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2024
11
April
2024
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12:16
Europe/London
The University of Manchester has announced the first speakers, performers and events for Universally Manchester Festival; a 200th birthday celebration like no other, with 150 free events across four captivating days at its iconic Oxford Road Campus …
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09
April
2024
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10:00
Europe/London
Pet Shop Boys will appear at a special ‘in conversation’ event at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library on Friday, 26 April 2024, the day their new album ‘Nonetheless’ is released.
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19
March
2024
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17:02
Europe/London
Teenage Kicks, a captivating new art exhibition based on University of Manchester research, unveils the vibrant and dynamic lives of eight young women who navigated the turbulent cultural landscape of 1960s Britain.
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12
March
2024
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12:38
Europe/London
The Association of Social Anthropologists in the UK (ASA) has chosen The University of Manchester to host its inaugural anthropology festival.
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30
January
2024
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10:05
Europe/London
The University of Manchester will host a four-day festival to celebrate 200th year, featuring Professor Brian Cox and Professor David Olusoga.
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2023
09
November
2023
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15:53
Europe/London
A week-long series of events, seminars, conferences and panel discussions has been launched to address the UK’s productivity challenges.
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31
October
2023
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16:39
Europe/London
An event is set to take place that will assess whether progress has been made in meeting the challenges outlined by a groundbreaking report into racial bias in our legal system, one year after its publication.
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28
September
2023
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11:15
Europe/London
East Africa’s leading novelist is to speak about the impact of colonialism and imperialism on his continent when he delivers The University of Manchester’s annual Arthur Lewis Lecture.
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12
May
2023
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10:59
Europe/London
The founder of a frontline medical aid charity based at The University of Manchester who spent 35 years responding to wars and major disasters around the world is to deliver this year’s Cockcroft Rutherford Lecture on Tuesday 16 May.
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2022
11
November
2022
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14:27
Europe/London
Renowned architect, designer and Manchester alumnus Lord Norman Foster has returned to deliver an inspirational guest lecture to architecture students.
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01
November
2022
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16:04
Europe/London
A new anthology of stories written by Manchester students is to be published later this month, celebrating the wealth of literary talent produced by The University of Manchester’s Centre for New Writing.
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25
October
2022
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15:05
Europe/London
The University of Manchester is holding the UK's first ever Ukrainian student conference this Friday.
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23
September
2022
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13:31
Europe/London
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn MP has spoken at the launch of a new campaign to expose clothing poverty during the current cost of living crisis, and ensure adequate clothing for all.
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29
June
2022
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11:08
Europe/London
The funding provided to PhD students is often not enough to cover the completion of a doctorate, the leaders of Europe’s top doctoral association have claimed at a conference hosted by The University of Manchester.
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20
June
2022
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11:17
Europe/London
Energy sector academics, experts, practitioners, decision-makers, advocates and business sector representatives from all across the world are attending the 3rd International Conference on Energy Research & Social Science, hosted by The …
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13
June
2022
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11:54
Europe/London
Students from The University of Manchester have been able to pose questions directly to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a live question and answer session.
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08
June
2022
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16:19
Europe/London
The Great Science Share for Schools (GSSfS) is a national campaign to elevate the prominence of science in the classroom.
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29
April
2022
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14:30
Europe/London
On 18 May 2022, to celebrate the launch of the British Pop Archive, Creative Manchester will be hosting a roundtable discussion with David Olusoga OBE and broadcasting vanguards to explore the past, present, and future landscape of British TV.
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2021
28
September
2021
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11:13
Europe/London
David Olusoga OBE, Professor of Public History at The University of Manchester, is chairing a special panel discussion on the debate around statues and public memorials in Manchester and Bristol as part of Black History Month.
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2020
18
November
2020
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16:32
Europe/London
Gary Younge, the multi award-winning journalist who recently joined The University of Manchester as Professor of Sociology, will analyse the recent US election in a live streamed public lecture and Q&A on Thursday 19 November.
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16
October
2020
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13:59
Europe/London
The 75th anniversary of the 5th Pan African Congress – a crucial event in the African independence movement held in Manchester that brought together key figures who later led successful anticolonial campaigns – is being marked by …
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23
June
2020
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10:25
Europe/London
Manchester Histories is taking its festival online after the coronavirus outbreak caused the cancellation of June's event, by launching its first ever DigiFest. The festival will work with individuals and community groups to …
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22
May
2020
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12:03
Europe/London
Tens of thousands of young people, parents, teachers and carers are participating in a mass programme of scientific discovery and communication across the UK while access to schools is limited.
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2019
01
November
2019
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13:14
Europe/London
The very latest in social science research is set to be promoted across Manchester by the annual Festival of Social Science, which takes place across the city from November 2nd-9th.
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07
July
2019
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11:47
Europe/London
Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire has been named as the UK’s newest UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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17
June
2019
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14:24
Europe/London
Tens of thousands of children come together next week to scientifically address the issues that matter to them most. On Tuesday they will even grill University and civic leaders on matters of climate crisis.
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21
May
2019
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15:30
Europe/London
A former Manchester undergraduate who is now the Head of News & Current Affairs at Channel 4 Television is to deliver this year’s Cockcroft Rutherford Lecture on Thursday 30 May.
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2018
04
October
2018
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14:31
Europe/London
The University of Manchester has officially launched its new Creative Manchester project, which is investing £3.3m to support its ambitious arts, cultural and creative industries strategy.
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05
June
2018
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09:11
Europe/London
The University of Manchester’s Professor of New Writing, Jeanette Winterson will deliver the annual Dimbleby Lecture on Wednesday 6 June.
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25
May
2018
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13:40
Europe/London
The University of Manchester is set to open its doors to local people once again, as its annual Community Festival takes place on Saturday 16 June.
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