Events
Alternative Ecological Futures
Please join us for this exciting EACW research seminar event, taking place on Wednesday 18 March, from 4–5 pm, in Sam Alex A113. The session will feature talks by Professor Allison Carruth (Princeton), author of Novel Ecologies: Nature Remade and the Illusions of Tech (University of Chicago Press, 2025), and Dr Robert Spencer (EACW). About..
CLACS Seminar: Luis Schenoni (UCL): "Bringing War Back In: Victory, Defeat, and the State in Nineteenth-Century Latin America"
This talk is part of the seminar series of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Wed 18 March 2026, 5pm (UK time). This event will be in person, in Samuel Alexander Building, room A214. It can be followed online here: https://tinyurl.com/yzm5d7k2 Abstract: Did war make states in Latin America? My book "Bringing War Back In: Vi..
WCLC: Victor Lim & Ben Powell
A tour de force programme of some of the most exciting two piano music of the last hundred years, from Igor Stravinsky to Errolyn Wallen, performed by two virtuoso members of the University of Manchester’s instrumental teaching staff. The Thursday lunchtime concerts are part of the Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series, which is supported..
Manchester University Baroque Orchestra: Baroque in Bloom!
Step into the glittering world of the French court at Versailles with this joyful programme capturing the grace, colour and vitality of spring, featuring Jean-Féry Rebel’s Les Caractères de la Danse alongside the sumptuous instrumental music of Lully’s popular ballets.
Confucius Institute Spring Open Day
Keen to find out what learning Mandarin would be like? Want to improve your wellbeing and try your hand at some Chinese arts and crafts? Join us at our Spring Open Day on 21 March and take part in fun cultural activities, language tasters, a tea ceremony and a prize draw with great prizes. TICKETS ARE FREE, PLEASE BOOK VIA EVENTBRITE: https..
‘Towards the Stars’, presented by The University of Manchester Chorus and MUMS Symphony Orchestra.
Join us during galaxy season for a night of celestial celebration to lead the Spring starry nights: from Tchaikovsky to Lili Boulanger, Sibelius to Ešenvalds.
Stockport Youth Orchestra - 70th Birthday Concert
A celebration concert marking 70 years of Stockport Youth Orchestra, featuring current and former players including Manchester Alumni Lorna Day (mezzo-soprano), Clara Rundell and Tim Crooks (conductors).
Klezmer: The Michael Kahan Kapelye
The fifteenth generation of the university’s resident klezmer ensemble returns to perform a vibrant programme of modern and traditional arrangements of music originating in Eastern European Yiddish cultures. Free – No booking required.
Debating Issues of War and Peace in the Islamic Tradition
Professor Asma Afsaruddin, Indiana University (online) Host: Dr Tom Woerner-Powell Abstract: War and peace are universal themes in which Muslim scholars throughout history have taken great interest. The term jihad and its derivatives have a great bearing on understanding the concepts of war and peace in Islam and remains one of the most cont..
Magic for Wellbeing Workshops
We are pleased to be able to offer a brand-new series of workshops with magician MO Shaoxian. Over the course of four sessions, you will learn tricks, while also develop your confidence. Practicing magic can also improve your concentration and reduce stress. All materials will be provided. Mr MO Shaoxian is a renowned magician and educator w..