and sources of profound personal and collective risk. From incendiary manifestos to suppressed memoirs and carceral correspondence, these texts expose, unsettle, and resist. While we recognise their power to challenge authority and interrogate societal norms, we know far...
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