Past events
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Computational social science drop-in
13:00 - 14:00 10 February 2026
Do you find yourself: - stuck on a project with no one to ask about it? - not sure what to learn next? - the only person in your team using computational methods? - wanting to meet other computational social scientists? - interested to learn or teach some data skills with like-minded individuals? Join...
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SOCIAL STATISTICS SEMINAR SERIES
14:00 - 15:30 10 February 2026
Please join us for the Social Statistics Seminar, we have coffee and cake. We are very pleased to welcome: Ridhi Kashyap Professor of Demography & Computational Social Science, University of Oxford Title: TBA Abstract: TBA
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Linguistics and English Language Seminar: The Optimal Assignment Principle
13:00 - 15:00 5 February 2026
Ramon Ferrer-i-Cancho, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya Quantitative, Mathematical and Computational Linguistics Research Group The idea that languages are shaped by a constellation optimization principles is receiving increasing attention. However, some scepticism remains due to unrealistic assumptions...
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WCLC: Jonathan Ainscough, Sarah-Louise Young and Jordan Paul Clarke: Who I’d Be
13:10 - 13:50 5 February 2026
Three seasoned musical theatre performers explore the vast spectrum of characters found in the musicals of Stephen Sondheim, Jerry Herman, Jeanine Tesori, Jason Robert Brown and many more, in a decades-spanning programme of captivating theatre songs. Presented by the Departments of Music, Drama and...
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Digital Trust and Security Webinar: Dr Zhipeng Wang & Dr Joseph Lee Nazzini
12:00 - 13:00 4 February 2026
Learn how blockchain “digital communities” can be exploited—and how to prevent it. Talk Title: DAO Governance Takeover Attack on the blockchain: Code as Law, Cybersecurity and Governance [Online Webinar] In this talk, Dr Zhipeng Wang and Dr Joseph Lee Nazzini analyse the DAO governance takeover...
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The Politics of Feeling: Populism, Progressivism, Liberalism
14:00 - 15:30 4 February 2026
UoM Geography & the Humanitarian & Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) will host two leading scholars to discuss their new book - The Politics of Feeling: Populism, Progressive, Liberalism. --- In The Politics of Feeling, Ben Anderson and Anna Secor argue that politics has become a matter of political...
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Digital Futures Interdisciplinary ECR Lunch Workshop
13:00 - 16:30 3 February 2026
Join us for an energising, hands-on workshop designed to spark new ideas, build connections, and elevate your digital research journey. [This is an internal UoM Staff and Student only event] Whether you're already working within the digital space or simply curious about how a digital strand could enrich...
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Critical Data Visualisation - Staff Workshop
13:00 - 17:00 3 February 2026
This session invites researchers from across the humanities and social sciences to engage critically and creatively with data visualisation. Participants will learn to better recognise and critique biased, oversimplified, or misleading representations of data, and to develop their own visualisations...
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Code anxiety club
13:30 - 14:00 3 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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Intergenerational learning to strengthen community resilience to disruption
14:00 - 15:30 29 January 2026
Resilience grows when generations learn from one another. Communities are strongest when knowledge, experience, and imagination are shared across generations. Resilience is not built in isolation. It is shaped through relationships, stories, memory, and collective action that span generations. By bringing...
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