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..
Annual Harry Street Lecture 2026 - speaker to be announced
Due to circumstances beyond our control, we have had to postpone the Annual Harry Street Lecture. The School of Social Sciences and Department of Law are delighted to host the 2026 Annual Harry Street Lecture delivered by an alumnus of our school and leading figure in the legal and political sphere. Full details on the distinguished speaker..
What did animals ever do for us? Why geomorphologists need to be aware of what animals get up to in rivers and why it matters for everyone
Part of the Geography Department Research Seminar series. Guest lecture from Professor Stephen Rice (Department of Natural Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University)
Second Cold War Cities: Geopolitics and Urbanization in the 21st Century
From microchip factories in Germany to port expansions in East Africa, from tech hubs in Southeast Asia to infrastructure corridors linking Europe and the Middle East, global politics is reshaping cities. After the Cold War, many believed globalization would reduce the likelihood of major conflict. Today, intensifying rivalry between the Unit..
Digging into the Index of Multiple Deprivation
Hosted by Open Data Manchester, with support from the Spatial Policy and Analysis Lab, University of Manchester. With the release of the updated Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) in November, this is a chance to dig into the rationale, methodology and uses of the data. Measuring relative deprivation across seven domains; Income, Employment..
Digital Trust and Security Seminar: Dr Carolyn Swinney
Explore how Software Defined Radios expose & detect radio?frequency vulnerabilities across 5G, autonomous systems & critical infrastructure This event invites participants from all disciplines and backgrounds to come together, fostering interdisciplinary connections and discussions. Talk Title: Software Defined Radios: RF Enabled Cyber Vulner..
From the pesticide treadmill to the Global Pesticide Complex: Uneven and combined chemical geographies
Guest seminar from Professor Marion Werner, State University of New York, Buffalo Part of the Geography Department Research Seminar series
GDI Lecture: Navigating Uncertainty: Why Resilience and Team-Based Approaches Matter for Today’s Development Professionals
Speaker: Hemansu-Roy Trivedy, former UN Resident Coodinator in Timor-Leste Drawing on Blanchard and Hersey’s work on leadership, this presentation will focus on three areas: (i) situational leadership; (ii) working as part of a team; and (iii) resilience. Trivedy will talk about his personal experience of finding out how and why these areas..
Sea Ice in the Climate System
Lecture from Dr Amy McGuire, Geography, University of Manchester Part of the Geography Department Research Seminars series
The Digital Environment Conference 2026
Step into the frontier of human–planet intelligence. This is where the systems that will shape our planetary future are imagined, contested, built and live. Co?hosted by the University Digital Futures platform and the NERC Digital Solutions Hub, the event will begin with keynote from NVIDIA to mark the 75th anniversary of Alan Turing’s On..