Past events

GDI Lecture: The Price is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won’t Save the Planet, Brett Christophers

16:30 - 18:00 3 March 2026

GDI Lecture co-organised with the Geography Department Recent technical advances mean it is typical...

Building China: People’s Infrastructure

1 March - 31 May 2026

"Building China: People’s Infrastructure" invites audiences to encounter China from the kitchen ta...

Digital Worlds Fireside Chat: Meet Our Theme Lead

14:30 - 16:00 27 February 2026

Find out more about our Digital Worlds theme and learn more about the support we can provide. Meet...

Creativity and AI: Entertainment

14:30 - 17:00 26 February 2026

This event forms part of a three-part CreaTech Network Series running between February and June 2026...

Online archival workshop: The Black Radical Press in 1970s Britain

15:00 - 16:30 19 February 2026

Join us for an online workshop exploring the materials and histories of Black activist publishing in...

Teaching Matters Workshop 4 Scaffolding Higher Education Assessments: Creating Student Checklists

13:00 - 14:30 18 February 2026

Teaching Matters began in MIE (TEPL) and now welcomes everyone to share HE teaching practice across...

Educating Out Prejudice through LGBT+ History Month

17:00 - 18:00 18 February 2026

In this guest lecture, Sue will explore how we can use LGBT+ History Month - and other months dedica...

Exhibition: MossWorlds - Re-Storying Urban Lives

12 February - 2 March 2026

Now exhibiting in the Samuel Alexander Glass Corridor: MossWorlds – Re-Storying Urban Lives Unt...

Beyond Borders: Rethinking Migration and Citizenship - Bridget Anderson

15:30 - 17:00 12 February 2026

Please join us for the University of Manchester Sociology Annual Lecture 2026, followed by a drinks...

Shape a sustainable future with systems thinking: RoundView workshop

10:00 - 16:30 11 February 2026

Discover an accessible, robust way to make sense of sustainability. Leave equipped with practical ap...