Past events
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The Poems of Seamus Heaney (Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester)
18:30 - 19:45 20 October 2025
Don’t miss this special evening celebrating the life and work of Seamus Heaney, as five acclaimed poets gather to mark the publication of The Poems of Seamus Heaney. The definitive edition of his work, it encompasses all the poems that Seamus published in his lifetime (from Death of a Naturalist (1966)...
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Marcus du Sautoy (Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester)
15:30 - 16:45 19 October 2025
In this fascinating talk, celebrated mathematician and leading scientist Marcus du Sautoy invites us to explore his new book Blueprints: How Mathematics Shapes Creativity and rethink the boundaries between art and mathematics. From prehistoric stone circles to Zaha Hadid’s sweeping curves, to Shakespeare’s...
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Sayaka Murata (Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester)
18:00 - 19:15 18 October 2025
Sayaka Murata, the internationally acclaimed author of Convenience Store Woman and Earthlings, joins us to discuss her provocative and visionary new novel, Vanishing World. In a society where sex, love and parenting have been reimagined, Amane—born from a taboo act of love—struggles to conform....
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Ethical and legal guidelines in data sharing
09:00 - 10:30 16 October 2025
Data management is essential to make sure that well-organised, well-documented, high quality and shareable research data can be produced from our research projects. A key data management component is considering the ethical and legal issues of collecting, using and/or sharing data. Researchers obtaining...
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WCLC: In Focus - Jack Sheen. Manchester Camerata featuring Eleonore Cockerham
16 October 2025 - 8 August 2026
A whisper of Japan, a luminous glimpse into India, and a delicate sound spun from the words of a symbolist poet — this ethereal concert grows from a trio of miniature masterpieces from the dawn of modernism, all premiered together in Paris in 1914. Featured alongside these will be UK premieres by Sheen...
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Fear Research Network Seminar Series – 'Harsh Truths and Mistaken Vows: The Ugly Side of Buddhist Charisma'
16 October 2025 - 8 August 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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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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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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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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