Events
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Living and Dying: The Morgan Centre In Conversation Series
13:30 - 15:00 2 November 2026
Michael Brennan, Laura Towers, Kate Reed and Kylie Baldwin will discuss Living and Dying, one of the Morgan Centre’s new research themes. Join us for the first event in the Morgan Centre In Conversation series. Kate Reed (University of Manchester), Kylie Baldwin (Loughborough University), Laura Towers (University of Manchester), and Michael...
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Andrea Levy's Novels
18:45 - 20:30 3 November 2026
Join us to celebrate the launch of Andrea Levy’s Novels, a groundbreaking new study of one of the most significant writers of recent times. From her early works of autofiction to the sweeping, post-war narrative of Small Island, and the defiant voices of the enslaved in The Long Song, Levy reshaped the landscape of contemporary British literature. In...
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Living and Dying: The Morgan Centre In Conversation Series
13:00 - 15:30 10 November 2026
Michael Brennan, Laura Towers, Kate Reed and Kylie Baldwin will discuss Living and Dying, one of the Morgan Centre’s new research themes. Join us for the first event in the Morgan Centre In Conversation series. Kate Reed (University of Manchester), Kylie Baldwin (Loughborough University), Laura Towers (University of Manchester), and Michael...
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Morgan Centre special seminars: The ageing of family change - Torbjörn Bildtgård & A new gift for the barren ones: Examining the introduction of egg donation in Norway – Ingvill Stuvøy
15:00 - 17:00 18 November 2026
Please join us for a special double seminar featuring two visiting researchers at the Morgan Centre for Research Into Everyday lives. Light refreshments will be available from 3pm. * The ageing of family change - Torbjörn Bildtgård What happens when family change grows old? This presentation brings together Swedish research on family relationships...
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Uneasy Streets: How Chinese Money Is Remaking Urban Britain - Caroline Knowles [Manchester/online]
16:00 - 18:00 19 November 2026
This talk explores Chinese investment and its impact on British cities. Hosted by the Manchester China Institute and the Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity, this event will be a book launch of Uneasy Streets: How Chinese Money Is Remaking Urban Britain by Caroline Knowles, with remarks by Amy Y. Zhang. The event will be followed by a reception...
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Academic Job Applications and Interviews: Online Q&A for Early Career Researchers & PhD Students [online]
11:30 - 13:00 2 December 2026
As the academic sector becomes increasingly competitive, applying for jobs can be difficult to navigate, particularly when expectations are unclear. This practical, supportive online workshop offers early career researchers and PhD students the opportunity to ask questions about applying for academic roles such as Research Associate, Research Fellow...
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Rebellion: A film about the Bradford 12 and the need for self-defence [in person]
17:45 - 20:00 9 December 2026
Join us for a screening of a powerful new documentary about community action against racism. Followed by director Q&A and drinks reception. In 1981, twelve young Asian men in Bradford faced terrorism charges after defending their community from a violent racist skinhead attack. They made petrol bombs for self-defence. Known as the Bradford 12,...
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