Past events
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Welcome week show - ADMA Productions Ltd and Ransack Theatre present… Jurassic
18:00 - 19:00 26 September 2025
A new comedy about disinformation and dinosaurs, written by Bruntwood Prize-winning Tim Foley. A late-night screening of a Steven Spielberg classic causes carnage on a university campus. What starts as a misunderstanding about the film quickly spirals into mass redundancies and bizarre conspiracies....
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Social and Cultural Challenges of Palestinian Women
12:00 - 13:30 24 September 2025
Empowering Muslim women in Scientific Research - Webinar Series Join us for the first webinar in the joint University of Sharjah and The University of Manchester series: Empowering Muslim Women in Scientific Research. Dr Islah Jad, Associate Professor at Bir Zeit University, will discuss the Social...
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Enhancing Community Resilience – The Role of the Private Sector
09:00 - 10:30 22 September 2025
When Disaster Strikes, The Private Sector Can Make All The Difference Communities face increasing risks from disasters and disruptions, but they cannot face these challenges alone. From supporting small businesses to developing community-based early warning systems, business involvement can make the...
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Working with Reddit data
12:00 - 14:00 22 September 2025
This free workshop will introduce the fundamentals of natural language processing (NLP) and sentiment analysis, using Reddit as a case study for social media research. We will explore the ethical and legal considerations of working with publicly available online data and discuss best practices for responsible...
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Cultural infrastructure at a crossroads - Research Café
15:00 - 18:00 16 September 2025
Join Creative Manchester for a panel and discussion event on devolution, cultural policy and Greater Manchester. Nearly ten years on from the Greater Manchester devolution deal and following a pandemic, ongoing local authority austerity and cost of living crisis, this hybrid event explores cultural...
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'Bringing Criminological Theory to Life' Book Launch
13:30 - 16:30 11 September 2025
Join us for the launch of ‘Bringing Criminological Theory to Life’, a cutting-edge new book that brings the theories of desistance and developmental criminology to life through the compelling life-story of William ‘Billy’ Mahaffey. This book is not just a collection of scholarly chapters; it...
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Digital Health Equity Seminar Series - Exploring barriers to digital inclusion for remote monitoring of rheumatoid arthritis - 10th Sept
12:00 - 13:00 10 September 2025
The next seminar in the Digital Health Equity Seminar Series is on Wed 10-Sep, 1-2pm via Zoom (https://zoom.us/j/99435997840). Caroline Sanders, Josh Behan-Devlin, and Karen Staniland from the University of Manchester will talk about 'Exploring barriers to digital inclusion for remote monitoring of rheumatoid...
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Digital Transformations: AI and Teaching Panel Event
11:00 - 12:00 3 September 2025
Join the Global Humanities Alliance for a panel discussion about AI and Teaching, led by the Digital Transformations Working Group.
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Code Anxiety Club
12:00 - 12:30 26 August 2025
Why attend? 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...
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Computational social science drop-in
12:00 - 13:00 19 August 2025
Do you find yourself: - stuck on a project with no one to ask about it? - not sure what to learn next? - the only person in your team using computational methods? - wanting to meet other computational social scientists? - interested to learn or teach some data skills with like-minded individuals? Join...
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