Past events
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Plants and Creative Practice: Poetry
17:00 - 18:15 26 March 2026
What do plants have to do with creative work? The first event in the Plants and Creative Practice webinar series brings together poets John McAuliffe (The University of Manchester) and Cathy Bowman (Indiana University) for a lively exchange of work and conversation about how plant life might enter,...
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The Past, Present & Future of the Computer in Electronic Music
12:15 - 16:00 25 March 2026
Music and Manchester: Join us for a research cafe exploring the past, present and future of computers in electronic music. While Manchester is prominently featured in music history, the role that it played in the creation of electronic music is less known. This event will: take the audience back to...
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Interdisciplinarity &: 2026 Series - Harnessing Storytelling to Amplify Research
13:45 - 14:45 18 March 2026
How can we ensure our interdisciplinary research creates real-world benefits? At The University of Manchester, we recognise that transformative research requires not just technical expertise, but also strong collaborations across disciplines and authentic engagement with communities. This workshop...
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Research café and exhibition launch - Encountering Biblical Bodies: Sarah Lightman's Biblical Women
16:30 - 18:30 16 March 2026
Join Creative Manchester for an informal research cafe and exhibition viewing of Sarah Lightman’s Biblical Women. As part of the Centre for Biblical Studies’ CIDRAL-funded programme of events entitled Encountering Biblical Bodies, we are pleased to host works from artist Sarah Lightman’s Biblical...
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Activating Archives and Collections for Local and Societal Impact
12:30 - 14:30 11 March 2026
Join us for an informal research café exploring the ways in which archives and collections can generate social value. Libraries, galleries, and museums hold archives and collections that, beyond their historical and cultural significance, possess considerable but often under-realised potential to generate...
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Ripple Effect: Co-researching Work, Precarity + Contribution in Later Life
4 March - 15 April 2026
International Women's Day 2026 Join us in partnership with MACFEST (Muslim Arts and Culture Festival) and Healthier Futures for a panel event celebrating International Women's Day 2026. We will be welcoming a panel from Uncertain Futures, a participatory research project exploring art as a research,...
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Exhibition - Encountering Biblical Bodies: Sarah Lightman’s Biblical Women
3 - 26 March 2026
As part of the Centre for Biblical Studies’ CIDRAL-funded programme of events entitled Encountering Biblical Bodies, Creative Manchester are pleased to host works from artist Sarah Lightman’s Biblical Domestic and Menstrual Hystery series in the Samuel Alexander Glass Corridor. In these paintings,...
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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, designed to strengthen connections across the CreaTech ecosystem in Greater Manchester and the Northwest, and to support collaboration between the University and the wider creative and cultural industries...
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Linguistic Landscapes in Manchester and Beyond – EVENT CANCELLED
11:00 - 12:00 21 February 2026
EVENT CANCELLED Join the Linguistic Diversity Collective for a talk by Dr Serge Sagna, Prof. Tine Breban and Dr Simone de Cia to mark International Mother Language Day 2026. This talk centres around the multilingual public signs found across towns and cities, and what they tell us about language...
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Looking for Languages – Family-friendly trail at Manchester Museum – EVENT CANCELLED
13:00 - 16:00 21 February 2026
EVENT CANCELLED Free, family-friendly language themed trail around Manchester Museum to celebrate International Mother Language Day 2026. The Linguistic Diversity Collective invites you to join us for some half-term fun to celebrate International Mother Language Day at Manchester Museum. Grab your activity...
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