Events
Hydrocide: water is natural, scarcity is political
Dr Bayes Ahmed (Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction, UCL). Chair: Mehebub Sahana; 3pm in Coupland 3 Building, Theatre B.
The mobility trap: transport exclusion in global south cities
Geaography Research seminar with Professor Karen Lucas (Department of Geography, UoM). Chair: Saska Petrova; 3pm in Coupland 3 Building, Theatre B
'The gender pay gap amongst high educated workers' - Arthur Lewis Lecture
Join us for the Annual Arthur Lewis Lecture as our guest speaker Dame Rachel Griffith, Professor of Economics, reflects on the gender pay gap, and why it is still so prevalent in highly skilled work. The extent to which males are paid more than females (the gender pay gap) has declined considerably over the past several decades, but much more..
From pans to point bars: applications of multiple elevated temperature infrared stimulated
Dr Tessa Spano (Department of Geography, UoM). Chair: Abi Stone; 3pm in Coupland 3 Building, Theatre B
Sustainability@SEED November meet & greet
Join us for an afternoon of networking and connecting with SEED staff and students interested/working in environmental sustainability. Tea, coffee and cakes will be provided. Please only accept this invitation if you’re planning on attending, to help cut back on food waste.
Geographies of Anticipation: AI growth zones, data centres, and post-industrial futures
Prof. Karen Lai (Department of Geography Durham University). Chair: Chloe Fox-Robertson; 3pm in Coupland 3 Building, Theatre B
Trans Awareness Training (Online)
This session provides a conversational, non-judgmental space to increase confidence and familiarity around trans identities and rights, and to learn how to create a positive experience for trans students and staff in higher education. It will cover the basics of trans identities and related terminology alongside practical aspects of trans incl..
Ghost in the Machine: The Battle for the Human Mind
Meat the Machine: or, the Hidden History of Cybernetics and the Possible Futures of Humans A series of nine monthly seminars at the University of Manchester exploring the rich and vibrant history of the radical science of cybernetics, and the potentially profound implications of this hitherto occluded history for our shared socio-technical f..
The gendered half-life of deindustrialization: Industrial masculinities in East and West German shipbuilding
Dr. Nora Mariella Küttel (Institute for Geography, University of Bremen). Chair: Sarah Marie Hall; 3pm in Coupland 3 Building, Theatre B
The Spectre of Automation: Robots in the New Jerusalem
Meat the Machine: or, the Hidden History of Cybernetics and the Possible Futures of Humans A series of nine monthly seminars at the University of Manchester exploring the rich and vibrant history of the radical science of cybernetics, and the potentially profound implications of this hitherto occluded history for our shared socio-technical f..