Past events
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Social Statistics Seminar Series - Lorraine Dearden
14:00 - 15:30 12 November 2024
The impact of violence on partnered women’s labour market outcomes: evidence from Australia Longitudinal survey data measuring domestic violence (DV) is very rare which makes looking at the short- and medium-term impact of the economic implications of DV in a reliable way difficult. One exception...
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Melland Schill Lecture 2024 - ''Deceiving the hopes of humanity'': Withdrawing from the United Nations
16:00 - 17:00 12 November 2024
The Manchester International Law Centre will host its 10-Year Anniversary Celebration in conjunction with its annual Melland Schill lecture. Professor Arnulf Becker Lorca (Chair in Public International Law at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy and visiting Professor at Harvard Law School,...
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John McAuliffe in conversation with Lucy Burns
18:30 - 20:00 11 November 2024
Blackwell’s Bookshop is excited to host the Manchester launch of John McAuliffe’s sixth poetry collection, National Theatre. John will discuss his work in conversation with writer and lecturer Lucy Burns. Doors open at 6:30 pm, with the event starting at 6:45 pm. Tickets are available from £4. About...
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MLF 2024: Richard Powers
19:00 - 20:15 8 November 2024
Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Powers (The Overstory) makes a rare visit to the UK in support of his compelling new novel Playground. The tiny island of Makatea in French Polynesia unites four people: Evie, one of the first female divers, now in her 90s; Ina, an artist who creates large sculptures from...
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Introduction to the UK Data Service
10:00 - 11:30 7 November 2024
The UK Data Service holds the UK’s largest collection of research data. This introductory workshop is for anyone with an interest in social research who wants to hear about the vast array of resources we offer. Participants will learn about the different types of quantitative and qualitative data...
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