Past events
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Introduction to time diary data (part one)
12:00 - 15:30 4 June 2026
This free online short course introduces participants to time diary data analysis, a multidisciplinary field that has made a sustained contribution to the social sciences for over 50 years. The course combines an introduction to the basic concepts of time use analysis with hands-on practical sessions...
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Survey data drop-in
11:00 - 12:00 3 June 2026
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, analysts, as well as students and anyone with an interest in survey data, whether...
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Code Anxiety Club
12:30 - 13:00 2 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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Manchester Literature Festival presents Tayari Jones
2 - 22 June 2026
Manchester Literature Festival is delighted to welcome bestselling author Tayari Jones to discuss her highly anticipated new novel Kin. Born days apart in Honeysuckle, Louisiana, Vernice and Annie grow up inseparable, bound by a shared loss: neither will ever know her mother. Coming of age in segregated...
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THIRST Leads to Enslavement: 99+ Years of Reclaiming Dignity
14:00 - 16:00 29 May 2026
Water is not scarce. It is withheld. A talk on caste, infrastructure, and the long arc from the Mahad Satyagraha to Mumbai's water politics today. With Sitaram Shelar, Founder & Convenor of Pani Haq Samiti (Right to Water Committee) and Founder-Director of the Centre for Promoting Democracy, Mumbai....
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