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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.

Emerging Futures returns for its third year exploring the themes around care in leadership and care towards others.

Join Sarah Ronan to reflect on the ways the pandemic and the cost of living crisis have impacted the lived experience of motherhood.

Join artist Alistair Woods and former director of Castlefield Gallery, Kwong Lee, exploring the histories and archives of artist-led spaces.

Join Pint of Science to discover the different ways Manchester’s researchers are searching for extraterrestrial life!
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Listen to scientists explore the nanoworld, discussing the applications of graphene and other 2D materials. The tiniest wonders await.
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More than 80 scientists to appear in 9 different watering holes, as Pint of Science talks arrive in Manchester

Join SODA for this exclusive event to discuss the latest trends in the NFT market with experts and industry insiders.

This event at the School of Digital Arts will explore the increased use of avatars within a business context.

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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Meet the sensational author Sara Ahmed for a captivating discussion about her new book The Feminist Killjoy Handbook.

New Cinema Days at the School of Digital Arts is a one-day collective seminar and radical screening series focusing on experimental and emerging forms of cinema.

British photographer, artist and researcher, Ingrid Pollard MBE delivers this year’s Pilkington Lecture, ‘Place Emerges at Meeting Points’.

Inclusive Pathways at Manchester Museum explores the potential of creating new pathways for an inclusive creative and cultural workforce.

Following on from his debut event in Manchester last Spring, Manchester Literature Festival is excited to welcome back best-selling author Douglas Stuart for an intimate evening at Central Library.