Events
Building China: People’s Infrastructure
"Building China: People’s Infrastructure" invites audiences to encounter China from the kitchen table and the street corner rather than the skyline. Bringing together photographs and prints from the 1950s to the 1980s with field images from the early 2000s and contemporary works, the exhibition traces urban change through the ordinary spaces..
GDI Conference: What is the future for global development?
GDI is hosting a conference asking ‘What is the future for global development?’, which will take place on 13-14 April 2026 in Manchester. Learn more about the conference and the agenda below. Tickets are free but are currently sold out. Add your name to the waitlist here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/global-development-institute-conf..
The 9th International Conference on English Pronunciation: Issues & Practices (EPIP)
SAVE THE DATE The 9th International Conference on English Pronunciation: Issues & Practices (EPIP) will take place at the University of Manchester, UK, following the success of EPIP 8 at the University of Cantabria in Santander, Spain, in 2024. The conference aims to bring together researchers, students and teachers of English, phonetics, p..
Cities from smart to wise - learning with Curitiba
How do you connect education, climate, transport, business, governance? An interactive workshop on the most sustainable city in the global south A smart-wise city is where technical & digital systems enable social inclusion, economic livelihoods, ecological resilience & political empowerment. Curitiba, Brasil, is an international pioneer in..
Power Station: Film Screening and Community Solar Power Discussion
Join us for a film screening, a meal, and a chat! Co-operatation Manchester and Manchester Urban Film Series are excited to host a screening of this film from film-makers Hilary Powell and Dan Edelstyn. “Power Station began in the depths of lockdown - and in the aftermath of our previous film Bank Job, where we purchased and blew up £1.2..
GDI Lecture: Beyond the World Bank: The Fight for Universal Social Protection in the Global South
Speaker: Matthew Greenslade, Economist and former employee of the UK Department for International Development Matthew Greenslade describes the damage being done by the World Bank's insistence on pursuing a poverty-targeted approach to social protection (social security, or the benefit system) in lower income countries. Matthew describes why..
Responses to Ecological Crises through Creative and Civic Participation
Join us for an informal research café exploring the ways in which art, research and movement come together to break down barriers. At this event you will hear about the Manchester Histories ‘This is Us’ project, which celebrates overlooked stories, reflects on complex legacies, and creates spaces where every voice can be heard; from Gras..
Masterclass: Remembering Violent Histories: Against Erasure
Claire Loughnan, University of Melbourne Through oral testimonies of those detained at the immigration prison located on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea, Against Erasure focuses on how the demolition of an immigration prison site erased its violent history. This interdisciplinary research project adopted innovative approaches to produce a di..
Christabel Pankhurst Lecture 2026: PUSHing for Justice: Women, Power and the Unfinished Fight for Equality
Join us for the Annual Christabel Pankhurst Lecture as our guest speaker, trailblazing legal leader and equality advocate Dr I. Stephanie Boyce CBE FKC. reflects on what it truly means to lead as a woman within systems that too often reward conformity and resist change. In “PUSHing for Justice: Women, Power and the Unfinished Fight for Equa..
Digital Trust and Security Webinar: Daniel Shiu
The Internet is shifting to post?quantum security as current encryption weakens. This talk explores the risks &how we can protect our future This event invites participants from all disciplines and backgrounds to come together, fostering interdisciplinary connections and discussions. Talk Title: Can we make the Internet quantum-resistant? T..