Past events
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Fear Research Network Seminar Series – 'Harsh Truths and Mistaken Vows: The Ugly Side of Buddhist Charisma'
16 October 2025 - 16 January 2026
Fear Research Network Seminar Series 'Harsh Truths and Mistaken Vows: The Ugly Side of Buddhist Charisma' Dr Sara Swenson (Dartmouth College) In this talk, Dr Sara Swenson (Dartmouth College) will examine "the ugly side" of Buddhist charisma through the case of an iconoclastic monk in Vietnam. Lay...
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Pigeonholed: Creative Freedom as an Act of Resistance - Gary Younge (Faber Lecture)
18:00 - 19:30 16 October 2025
Award-winning author, broadcaster and Professor of Sociology at The University of Manchester, Gary Younge, delivers the inaugural Faber Lecture. In Pigeonholed: Creative Freedom as an Act of Resistance, Gary explores what has been termed as the ‘burden of representation’ and the pressures exerted...
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The Faber Lecture 2025: Gary Younge (Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with Creative Manchester)
18:00 - 19:30 16 October 2025
Award-winning author, broadcaster and Professor of Sociology at The University of Manchester, Gary Younge, delivers the inaugural Faber Lecture. In Pigeonholed: Creative Freedom as an Act of Resistance, Gary explores what has been termed as the ‘burden of representation’ and the pressures exerted...
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An introduction to Social Network Analysis
09:00 - 10:30 15 October 2025
Social Network Analysis is an exciting computational method that allows us to study social systems by visualising and interrogating the relationships among individuals or groups in the system. This technique allows us to answer questions about the ins-and-outs of social interaction and information flow,...
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Digital Trust and Security Webinar: Marilyne Ordekian
11:00 - 12:00 15 October 2025
Talk Title: Investigating Wrench Attacks: Physical Attacks Targeting Cryptocurrency Users Cryptocurrency wrench attacks are physical attacks targeting cryptocurrency users in the real world to illegally obtain cryptocurrencies. These attacks significantly undermine the efficacy of existing digital security...
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