Past events
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Dangerous Writings -A Symposium on the Ethics, and Practicalities of Working with Risky Texts
08:30 - 17:00 30 September 2025
"Dangerous writings" have long served as both catalysts for transformation and sources of profound personal and collective risk. From incendiary manifestos to suppressed memoirs and carceral correspondence, these texts expose, unsettle, and resist. While we recognise their power to challenge authority...
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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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