Past events
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Creative Health Research Symposium 2025
08:30 - 13:00 27 June 2025
Following on for our Creative Health Research Symposium 2024, we invite you to join us in 2025 to discuss the practice, policy and research around Creative Health. This event is part of the Healthier Futures Fortnight. The symposium will feature a panel exploring young people's mental health and the...
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Creativity + AI: Fashion
13:30 - 15:30 26 June 2025
Presented in partnership by Creative Manchester, Digital Futures and the Turing Innovation Catalyst (TIC) Manchester, the CreaTech 2025 series of events is aimed at supporting the development of a network of industry professionals working in CreaTech and related industries, CreaTech being the intersection...
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Solstice and Equinox Lecture: An evening with Professor of Public History David Olusoga and musician Jazzie B
17:30 - 21:00 20 June 2025
Join us for an unforgettable evening at Jodrell Bank with Soul II Soul founder Jazzie B in conversation with David Olusoga, Professor of Public History. This discussion will be followed by a special DJ set with soulful melodies and infectious rhythms from Jazzie B himself. About the speakers: Trevor...
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Creativity + AI: Publishing
14:00 - 16:00 16 June 2025
The rapid expansion of AI is impacting and changing the publishing industry. We will be asking a panel of publishers, authors and librarians to reflect on the pace of change in the sector, and where they see opportunities emerging for their work. We will be asking how best we can take advantage of new...
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Murder in Cairo: Solving a Cold War Spy Mystery
16:15 - 18:30 12 June 2025
In collaboration with Creative Manchester, join us for an event celebrating the legacy of Manchester-born Sir Harold Evans (1928-2020), legendary editor, journalist and author. Hear both Peter Gillman and Emanuele Midolo in a talk on spies and cold war mysteries. As editor of The Sunday Times, Harry...
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Writing for Wellbeing (Festival of Libraries 2025)
11:00 - 13:00 7 June 2025
Expressing yourself and crafting an object have long been studied and considered a way to relieve stress and emotional turbulence. We are told that “talking helps” and that making “something out of nothing” can make us feel better. Writing is a form of speech. And so, as part of the Festival...
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Writing for Wellbeing (Festival of Libraries 2025)
11:00 - 13:30 6 June 2025
Expressing yourself and crafting an object have long been studied and considered a way to relieve stress and emotional turbulence. We are told that “talking helps” and that making “something out of nothing” can make us feel better. Writing is a form of speech. And so, as part of the Festival...
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Writing for Wellbeing (Festival of Libraries 2025)
13:30 - 15:30 5 June 2025
Expressing yourself and crafting an object have long been studied and considered a way to relieve stress and emotional turbulence. We are told that “talking helps” and that making “something out of nothing” can make us feel better. Writing is a form of speech. And so, as part of the Festival...
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Creative Café: Crafting Connections – A Heritage for Wellbeing Toolkit (Festival of Libraries 2025)
12:00 - 13:45 4 June 2025
Join Creative Manchester and Manchester Histories as they unveil their new Heritage for Wellbeing Toolkit, designed to spark creativity and foster meaningful connections. This toolkit features ten interactive activities aimed at enhancing wellbeing through heritage and the arts. In this session, the...
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What's in a Word, and What's in a Dictionary?
14:00 - 15:30 4 June 2025
How would you describe the meanings of everyday English words such as rose, aunt, or giggle? You have probably come across words in one language that have several translations in another – how can that be? How do dictionaries define words? What about idioms such as spill the beans? How do children...
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