Past events

Envisioning Labour-Led Urban Development

23 - 24 April 2026

Drawing from Benjamin Selwyn’s (2017) concept of “labour-led development,” critiques of existi...

MIE Anti-Racist Education Seminar - Dr William Barylo

13:00 - 14:30 23 April 2026

In this seminar Dr Barylo will explore and compare various methods for monitoring, surveilling and c...

Responses to Ecological Crises through Creative and Civic Participation

11:00 - 13:00 22 April 2026

Join us for an informal research café exploring the ways in which art, research and movement come t...

GDI Lecture: Beyond the World Bank: The Fight for Universal Social Protection in the Global South

15:30 - 17:00 22 April 2026

Speaker: Matthew Greenslade, Economist and former employee of the UK Department for International De...

Cities from smart to wise - learning with Curitiba

14:00 - 16:30 15 April 2026

How do you connect education, climate, transport, business, governance? An interactive workshop on t...

Power Station: Film Screening and Community Solar Power Discussion

17:00 - 20:00 15 April 2026

Join us for a film screening, a meal, and a chat! Co-operatation Manchester and Manchester Urban F...

The 9th International Conference on English Pronunciation: Issues & Practices (EPIP)

14 - 15 April 2026

SAVE THE DATE The 9th International Conference on English Pronunciation: Issues & Practices (EPIP)...

GDI Conference: What is the future for global development?

13 - 14 April 2026

GDI is hosting a conference asking ‘What is the future for global development?’, which will tak...

The Digital Environment Conference 2026

1 - 24 April 2026

Step into the frontier of human–planet intelligence. This is where the systems that will shape our...

Sea Ice in the Climate System

15:00 - 16:30 25 March 2026

Lecture from Dr Amy McGuire, Geography, University of Manchester Part of the Geography Department Re...