Event to discuss impact of community enterprises - Manchester Business School is hosting a workshop on the impact of community enterprises and how to drive the agenda for how universities, practitioners and the development community can work together. Community shares...
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Community Open Day 2014 at The University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is opening its doors to the public to reveal some of their amazing research on life sciences and medicine. Please help to spread the word and come along with your friends and family. Come and take a look around our laboratories, have a go...
From Bugs to Drugs Open Day Extravaganza
Have you ever wondered how medicines are made? What the ingredients are, how medicines work, how they reach the right part of the body and how their performance is tested? To find out the answer to these questions, and much, much more, come along to University Place...
Come and share your digging stories – Saturday 8 March 2014
Come and share your digging stories informally to explore what digging means to you, your community and our society. Saturday 8 March 2014, 11.00-14.00, Friends Meeting House, 6 Mount Street, Manchester, M2 5NS Lunch and refreshments will be provided. What does...
International Women’s Day 2014
The theme for IWD 2014 and the grants application process has been launched today on Manchester City Council's website. See www.manchester.gov.uk/iwdgrants Manchesters chosen theme for International Womens Day 2014 is Women as Peacemakers. Coinciding with the...
NCCPE Community Partner Focus Groups
The Community Partner Network are also holding two focus groups to help inform the development of the UK network. 18 July 2013, London and 10 September 2013, Manchester. Are you a community partner who is working with staff or students at a university? If so we would...
Community Open Day this Saturday
The University of Manchester is opening its doors to the public to reveal some of their amazing research on life sciences and medicine. Come and take a look around our laboratories, have a go at our experiments, and use our million pound microscopes. Kids and adults...
Activist Performance blogging events – 10 July, 2 – 8pm, Manchester
Activist Performance blogging events – 10th July, 2 – 8pm, MadLab, 36-40 Edge Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester, M4 1HN ALL WELCOME 2 – 5pm: A collective blogging workshop with artists, activists, researchers (Please bring ideas for protest gestures to research,...
Conference: Arts and Older People: effective partnerships and collaborations
For an exciting, free, one-day conference from the Baring Foundation: " Arts and Older People: effective partnerships and collaborations" As well as hearing about some excellent projects from across the UK, Conference participants will also be able to explore the role...
BBSRC Bioenergy Dialogue opportunity
Researchers and academics are invited to get involved in a national dialogue project, the BBSRC Bioenergy Dialogue. Our model relies on people around the country running dialogue events, which is where we are hoping some of you may be able to help! More information...
Are universities good neighbours?
Community engagement national conference - 11 July 2013, University of Reading. It is aimed at colleagues working in the field of university and community engagement. We will share good practice and look at new trends and developments in community and partnership...
Community Open Day – 6 July 2013
One month to go until....The University of Manchester opens its doors to the public to reveal some of their amazing research on life sciences and medicine. This free event will take place on Saturday 6 July in the Michael Smith Building (just off Dover Street, M13...
Conversation Cafe: Enough food for everyone IF…
Thursday 30 May, 7.00-9.00pm, Eighth Day Cafe, Oxford Road, Manchester - Free entry In June 2013 David Cameron is hosting a World Hunger Summit. How can governments redress the imbalance in food distribution? How does the changing climate impact on food security? What...
Mapping Trafford for Growing Land
Join us for two mapping workshops in Trafford, looking for land suitable for growing fruit and vegetables. We are working with the Everyday Growing Cultures project and Open Data Manchester to run two mapping workshops in Old Trafford, looking for land which is...
engagement@manchester – Working in Partnership with the Public
Engagement@Manchester is a series of lunchtime meetings exploring different aspects of public engagement. All University staff and students are welcome to attend these free events. No registration required – just pop along. The next meeting will focus on Working in...
Manchester Mini Maker Faire 2013 – call for proposal
This year, the Manchester Maker Faire will take place on 10-11 August 2013. You can find out more and apply to be a Maker here. The organisers are hoping to make this year's programme of event bigger and better than last year's and are already planning some big...
BME Communities and Climate Change – Conference 22 March 2013
We would like to invite you to the following conference: BME Communities and Climate Change - Friday 22 March, London Scottish House, Mount Street, Manchester 9.30am - 2pm. This conference looks at the impact of Climate Change on local communities and will be of...
Community Partner Perspectives
This might be of interest to community partners you might work with... Please contact becci.feltham@uwe.ac.uk if you have any questions. Are you a Community Partner? We are asking community partners who are working with universities and those who are interested in...
Reclaim Project: Mentors Wanted
The RECLAIM project is looking for male mentors to work on it’s new project in Salford. RECLAIM is a multiple award winning leadership and mentoring project based in Manchester. The project empowers young people across the North West to make positive changes in their...
Engagement@Manchester: Community Engagement – 19 Sept
Are you interested in public engagement? Do you want to meet other like-minded people at the University? Would you like to hear some inspiring ideas? Our monthly lunchtime meetings exploring aspects of public engagement are back for the new academic year. All...
The Life Friendly Collective present: 3 days without water
Water is vital to life: we depend on it for our survival. Yet we pollute it, disrupt it, waste it and fear it. 3 Days Without Water examines our relationship with water and its dynamic properties which can be both life enhancing and destructive. Works include a water...