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Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) – A New Market for Innovative Businesses?
School of Digital Arts (SODA) | 22 June 2023

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

Using Avatars to Enhance Your Business
School of Digital Arts (SODA) | 24 May 2023

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

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!

A conversation with Sara Ahmed
The Whitworth | 26 May 2023

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

New Cinema Days
School of Digital Arts (SODA) | 20 April 2023

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.

Pilkington Lecture: Ingrid Pollard
The Whitworth | 19 April 2023

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

Inclusive Pathways
The Manchester Museum | 19 April 2023

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

An Evening with Douglas Stuart
Manchester Central Library | 21 April 2023

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.

The Percival Lecture – Technology: a tool and a mirror
University Place | 26 April 2023

In the 75 years since the invention of The Baby – the world’s first stored programme computer how has human behaviour influenced and transformed computer technology?

Dave Haslam and Jeremy Deller
The Whitworth | 27 April 2023

Dave Haslam and Jeremy Deller mark the publication of ‘Adventure Everywhere’, Haslam’s short book about Pablo Picasso’s Paris nightlife.

Jamie Sutcliffe & El Morgan in conversation
Castlefield Gallery | 10 March 2023

Join Castlefield Gallery to hear from exhibiting artist El Morgan and writer and curator Jamie Sutcliffe

The Great Miss Lydia Becker
The Pankhurst Centre | 8 March 2023

Manchester’sLydia Becker was a leader of the women’s suffrage movement, a scientist and a trailblazer.

Nazir Afzal: Fighting for Gender Equity
MECD | 8 March 2023

Join The University of Manchester and guest speaker Nazir Afzal OBE, who will share insights and reflections around gender equity.

British Muslim Women in Cultural & Creative Industries with Raabia Hussain
The Manchester Museum | 8 March 2023

Dr Saskia Warren, author and Senior Lecturer in Human Geography discusses findings from her new book, British Muslim Women in the Cultural and Creative Industries.

Celebrating thinking differently: a special screening of Young Plato
HOME | 4 March 2023

To celebrate the Manchester Lit & Phil’s 242nd birthday, they’re putting on a special screening of Young Plato, a film that is all about thinking differently.