What's On


Join Creative Manchester at The Museum for a one-day symposium exploring creative health in Greater Manchester.

The legendary annual celebration of all things curious and creative returns to Manchester. Nine Lessons is a variety night like no other.

Robin Ince takes audiences on a celebratory tour of the places books can take us, and of the ideas that can make wonder and widen the sky.

Visually Presenting Deaf BSL users’ lived experiences of dementia by Dr Emma Ferguson-Coleman, Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work

Oral Histories and Futures by Professor Sarah Marie Hall will touch on the role of creative and participatory methods to get at often untold stories

What do we mean by ‘Loneliness’? by Prof Pamela Qualiter, Dr Lily Verity, and Jasmine Conway

Creating a better world through inclusion in the Arts and Humanities by Dr Jessica Gagnon, Manchester Institute of Education

An informal lunch event exploring creative writing and other art interventions in the context of healthcare workplace settings.

Join Creative Manchester for an informal lunch event exploring how creative practitioners and researchers can work together effectively

The official homecoming launch event for Blue Machine, Dr Helen Czerski’s exploration of the “ocean engine”—the physics behind the ocean’s systems—and why it matters.

Join Pint of Science to discover the different ways Manchester’s researchers are searching for extraterrestrial life!
Part of Pint of Science

Listen to scientists explore the nanoworld, discussing the applications of graphene and other 2D materials. The tiniest wonders await.
Part of Pint of Science

More than 80 scientists to appear in 9 different watering holes, as Pint of Science talks arrive in Manchester

Join Manchester’s finest Astrophysicists for an evening of wonder as they explain all this and more, in the story of the Universe!
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General Lecture by University of Manchester Professor Jack Dongarra in celebration of his ACM Turing Award.