Past events
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Legal Frameworks and Personal Experiences: Egg Donation in Japan and Taiwan (Hybrid)
15:00 - 16:30 24 June 2026
Japan has no legal framework governing donor conception. In contrast, Taiwan has legislation that guarantees donor anonymity and restricts egg donation to infertile, legally married heterosexual couples. In this presentation, I examine the impact of these legal frameworks on people, as well as individuals’...
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Professor Christian Goeschel’s Inaugural Lecture: Senses, Emotions, and Politics in Germany in 1933
16:00 - 18:00 24 June 2026
Abstract: In the current global crisis of liberal democracy, a menacing threat of right-wing populism, and war in Europe and elsewhere, a fresh analysis of the Nazi capture of power has renewed relevance. The process by which Germany became a one-party dictatorship was accompanied by an everyday assault...
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Solstice and Equinox series: Cosmic Titans – in conversation with David Olusoga
18:00 - 21:00 19 June 2026
Join Creative Manchester and Jodrell Bank for an evening that moves between science, art and philosophy to ponder what it means to imagine the universe when what we know is only ever partial. Reflecting on Cosmic Titans – an exhibition of sculpture, installation and photographic work created through...
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PPERC Launch: 'The Political Economies of Fossil Fuel Phase Out'
14:00 - 16:00 18 June 2026
Launch of the People, Place and Energy Research Centre with a guest lecture by Professor Peter Newell Launch of PPERC position paper on place-based energy transformations with Nannette Youssef, Policy Manager at the Runnymede Trust How can the world wean itself off climate changing fossil fuels? This...
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Code Anxiety Club
12:30 - 13:00 16 June 2026
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 software or...
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