Past events
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Social Media: Lifting a lid on young people's digital worlds
11:00 - 12:00 23 October 2024
It's no secret that lots of people think social media is the reason young people are increasingly suffering from poor mental health, but what is the evidence really telling us? Join the #So.Me team in this interactive session to find out. We'll begin by encouraging participants to reflect on their own...
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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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