Past events
Solstice and Equinox series: Cosmic Titans – in conversation with David Olusoga
Join Creative Manchester and Jodrell Bank for an evening that moves between science, art and philoso...
PPERC Launch: 'The Political Economies of Fossil Fuel Phase Out'
Launch of the People, Place and Energy Research Centre with a guest lecture by Professor Peter Newel...
Hive of Pride: Colonisation, criminalisation & community building - Fight for LGBTQ+ rights globally
It’s 2026, but a third of the world’s countries still criminalise consensual same-sex relationsh...
Hive of Pride: Out Laws Film Screening incl. Q&A with director, James Lewis
Three courageous activists. One colonial legacy. Out Laws uncovers the roots of queer criminalisat...
THIRST Leads to Enslavement: 99+ Years of Reclaiming Dignity
Water is not scarce. It is withheld. A talk on caste, infrastructure, and the long arc from the Maha...
Carelessness: On the Geographies of Care and Violence - Carl Bonner-Thompson (Utrecht)
This paper explores the relationship between care and violence through the lens of carelessness, arg...
The 2026 Dorothy Emmet Public Lecture
The 2026 Dorothy Emmet public lecture at the University of Manchester will be given by Professor Eli...
Remote Patient Monitoring in the NHS: From Promise to Practice
Remote patient monitoring is a cornerstone of the government’s 10-year plan to get the NHS 'fit fo...
Labour's wobbling Jenga tower: The 2024 general election two years on
Join us in person for a presentation by Rob Ford, Professor of Political Science at the University o...
Friends, family, and flows of things: Everyday practices of sustainability
Guest lecture from Professor Jo Lindsay (School of Social Sciences, Monash University). Co-organised...