Events
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Events
- SALIENT Lunch & Learn Webinar Series 2026 Thursday 30th April 2026 12:00PM - Thursday 26th November 2026 12:30PM
- FBMH Research Culture and Environment Reflection Sessions (PGR and ECR focused reflective session) Wednesday 28th October 2026 10:00AM - 12:00PM
- Film: Rokkasho Rhapsody and special discussion Wednesday 28th October 2026 5:00PM - 8:00PM
- Is Generosity Incompatible with a Rising Cost of Living? Wednesday 28th October 2026 10:00AM - 3:30PM
- Everyday Money Mistakes, And How to Avoid Them Thursday 29th October 2026 6:30PM - 7:30PM
- Art as Testimony of Prison Experience Tuesday 3rd November 2026 2:00PM - 4:00PM
- Colours in the Field: Cotton, Empire and alternative futures in India Tuesday 3rd November 2026 4:30PM - 6:00PM
- FBMH Research Culture and Environment Reflection Session (for Research Enabling PS colleagues) Wednesday 4th November 2026 10:00AM - 12:00PM
- 'The gender pay gap amongst high educated workers' - Arthur Lewis Lecture Tuesday 17th November 2026 5:00PM - 7:30PM
- The Chinese story of bamboo: Sustainability in material and culture Thursday 19th November 2026 6:00PM - 7:00PM
Events
SALIENT Lunch and Learn Webinars are your chance to Discover the latest developments in the world of National security and resilience Hear short TED-style talks by experts on related topics Get your questions answered with mins of Q A Join us on the last Thursday of the month at pm GMT for a lightning -minute talk from an Industry or Academic expert See details of all forthcoming talks using the link We have a couple of spaces left… Help us understand and strengthen our research culture and environment We invite colleagues to take part in one of three Faculty-wide facilitated sessions designed for different groups across our research community early career researchers established researchers and research leaders and research-enabling staff Oct - PGR and ECR focused reflective session Nov - Research Enabling PS colleagues Nov - PIs Research Leaders These sessions will provide an open and supportive space to reflect on what is working well in… Join us for a screening of Hitomi Kamanaka s documentary Rokkasho Rhapsody followed by a conversation exploring the film s themes and the questions it raises about nuclear energy communities and society Set around the development of the Rokkasho nuclear reprocessing facility in Japan the film focuses on the people and communities living alongside the project and the choices concerns and competing perspectives surrounding it Rather than presenting nuclear power as a simple question of being 'for' or… A free family event for primary-age children and their grown-ups Through games creative activities and family-friendly discussions you'll discover research showing that generosity isn't about giving more It's about giving in ways that can make even small amounts go further Designed especially for primary-aged children and their parents carers and grandparents this interactive event offers a positive and welcoming space to talk about money fairness kindness and the kind of world we want to build together Feel like you should know more about money by now You re not alone and this event is designed exactly for you Join Laura Whateley award winning journalist and author of Money A User s Guide and Emiel Jerphanion lecturer in finance at the University of Manchester for an accessible myth busting session on the everyday money mistakes most people make and how to avoid them Join us for a unique exhibition showcasing artwork created during a prison sentence offering rare personal insight into the realities of imprisonment rehabilitation and life beyond crime Visitors can explore a collection of artworks the featured artist produced while serving time in prison Alongside the artwork extracts from interviews reveal the stories behind the images exploring why creative expression mattered how the work was produced in a prison environment and what the pieces represent in relation to the… Join us for an exhibition launch and panel discussion on the colonial legacies of India s extractive cotton monocultures Exhibition Overview Combining archival research with natural pigments screen printed on cotton Colours in the Field unearths the colonial legacies of India s extractive cotton monocultures and their connections to Manchester Through stories of struggle courage and hope it foregrounds the experiences of women farmers in India and asks how they might be forging more viable pathways as they… Help us understand and strengthen our research culture and environment We invite colleagues to take part in one of three Faculty-wide facilitated sessions designed for different groups across our research community early career researchers established researchers and research leaders and research-enabling staff Oct - PGR and ECR focused reflective session Nov - Research Enabling PS colleagues Nov - PIs Research Leaders These sessions will provide an open and supportive space to reflect on what is working well in… Join us for the Annual Arthur Lewis Lecture as our guest speaker Dame Rachel Griffith Professor of Economics reflects on the gender pay gap and why it is still so prevalent in highly skilled work The extent to which males are paid more than females the gender pay gap has declined considerably over the past several decades but much more so for workers in low paid jobs The gender pay gap for highly skilled workers is still high… Join us for our next public talk to learn about the Chinese story of bamboo with Fang Zong Bamboo as a model of sustainability is deeply rooted in Chinese traditions of material application and cultural representation This talk explores the dual identity of Chinese bamboo both as a vital ecological resource and a profound cultural symbol Fang Zong a multidisciplinary scholar tells the Chinese story of bamboo through historical bamboo wares to modern innovation scientific basics to artistic…SALIENT Lunch & Learn Webinar Series 2026
Thursday 30th April 2026 12:00PM - Thursday 26th November 2026 12:30PM
FBMH Research Culture and Environment Reflection Sessions (PGR and ECR focused reflective session)
Wednesday 28th October 2026 10:00AM - 12:00PM
Film: Rokkasho Rhapsody and special discussion
Wednesday 28th October 2026 5:00PM - 8:00PM
Is Generosity Incompatible with a Rising Cost of Living?
Wednesday 28th October 2026 10:00AM - 3:30PM
Everyday Money Mistakes, And How to Avoid Them
Thursday 29th October 2026 6:30PM - 7:30PM
Art as Testimony of Prison Experience
Tuesday 3rd November 2026 2:00PM - 4:00PM
Colours in the Field: Cotton, Empire and alternative futures in India
Tuesday 3rd November 2026 4:30PM - 6:00PM
FBMH Research Culture and Environment Reflection Session (for Research Enabling PS colleagues)
Wednesday 4th November 2026 10:00AM - 12:00PM
'The gender pay gap amongst high educated workers' - Arthur Lewis Lecture
Tuesday 17th November 2026 5:00PM - 7:30PM
The Chinese story of bamboo: Sustainability in material and culture
Thursday 19th November 2026 6:00PM - 7:00PM
Events at the University
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