Past events
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David Olusoga OBE in conversation with Olutayo Adesina
18:00 - 19:30 4 November 2024
Join us for a very special inaugural event to welcome Professor of History, Olutayo Adesina, to The University of Manchester. Olutayo was among the eight recipients of the 2023/2024 British Academy Global Professorship awards, which seek to foster collaboration between international researchers and...
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Teenage Kicks - Andrea's Story
30 October 2024 - 29 July 2025
Teenage Kicks is an exhibition based on the Girlhood and Later Life project, led by Professor Penny Tinkler, which carried out in-depth research interviews with women who were teenagers and young women between 1956 and 1974. Teenage Kicks is an exhibition based on this research. We will be showing...
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Gardening with Dementia: The power of nature and the outdoors
10:00 - 16:00 29 October 2024
Join us for a compelling photographic exhibition at the Royal Horticultural Society Bridgewater Garden in Worsley, Salford, celebrating the powerful connection between home and garden for people living with dementia in Northwest England. Curated by Rita Newton and supported by the Royal Horticultural...
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Gathering of Strangers: Why Museums Matter - sold out*
17:00 - 19:00 24 October 2024
SOLD OUT EVENT We look forward to welcoming you to 'Gathering of Strangers: Why Museums Matter' on Thursday 24 October at The Whitworth.* * We are sorry to announce that Cornelia Parker CBE will no longer be able to attend due to illness. We look forward to welcoming Dr Maria Balshaw CBE in conversation...
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Social Media and Me: Exploring young people's digital worlds
09:00 - 10:30 23 October 2024
In a world where adults think they know what’s best, is banning social media the answer to improving everyone’s mental health? Do they really understand how young people use and experience social media? Social media and Me is a stall being run by the #So.Me team as part of the Festival of Social...
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Data Treasure Hunt – Behind the scenes of where our everyday information comes from!
09:00 - 10:30 23 October 2024
As part of the ESRC Festival of Social Sciences, an event at Salford Museum & Art Gallery will explore the secrets behind everyday data. This 90-minute, in-person event includes a treasure hunt game based on modern data tools, led by University of Manchester researchers. It features an introduction,...
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Social Media: Lifting a lid on young people's digital worlds
11:00 - 12:00 23 October 2024
It's no secret that lots of people think social media is the reason young people are increasingly suffering from poor mental health, but what is the evidence really telling us? Join the #So.Me team in this interactive session to find out. We'll begin by encouraging participants to reflect on their own...
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CALL OPEN: Team Research Microcatalyst Call 2024 / 25
22 October - 15 November 2024
The University of Manchester Team Research Programme (TeamsBuildDreams) invites applications to the micro-catalyst call 2024/25, following on from the successful call 2023/24. For this round we are delighted to partner with the Healthier Futures Research Platform, who are able to fund a number of projects...
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Gardening with Dementia: The power of nature and the outdoors
09:00 - 15:00 22 October 2024
Join us for a compelling photographic exhibition at the Royal Horticultural Society Bridgewater Garden in Worsley, Salford, celebrating the powerful connection between home and garden for people living with dementia in Northwest England. Curated by Rita Newton and supported by the Royal Horticultural...
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MLF 2024: An Audience with Rebecca F. Kuang
18:30 - 19:45 17 October 2024
Bestselling global sensation, Rebecca F. Kuang is the author of the ‘Hard to put down, harder to forget’ (Stephen King) satirical phenomenon Yellowface, inventive fantastical novel Babel and TikTok favourite The Poppy War trilogy. Both Yellowface and Babel were awarded Fiction Book of the Year at...
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