Past events
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Webinar: Gender Attitudes and Trends over the Last Decade – Prof Amaney Jamal (Empowering Muslim Women in Scientific Research Series)
13:00 - 14:30 28 January 2026
Female labour force participation in MENA has been and continues to be quite low when compared cross-nationally. There are many structural factors that shape this outcome, including the state of the economies across MENA and other factors like the cost of adequate daycare alongside patriarchal norms...
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Digital Trust and Security seminar: Justin McKeown
13:00 - 15:00 28 January 2026
Explore adversarial assurance of real-world PETs to address design limits, implementation flaws, and evolving data needs for businesses This event invites participants from all disciplines and backgrounds to come together, fostering interdisciplinary connections and discussions. Talk Title: Challenges...
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Service Learning/ Community Engaged Learning in Healthcare Meeting
15:00 - 16:00 28 January 2026
We are very pleased to invite you to the first Service Learning / Community Engaged Learning in Healthcare Special Interest Group Meeting, which will take place as a webinar from 3:00–4:00pm. This new SIG will report into the UK Service Learning/ Community Engaged Learning Network. The webinar will...
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Professor Steven Pierce ’s Inaugural Lecture: The Fetishistic State – Genealogies of Law in Northern Nigeria
16:30 - 18:30 28 January 2026
Guest Speaker Professor Olutayo Adesina, British Academy Global Professor (University of Manchester); Professor of History, University of Ibadan Venue Details The wine reception will take place in Room A4, Samuel Alexander Building. The lecture will take place in Room A101, Samuel Alexander Building. Schedule 4.30pm????Wine...
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History Department Seminar: Rethinking Black British History: Perspectives from the (Cricket) Field
16:00 - 17:30 27 January 2026
Dr Michael Collins (University College London) Dr Collins will be speaking about his recent book, Windrush Cricket: Imperial Culture, Caribbean Migration, and the Remaking of Postwar England (OUP 2025).
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In Conversation: African Climate Futures
17:00 - 19:00 22 January 2026
In Conversation: African Climate Futures with Dr Carl Death and Prof Jade Munslow Ong Join us for a thought-provoking evening as we delve into the urgent and imaginative terrain of African Climate Futures. This special event celebrates the launch of African Climate Futures, the latest book by Dr Carl...
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Hear about the International Disaster Management MSc at Manchester (Webinar)
09:00 - 10:00 20 January 2026
This event is designed for international students interested in studying International Disaster Management at the University of Manchester, hosted by the Humanitarian & Conflict Response Institute (HCRI). Join the webinar to find out more and ask questions! HCRI SPEAKER Dr Martin Parham (Lecturer...
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Research Cafe: Unlocking Historical Archives with AI - Opportunities and Challenges
12:30 - 15:30 20 January 2026
Join us for an informal research café exploring how AI can shape and affect historical archives. Recent advances in AI have made it feasible to automatically analyse unstructured content at scale, including large collections of cultural heritage data that come in the form of texts and/or images. At...
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Code anxiety club
13:30 - 14:00 20 January 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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AI at Manchester Exhibition
14 January - 11 February 2026
This academic year, the University of Manchester is celebrating 75 years since Alan Turing established the Turing Test by spotlighting the work of early career researchers on the future of AI. As part of this, Creative Manchester are delighted to host an exhibition celebrating the work of academics researching...
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