Past events
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Blackout the Jargon (Festival of Libraries 2025)
15:00 - 17:00 4 June 2025
Join Creative Manchester and the Linguistic Diversity Collective for a session of ‘blackout poetry,’ finding meaning in a scientific text by selecting certain words and redacting the rest to create a literary and visual work of art. Although scientists publish their work in academic journals or...
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Reggae and Dub Poetry in the UK: A Northern perspective
17:00 - 19:30 4 June 2025
Karen Gabay x Creative Manchester x British Pop Archive This event is a rare opportunity to hear from three musicians from the North West of England, sharing their personal testimonies of developing their international careers from the foundation of reggae and dub culture. The impact and deep influence...
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Stained Metal - 'Solstice & Equinox' Series with Inua Ellams
16:30 - 18:45 28 May 2025
To celebrate his appointment as Honorary Research Fellow at The University of Manchester, acclaimed poet, playwright, and performer Inua Ellams launches his latest project, Stained Metal. Inua received an MBE (Member of the British Empire) in 2023. Now he plans to send the medal to four corners of the...
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Monthly Team Research Reading Group
27 May - 29 July 2025
Last Tuesday of the month - Team Research Community Reading Group Fancy a break? Join our Community reading group! We meet monthly (last Tuesday of the month for 30 minutes at 10am) to discuss a short reading shared prior to the meeting. We welcome, and encourage suggestions for readings. For reminders...
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CreaTech Innovation Showcase 2025
12:00 - 16:30 22 May 2025
Join us for an afternoon discovering business and research applications of CreaTech with panel talks, lightning pitches and product demos! CreaTech, as described by the Creative Industries Council (CIC), "is where creativity meets technology. It brings together creative skills and emerging technologies...
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Social Responsibility and Civic Engagement – Public Engagement - information session for staff and students
11:00 - 12:00 21 May 2025
Book your place on the Public Engagement session on Wednesday, 21 May Our Social Responsibility and Civic Engagement information sessions for colleagues continue with a focus on public engagement at our University. Public engagement – what, why, how will take place online on Wednesday 21 May at 12pm....
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Silent Skies
17:00 - 19:30 14 May 2025
Silent Skies is a co-created exhibition led by Dan Musaheb, Ardwick Climate Action and supported by Prof. Jennifer O’Brien, The University of Manchester, looking at both the historic and modern contexts of air quality in the city of Manchester. Hosted at Manchester Museum, the exhibition brings together...
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Creativity + AI: Music
11:30 - 13:30 12 May 2025
Presented in partnership by Creative Manchester, Digital Futures and the Turing Innovation Catalyst (TIC) Manchester, the CreaTech 2025 series of events aims to support the development of a network of industry professionals working in CreaTech and related industries, CreaTech being the intersection between...
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Jailed for 8 Years for a Group Chat: Challenging Institutional Racism in the Courts (with speaker Keir Monteith KC)
16:00 - 18:00 1 May 2025
Learn how ‘law student-to-be’, Ade Adedeji, had his GBH conspiracy conviction quashed; find out why the court of appeal refused to hear evidence on whether institutional racism played a part in his wrongful conviction and why the judges failed to adopt common sense recommendations to stop this happening...
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Jake Morris-Campbell & Kathryn Hurlock in conversation with Peter Scott
17:30 - 19:00 1 May 2025
Blackwell's Manchester are thrilled to bring you an evening of pilgrimage and place writing with authors Jake Morris-Campbell and Kathryn Hurlock, who will be discussing their new books BETWEEN THE SALT AND THE ASH: A Journey Into the Soul of Northumbria and HOLY PLACES: How Pilgrimage Changed the World....
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