Past events
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THE FUTURE IS BIOLOGICAL! Future Data Storage Solutions Workshop
11:00 - 15:00 2 October 2025
Are DNA storage technologies a sustainable, efficient, and useful future for archive and data management? As data production increases exponentially, traditional storage methods—expensive, energy- intensive, and inefficient—are proving unsustainable. The use of DNA as a storage medium has emerged...
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WCLC: Silent Film and Live Music Accompaniment with Frame Ensemble. Presented by the departments of Music, Drama and Film.
12:10 - 12:50 2 October 2025
Enjoy a silent movie with live accompaniment from Frame Ensemble – a group who creates music on the spur of the moment, as they watch the film with the audience. Their soundtrack is extremely responsive to the film, closely following the flow of images. The Thursday lunchtime concerts are part of...
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Survey data drop-in
11:00 - 12:00 1 October 2025
This free online drop-in is for anyone working or thinking of working with secondary survey data who are looking for help and advice with their project or research. It is targeted at academic and non-academic researchers, as well as students, and anyone with an interest in survey data, whether absolute...
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Registration Now Open! Join us to celebrate 80 Years of Occupational Health Research at the University of Manchester
12:00 - 19:00 1 October 2025
The Thomas Ashton Institute and the Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health are delighted to invite you to a landmark event marking eight decades of research, training, and impact in Occupational Health at The University of Manchester. From lightning talks and panel discussions to the prestigious...
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Dangerous Writings -A Symposium on the Ethics, and Practicalities of Working with Risky Texts
08:30 - 17:00 30 September 2025
"Dangerous writings" have long served as both catalysts for transformation and sources of profound personal and collective risk. From incendiary manifestos to suppressed memoirs and carceral correspondence, these texts expose, unsettle, and resist. While we recognise their power to challenge authority...
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