Past events
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Social Media and Me: Exploring young people's digital worlds
09:00 - 10:30 23 October 2024
In a world where adults think they know what’s best, is banning social media the answer to improving everyone’s mental health? Do they really understand how young people use and experience social media? Social media and Me is a stall being run by the #So.Me team as part of the Festival of Social...
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Social Media: Lifting a lid on young people's digital worlds
11:00 - 12:00 23 October 2024
It's no secret that lots of people think social media is the reason young people are increasingly suffering from poor mental health, but what is the evidence really telling us? Join the #So.Me team in this interactive session to find out. We'll begin by encouraging participants to reflect on their own...
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Atmospheric Violence: Disaster and Repair in Kashmir (book launch)
15:00 - 16:30 23 October 2024
Join us for this hybrid event with Dr Omer Aijazi, Lecturer in Disasters and Climate Crisis at the Humanitarian & Conflict Research Institute (HCRI), to hear about and discuss the content of his new book - Atmospheric Violence. ABOUT THE EVENT Time: 16:00 - 17:30, 23rd Oct 2024 Location: Ellen Wilkinon...
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CALL OPEN: Team Research Microcatalyst Call 2024 / 25
22 October - 15 November 2024
The University of Manchester Team Research Programme (TeamsBuildDreams) invites applications to the micro-catalyst call 2024/25, following on from the successful call 2023/24. For this round we are delighted to partner with the Healthier Futures Research Platform, who are able to fund a number of projects...
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Teaching with census data
09:00 - 11:00 22 October 2024
Census 2021 provides demographic, employment, housing and other characteristics about local populations at neighbourhood level. This free workshop is designed to enable those teaching undergraduate students to use this material to explore substantive questions related to their discipline. The aim of...
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