Past events

Student Voices in the Archives (The Rylands Lunchtime Seminar Series)

13:00 - 14:00 11 December 2025

The University of Manchester’s archives offer a rich resource for researching student life and the...

WCLC: Ensemble Augelletti – Jewels that Brightly Burn

13:10 - 13:50 11 December 2025

Describing Bach’s students as ‘jewels that brightly burn’, Telemann championed Bach’s skill...

Blooming in the West – Flowers from China

18:00 - 19:00 11 December 2025

Many flora species in English gardens that are often assumed to be native, including roses, peonies,...

MUMS Festive Symphony Orchestra Concert

18:30 - 20:30 11 December 2025

The MUMS Symphony Orchestra open this concert with Copland’s Rodeo before they are joined by piani...

Dr Liam Liburd (Durham University), An Accidental History of Prisons and Race in Late Twentieth Century Britain

16:00 - 18:00 10 December 2025

Department of History Guest Seminar

Agustin Diz (Edinburgh): After Abundance: Guaraní Settlements and the Making of the Gran Chaco’s Extractive Frontier

17:00 - 18:30 10 December 2025

This talk is part of the seminar series of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Wed...

MUMS Festive Ensembles Extravaganza

19:00 - 21:30 10 December 2025

This festive showcase will feature a wealth of MUMS Ensembles! From MUWO, MUSO and Brass Band to Cho...

Fear Research Network Seminar Series: Dr Raamy Majeed (The University of Manchester) – 'Fear, Humiliation and Political Grievances'

16:00 - 17:30 9 December 2025

This talk explores how humiliation and fear turn economic insecurity into political grievances. Fear...

The Two Worlds of the Reader: Text World and Life-world in a New Theory of Reading (Religions and Theology Research Seminar)

15:00 - 17:00 8 December 2025

Speaker: Alexander Samely (The University of Manchester)

Quatuor Danel: Evening Concert with Pete Furniss (clarinet), Richard Whalley (piano)

5 - 12 December 2025

Joined by String Students from Chetham's School of Music Ustvolskaya Trio for violin, clarinet and...