Past events
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Tasting Children's Literature - An Edible Readathon (Festival of Libraries 2024)
12:00 - 13:00 16 June 2024
From the apple that Snow White should not have bitten and the drink that makes Alice’s trip to Wonderland possible to the feast gobbled by the very hungry little caterpillar in Eric Carle’s now classic 1969 story and the nut that the mouse finally gets to savour in Julia Donaldson’s contemporary...
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Exploring Educational Outcomes through National Datasets
12:30 - 14:00 14 June 2024
Details The DRTN welcomes you to the second webinar in our 2024 series: Exploring Educational Outcomes through National Datasets. This session delves into a wide range of data sources on educational outcomes, exploring gender pay gaps, assessments and labour market trajectories. The speakers will be:...
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Blackout the Jargon (Festival of Libraries 2024)
14:00 - 16:00 14 June 2024
Although scientists publish their work in academic journals or others to read, these can often be difficult to understand due to the type of language used. Join us for a session of blackout poetry, where participants can find meaning in a scientific text by selecting certain words and redacting the rest...
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The University of Manchester's Environment and Health Symposium
12:00 - 16:00 13 June 2024
Please note this event is only open to those internal to The University of Manchester Welcome to The University of Manchester Environment and Health Symposium! Join the Manchester Environmental Research Institute and Sustainable Futures for engaging discussions and insightful presentations on work...
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One In Ten (Festival of Libraries 2024)
12 - 13 June 2024
One in Ten is a listening experience that will take you on a journey into the mysteries of the human body. Immerse yourself in this eye-opening, powerful soundscape and walk in the shoes of people whose lives are deeply affected by a complex and misunderstood condition. Inside your body, in every moment,...
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