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talk Organisations of Hope Symposium
The Manchester Museum | 13 July 2023

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

theatre Nine Lessons and Carols for Curious People
Contact | 1 – 2 December 2023

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

theatre Robin Ince: Weapons of Empathy
Contact | 21 September 2023

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.

talk Lunchtime Lectures: Visually Presenting Deaf BSL users’ lived experiences of dementia
Contact | 21 July 2023

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

talk Lunchtime Lectures: Sharing untold stories
Contact | 14 July 2023

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

talk Lunchtime Lectures: What do we mean by ‘Loneliness’?
Contact | 7 July 2023

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

talk Lunchtime Lectures: Make a new beginning
Contact | 30 June 2023

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

talk Research café: ‘A Journey with Two Maps’: practice-based research and creative interventions for well-being
Contact | 14 June 2023

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

talk Research café: Collaborative Creative Practice Research
Contact | 21 June 2023

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

business Blue Machine: How the Ocean Shapes Our World
Contact | 16 June 2023

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.

education Is Anybody Out There?
The Old Abbey Taphouse | 24 May 2023

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

Part of Pint of Science

education Nanoworld: Small Science, Big Possibilities
The Old Abbey Taphouse | 23 May 2023

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

Part of Pint of Science

education Pint of Science
The Old Abbey Taphouse | 22 – 24 May 2023

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

education Written in the Stars: The Story of the Universe
The Old Abbey Taphouse | 22 May 2023

Join Manchester’s finest Astrophysicists for an evening of wonder as they explain all this and more, in the story of the Universe!

Part of Pint of Science

education General Lecture by Jack Dongarra
MECD | 21 July 2022

General Lecture by University of Manchester Professor Jack Dongarra in celebration of his ACM Turing Award.