Past events

Mandarin Corner (every Wednesday)

4 October - 13 December 2023

Practice your Chinese and develop an appreciation of Chinese culture at our weekly Mandarin Corner....

The Dazzling Whiteness of an Early Tomfoolery: Sex Work and Racial Politics in Samuel Beckett and Nancy Cunard’s early 1930s work'

16:00 - 18:00 4 October 2023

Centre for the Study of Sexuality and Culture hosts this public lecture with Professor Daniela Casel...

MUMS Welcome Concert

14:00 - 15:20 1 October 2023

Come see our Freshers' Symphony Orchestra and Freshers' Chorus kick off a fantastic year of concerts...

More than a 'Foul Drain': Manchester's Water History

12:00 - 14:00 30 September 2023

Where does Manchester get its water from? How has the city used water over the centuries? And how ha...

Building Manchester: A Historical Walking Tour of Manchester's Stone

12:00 - 14:00 29 September 2023

Red sandstone is Manchester’s native rock, but many of our buildings are clad in Portland Stone al...

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert

18:30 - 20:30 29 September 2023

Joshua Brown Illustrations of the Grand Ceremony Reinhard Flender Quartet No. 2 (UK premie...

WCLC: Quatuor Danel

12:10 - 12:55 28 September 2023

Joshua Brown Three Reflections for Violin Duo (first performance) Schubert...

Queer and Radical? 'Beyond Radical' Network Launch with Cheddar Gorgeous

17:30 - 19:00 28 September 2023

Queer and radical: two words we often see together. But their meanings are far from straightforward....

Evening Conversations: Written and performed by Sudha Bhuchar

18:30 - 20:00 27 September 2023

“Full of truth and beauty, really brave. My mum kept on poking me--you've given her a lot of ammo!...

MUMS Piano Showcase

12:10 - 12:50 25 September 2023

Manchester University Music Society’s Piano Showcase is the first weekly lunchtime concert of the...