Past events
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4th National Conference on Societal Resilience
24 - 25 February 2026
We are delighted to announce that the 4th National Conference on Societal Resilience will take place over two days on 24 and 25 February 2026 at The University of Manchester, UK. This conference will continue the national and international conversation on societal resilience to disruption, and will...
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Linguistic Landscapes in Manchester and Beyond – EVENT CANCELLED
11:00 - 12:00 21 February 2026
EVENT CANCELLED Join the Linguistic Diversity Collective for a talk by Dr Serge Sagna, Prof. Tine Breban and Dr Simone de Cia to mark International Mother Language Day 2026. This talk centres around the multilingual public signs found across towns and cities, and what they tell us about language...
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Looking for Languages – Family-friendly trail at Manchester Museum – EVENT CANCELLED
13:00 - 16:00 21 February 2026
EVENT CANCELLED Free, family-friendly language themed trail around Manchester Museum to celebrate International Mother Language Day 2026. The Linguistic Diversity Collective invites you to join us for some half-term fun to celebrate International Mother Language Day at Manchester Museum. Grab your activity...
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Using agent-based models as a simulation tool to generate synthetic data
14:00 - 16:00 18 February 2026
This free online workshop explores the intersection of two computational social science ideas, synthetic data and agent-based models: 1. Synthetic data – which is generated data rather than observed data. This can be useful when balancing research needs with data availability or security. 2. Agent-based...
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Code anxiety club
13:30 - 14:00 17 February 2026
Why attend? Feeling overwhelmed by the command line? Confused by file pathways? Want to navigate the world of coding with confidence? Join the Code Anxiety Club! Viewers can follow along as we work through common beginner topics while coding live for a quick half hour. No prior experience, installed...
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