Events
Inundated: A Climate Conversation in Performance
Join us for a unique interactive theatre event exploring how our working lives must adapt to the climate crisis. Set in a mock networking meeting, this performance invites business professionals, climate practitioners, and curious minds to reflect, connect, and act.
Mandarin Corner - EVERY WEDNESDAY
THIS IS A RECURRING EVENT - EVERY WEDNESDAY between 4:30PM – 5:30PM Mandarin Corner is back for another term and we're delighted to bring you more language practice and some cultural activities. Mandarin Corners are informal conversation sessions at Beginner (HSK 1-3) and Advanced (HSK 4-6) level that are designed to allow Mandarin learner..
Repatriation, Rematriation, and Museums: Perspectives from Mexico and the Americas
This session brings together three guest speakers from Mexico and the Americas who will present perspectives on museums, cultural heritage, and the processes of repatriation and rematriation between Mexico and the UK. The session will also explore collaborative educational initiatives in Puebla and Tehuacán, with particular attention to the r..
Uniting musical cultures from Manchester to Hong Kong
In October, Robert Guy was invited to conduct the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong making his debut at Hong Kong City Hall. Whilst in Hong Kong, Robert presented a guest lecture at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, sharing his story of being born with severe hearing loss and how after life-changing operations as a child, music became his..
Zadie Smith (Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester)
Zadie Smith, one of the most beloved writers of her generation, joins us to discuss her illuminating and keenly-awaited new essay collection Dead and Alive. Written with her usual wit and insight, Zadie takes us from an exploration of artists – including Kara Walker and Celia Paul – to Glastonbury with Stormzy and to the cinema for Tár...
You Ought To Know – Reclaiming Black British Music His and Herstories
Join us as we share the findings from a recent research project, “You Ought To Know – Reclaiming Black British music His and Herstories”. You will learn more about the stories of artists underrepresented in the history of the Manchester music and cultural scene, through an in-conversation with the researcher, including clips from a podca..
The Convent in the Community: How Secular Use of Sacred Space Contributes to Catholic Nuns' Pursuit of the Good in Eastern Indonesia (Religions and Theology Reserch Seminar)
Speaker: Meghan Rose Donnelly (The University of Manchester)
Jeanette Winterson (Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester)
Forty years after her era-defining debut Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Jeanette Winterson returns with One Aladdin Two Lamps - a bold, brilliant celebration of the transformative power of storytelling and a radical look at the future. Written in Jeanette’s unique style, One Aladdin Two Lamps, cracks open the legendary story of Shahrazad i..
Ed King (Bristol): Addressing Algorithmic Bias through Video Game Design in Brazil
This talk is part of the seminar series of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Co-organised with the Centre for Digital Humanities, Media and Culture. Wed 12 November 2025, 5pm (UK time). This event will be in person, in Samuel Alexander Building, room A214. It can be followed online here: https://zoom.us/j/95860231166 Abstr..
Making Queer Photography Visible Now
V&A curator Zorian Clayton in conversation with Prof. Jackie Stacey (EACW)