Events
-
Methods for Urban Civic Participation and Partnerships
12:30 - 14:00 19 March 2025
Join us with the Manchester Urban Institute for an informal networking lunch to discuss approaches to urban partnership and civic participation in research. This research cafe will explore the methods and approaches to urban partnership and civic participation in research aiming to explore solutions to reduce poverty and urban inequalities in...
Read more
-
CULTURE IS BAD FOR YOU – Orian Brook, Dave O’Brien and Mark Taylor
18:00 - 19:30 27 March 2025
Join us to celebrate the updated edition of CULTURE IS BAD FOR YOU, with the three authors in conversation with Gabrielle de la Puente. We are thrilled to be welcoming Orian Brook, Dave O’Brien and Mark Taylor to the shop to hear them discuss the revised and updated edition of CULTURE IS BAD FOR YOU; a powerful call to transform cultural and...
Read more
-
Annual Arthur Lewis Lecture with Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner
17:30 - 19:00 4 April 2025
The School of Social Sciences is honoured to welcome Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner to deliver this year's Annual Arthur Lewis Lecture titled "Shifting Power: The State’s Role in Social Progress". This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Arthur Lewis Lecture. Our series of annual lectures began in 2015 to commemorate the 100th anniversary...
Read more
-
Cultural dislocation and the politics of recognition - Gary Younge in conversation with Michèle Lamont
15:00 - 17:30 29 April 2025
Creative Manchester and the American Studies Department of the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures are delighted to welcome Michèle Lamont, Leverhulme Visiting Professor, for an in-conversation event with Gary Younge, award-winning journalist and Professor of Sociology at The University of Manchester. During this event Professors Michèle...
Read more
-
The Future of Arts Centres - research event
12:30 - 14:15 29 April 2025
Arts centres across the UK and Ireland have long been the quiet champions of creativity and community. Often overshadowed by theatres, galleries, and concert halls and comparatively under resourced these dynamic spaces have nurtured artistic innovation and driven social and economic growth. Their vital role became undeniable during the Covid-19...
Read more