Events
Hear me! Exhibition
The Hear Me! science/art exhibition about impact of hearing loss, tinnitus and dizziness, which has just been installed at Students Hub in Jean McFarlane building. The exhibition will be displayed until the end of October, so please have a stroll to Jean McFarlane building and have a look, and encourage your students to have a look too. We..
SPACES for young people's wellbeing
Join us for an absorbing webinar on creating SPACES (Supporting Participation in Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Sports) to improve young people’s wellbeing. Hear from researchers, artists, allied professionals and young people, and join the discussion about how we can act together for change. With guest speakers from Factory Internation..
Resource-Backed Loans and Their Implications on Value Addition in Commodity-Dependent Countries: The Case of Ghana’s Cocoa Syndicated Loans
Commodity-dependent countries increasingly leverage Resource-Backed Loans (RBLs) to access international financial markets. In Ghana, the cocoa regulator, COCOBOD, has raised nearly $30 billion through the Cocoa Syndicated Loan, a form of RBL, since 1993. While these loans offer short-term benefits, such as financing cocoa purchases and suppor..
Future Lives and Austerity - Austerity and Altered Life Courses online symposium
The international online symposium has been designed in collaboration with brilliant partner organisations, institutions, and experts, and aims to amplify the experiences of young people across Europe during (and after) times of austerity. There will be several hybrid hubs across Europe with collective screening of the event. We begin the day..
Irene Manton Lecture 2024
The Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health in collaboration with The Linnean Society of London and Manchester Museum, will host the 2024 Irene Manton lecture, celebrating the significant contribution made by women to the Natural Sciences. For this year’s extra special event, marking the 10th anniversary of the lecture, as well as the Univ..
The Suburban Frontier: Middle-Class Construction in Dar es Salaam
Speaker: Claire Mercer (LSE) Co-organised with the Geography Department African cities are under construction. Beyond the urban redevelopment schemes and large-scale infrastructure projects reconfiguring central city skylines, urban residents are putting their resources into finding land and building homes on city edges. The Suburban Frontie..
Data Treasure Hunt – Behind the scenes of where our everyday information comes from!
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, a 50-minute treasure hunt, and a discussion..
Social Media and Me: Exploring young people's digital worlds
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 Science Activity Trail at Salford Museum &..
Social Media: Lifting a lid on young people's digital worlds
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 social media use and experiences, before..
Digital Futures & Sustainable Futures PhD Workshop
University of Manchester Staff and Student Only | In-person | Room tbc Join us to explore interdisciplinary research and synergies in the fields of digital technology and sustainability. We welcome PhD students from The University of Manchester who are conducting research in these areas and are interested in exchanging ideas and knowledge o..