Past events
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CALL OPEN: Team Research Microcatalyst Call 2024 / 25
22 October - 15 November 2024
The University of Manchester Team Research Programme (TeamsBuildDreams) invites applications to the micro-catalyst call 2024/25, following on from the successful call 2023/24. For this round we are delighted to partner with the Healthier Futures Research Platform, who are able to fund a number of projects...
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Gardening with Dementia: The power of nature and the outdoors
09:00 - 15:00 22 October 2024
Join us for a compelling photographic exhibition at the Royal Horticultural Society Bridgewater Garden in Worsley, Salford, celebrating the powerful connection between home and garden for people living with dementia in Northwest England. Curated by Rita Newton and supported by the Royal Horticultural...
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MLF 2024: An Audience with Rebecca F. Kuang
18:30 - 19:45 17 October 2024
Bestselling global sensation, Rebecca F. Kuang is the author of the ‘Hard to put down, harder to forget’ (Stephen King) satirical phenomenon Yellowface, inventive fantastical novel Babel and TikTok favourite The Poppy War trilogy. Both Yellowface and Babel were awarded Fiction Book of the Year at...
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MLF 2024: Andrew O'Hagan with Dave Haslam
18:00 - 19:15 16 October 2024
‘Andrew O’Hagan has made more than a great book – he has made a social miracle.’ Joshua Cohen Scottish author Andrew O’Hagan joins us to discuss his gripping new state-of-the-nation novel Caledonian Road with host Dave Haslam. Art historian and celebrated critic Campbell Flynn is beguiled...
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Team Research Microcatalyst Funding Launch
09:00 - 12:15 15 October 2024
Register Now! Team Research Community Event: Micro-catalyst Call Launch 2024/5 Date: 15th October Time: 10.00 – 13.15 Location: Jocelyn Bell Burnell Lecture Theatre, Schuster Building Who should attend; Anyone and everyone working in research across the university of Manchester! Join us for...
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MLF 2024: Joe Boyd
18:00 - 19:15 14 October 2024
“New technologies may divert our attention, but music created in the moment can still be found where it always has been, in the feet, fingers, voices and spirits of musicians in every corner of the world.” Legendary music producer Joe Boyd (White Bicycle: Making Music in the 1960s) invites you...
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IMPACT Conference: Reflect + Respond with Cartwheel Arts
09:00 - 15:30 10 October 2024
IMPACT: Reflect + Respond conference marks World Mental Health Day 2024 and celebrates Cartwheel Art’s 40th Birthday. Aimed at health professionals, arts organisations, the education sector, creative practitioners, and voluntary sector partners, delegates will experience inspirational workshops, performances,...
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MLF 2024: Gillian Clarke poetry masterclass
15:00 - 16:15 10 October 2024
Poet, playwright and educator Gillian Clarke is one of the most acclaimed and widely read poets of recent decades. In this workshop, she will share insights into the craft of poetry, and how to bend language into original and musical verse. Gillian is the former National Poet of Wales and president of...
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Manchester Literature Festival 2024 poetry reading with Gillian Clarke
18:00 - 19:15 10 October 2024
‘Clarke has a direct line to the natural world. She paints the Welsh landscape without idealising or romanticising, and in the process shows that nature doesn’t need to be elevated to inspire a quiet awe.’ – Financial Times Join us for the annual Rylands Poetry Reading, this year delivered by...
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MLF 2024: An Evening with Meera Sodha
18:30 - 19:45 9 October 2024
‘The ability to put a good dinner on the table has become my superpower and I want it to become yours too.’ Bestselling, multi-award-winning cook Meera Sodha joins us to share her passion for East and South Asian cuisine and her most personal recipes to date. Dinner contains the food she makes for...
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