Events
Active Lives, Natural Spaces: Supporting Children and Young People's Wellbeing and Mental Health
As part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science, Sarah MacQuarrie and Alexandra Hennessey from the Manchester Institute of Education are leading a drop-in event to explore how play, physical activity and engaging with green spaces shape the wellbeing and mental health of children and young people. They will be sharing: - Practical, research-in..
How do you value nature? Thinking with and beyond natural capital
Join us for a participatory workshop as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2025, exploring how nature is valued, who gets to do so, and why your voice is important too. This event invites everyone who formally or informally works with nature — from community gardeners, creatives, to activists — to share their experiences and chall..
Ardwick Women's Footprints
Discover the women who fought for social justice and shaped our working lives on this interactive 2-mile walking tour. Developed by the Ardwick Education Partnership CiC with local community groups and the University of Manchester, the route begins at Medlock Primary School and ends at the Ellen Wilkinson Building. Along the way, you’ll me..
Start or end of life? Advancing the Sociology of Life, Death & Bereavement
Join us for the inaugural lecture of Professor Kate Reed, hosted by the University of Manchester's School of Social Science and Department of Sociology. ‘Life’ and ‘death’ affects us all. Drawing on groundbreaking research on reproductive loss, post-mortem and bereavement, Professor Reed will problematise the boundary between life an..
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Working while studying? Learn about your rights, share experiences & connect with support at this free interactive session. This interactive session will explore findings from the L-earning research project, which reveals that many young people face poor working conditions — including low pay, insecurity, and even harassment — and often d..
Imagining Our Working Lives
Join us for a creative, participatory workshop exploring how work shapes our lives, relationships, and aspirations. Open to adults (18+) in Greater Manchester and the North West, including careers advisors, social enterprise leaders, and anyone interested in personal development. Part of the ERSC Festival of Social Science
Digital Trust and Security Seminar Series: Robert Gorwa
Talk Title: Full Stack AI Governance Every time someone trains, deploys, or queries an ‘artificial intelligence’ system, whether they know it or not, they are implicating the practices and services of an enormous number of interlinked businesses in the AI ‘stack’. In this talk, Robert Gorwa will present early findings from his ongoing..
Digital Trust and Security Webinar: Wei-Yuan Wayne Lo
Talk Title: Crypto and Crime in Taiwan As a prosecutor specializing in blockchain-related crime, Wei-Yuan Wayne Lo examines how the rise of blockchain technology has accelerated the growth of virtual assets while also creating new avenues for criminal misuse. The presentation first outlines Taiwan’s regulatory framework for virtual asset se..
GDI Lecture: The Political Lives of Information - Janaki Srinivasan
Speaker: Janaki Srinivasan, University of Oxford My talk will be based on my 2022 book, The Political Lives of Information: Information and the Production of Development in India, which examines the history of the idea of “information” and its political implications for poverty alleviation in India. We live in a world that sees informatio..
Hulme Nannas' exhibition of (in)visibility, community and urban change
This event is the launch of an exhibition of artwork and poetry co-curated by older women living on the Aquarius Estate in Hulme. The event will include a talk by community members explaining their art work, a panel discussion by research team explaining the themes and learning from project, Q&A and some time to network, along with refreshment..