Past events
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Voices for a Better Japan: Insights from Anthropology, Religion, Sociology, and History
17:00 - 18:30 11 March 2026
Dr. Chika Watanabe Prof. Erica Baffelli Dr. Yuki Asahina Dr. Aya Homei With a special introduction to Japanese Studies at the University of Manchester by Dr. Peter Cave. Talk Description On March 11, 2011, at 2:46 p.m., a 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the northeast coast of Japan, triggering...
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SOCIAL STATISTICS SEMINAR SERIES
14:00 - 15:30 10 March 2026
Please join us for the Social Statistics Seminar, we have coffee and cake. We are very pleased to welcome: Mónica Hernández Alava Professor in Health Econometrics, University of Sheffield Title: TBA Abstract: TBA
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Musica Ensembles Concert
14:00 - 16:00 7 March 2026
This concert showcases women and gender-diverse composers in a large ensemble setting, celebrating their brilliant music. We will hear exciting diverse performances from a wide range of MUMS ensembles: Wind Orchestra, String Orchestra, Brass Band and Big Band in this new MUSICA event. MUSO Florence...
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Musica Lunchtime Concert
13:10 - 13:50 6 March 2026
Join us for the Musica Festival lunchtime concert! This concert features talented soloists and smaller chamber groups from the Music Society, performing works by gender diverse composers.
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UMDS: Juturna
19:00 - 20:40 6 March 2026
Cosmic scouting team Aeolus are the first to discover the mystical last planet in the universe. As the planet calls out to them, the crewmates begin to turn on one another. And then they hear a call; somebody else is already here.
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WCLC: Beautiful British Isles with the Erda Ensemble
13:10 - 13:50 5 March 2026
The Erda Ensemble celebrate composers of the British Isles with works by Grace Williams, Ina Boyle and Cheryl Frances Hoad. Olivia Jageurs (harp), Marta Fontanals-Simmons (mezzo) and Chloë Vincent Vincent (flute) mark International Women’s Day with this female focused programme. The Thursday lunchtime...
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The Samuel Ferguson Lecture with Prof. Maureen Junker-Kenny
16:00 - 17:30 5 March 2026
Frameworks for Social Theology: Habermas and Ricoeur on Agency, Ethics, and Religion We are pleased to announce that the 2026 Samuel Ferguson lecturer is Prof. Maureen Junker-Kenny (Trinity College, Dublin). Prof. Junker-Kenny is Professor in Theology and Fellow emerita in the School of Religion, Trinity...
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Women in Egyptian Cinema: Shifting Narratives, Roles and Aesthetics
17:00 - 18:30 5 March 2026
Dr Dalia S Mostafa, University of Edinburgh/University of Manchester Host: Dr Ruth Abou Rached In this seminar, I aim to provide a historical context for the influential role that women played in the making of Egyptian cinema since the early decades of the 20th century. Egypt has the largest and oldest...
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UMDS: Juturna
19:00 - 20:40 5 March 2026
Cosmic scouting team Aeolus are the first to discover the mystical last planet in the universe. As the planet calls out to them, the crewmates begin to turn on one another. And then they hear a call; somebody else is already here.
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How (not) to translate a Christian emotion. Fear, Consolation, and Joy in the Sixteenth-century Jesuit Mission to Japan
10:00 - 12:00 4 March 2026
Dr. Linda Zampol D’Ortia (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice) This talk considers the rarity of mentions of fear in the literature composed by the Catholic missionaries of the Society of Jesus from Japan, in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. The mission, founded by future saint Francis...
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