Events
Digital Trust and Security Seminar Series: Dr Chester & Dr Lane
Talk Title: Automated Data Collection from Politically Restricted Social Media Platforms: Challenges and insights from China and Russia Join us for a webinar to learn about the automated web-scraping techniques developed by Dr. Patrick Chester (Stevens Institute of Technology, New Jersey) and Dr. Justin E. Lane (CulturePulse, Bratislava, Slov..
AI in Healthcare: Transforming the Future with Large Language Models #2
PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS FOR NHS-RELATED STAFF AND ACADEMICS ONLY. After the huge success of AI in Healthcare: Transforming the Future with Large Language Models in July, we have organised part two! Learn more about the use of AI in the NHS with Digital Futures' upcoming October event. AI in Healthcare: Transforming the Future with La..
2025 Annual International Peace Lecture: The Continuous Struggle: Women’s Rights in the Last Four Decades and the Backlash Against Progress.
Join us for the 40th Anniversary International Peace Lecture, hosted by the University of Manchester's Department of Politics. For forty years, this renowned series has brought together leading voices to reflect on the challenges and possibilities for global peace. It was first established in 1985, inspired by University staff protesting agai..
Aesthetics and the City Launch
Join us for the launch of Aesthetics and the City, an edited collection that explores the vital role of aesthetics in shaping urban experience. Bringing together contributors from across disciplines and global contexts, this book launch examines how aesthetics relates to how cities and urban spaces are perceived, organised, and transformed...
GDI Alumni Talk: An introduction to oxford economics and economic consultancy with Elizabeth Martindale
Talk by GDI Alumna Elizabeth Martindale, Senior Economist, APAC Cities & Regions Forecasting at Oxford Economics All students welcome. The session will cover: - Discussion of Elizabeth's career journey - General introduction to Oxford Economics - Examples of work - Information of early careers programmes (i.e., graduate schemes) - Informati..
Politics - 2025 Annual Peace Lecture - The Continuous Struggle: Women’s Rights in the Last Four Decades and the Backlash Against Progress
Join us for the 40th Anniversary International Peace Lecture, hosted by the University of Manchester's Department of Politics. For forty years, this renowned series has brought together leading voices to reflect on the challenges and possibilities for global peace. It was first established in 1985, inspired by University staff protesting agai..
Navigating Power and Precarity: Violence and Resilience among Indonesian Migrant Domestic Workers in Hong Kong
GDI Migration, Refugees and Asylum Research Group Seminar Speaker: Yiqui (Mia) Huang, University of Hong Kong In this seminar, Mia will examine the experiences of Indonesian migrant domestic workers (MDWs) in Hong Kong, who navigate complex structural vulnerabilities as one of the region’s largest migrant groups. Adopting a feminist, inter..
Digital Trust and Security Webinar: Marilyne Ordekian
Talk Title: Investigating Wrench Attacks: Physical Attacks Targeting Cryptocurrency Users Cryptocurrency wrench attacks are physical attacks targeting cryptocurrency users in the real world to illegally obtain cryptocurrencies. These attacks significantly undermine the efficacy of existing digital security norms when confronted with real-worl..
GDI Lecture: Globalisation, Populism, and Trump - Jan Nederveen Pieterse
Speaker: Jan Nederveen Pieterse, University of California Santa Barbara What is the problem, Trump or the United States? American media talk about Trump nonstop, but what about frailties of the US? Are the frailties structural? The headline ‘The White House is undoing 80 years of American Greatness’ (Graff, New York Times 17.8.25) is off..
SPRITE+ and Digital Futures: Lunch and Learn with Jennifer Cearns
Time & Location 15 Oct 2025, 13:00 – 13:30 Online About the event Join SPRITE+ and our event partner Digital Futures on Wednesday 15th October for Dr Jennifer Cearns' talk 'Through the Looking Glass? The Collapse of Self/Other in AI Mental Health Apps'. Dr Jennifer Cearns is a digital anthropologist, specialising in AI and algorithms in..