Past events

Sarah Hall and Daisy Johnson (Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester)

14:00 - 15:15 11 October 2025

Join us for a captivating afternoon with two of Britain’s most original literary talents, Sarah Ha...

Evening Concert with Richard Whalley (piano)

18:30 - 20:30 10 October 2025

Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 5, Marc Danel, violin and Richard Whalley, piano Jim Aitchison Piano Qu...

Lunchtime concert - In Memoriam, Gubaidulina (1931-2025)

12:10 - 13:00 9 October 2025

Bach Cello Suite No. 1 Gubaidulina Reflections on the theme B-A-C-H Shostakovich String Quarte...

Resistance in the Age of Trump 2.0

15:00 - 16:00 9 October 2025

Roundtable Speakers: Prof. Elisabeth Anker (George Washington University) Prof. Sonya Posmentier (N...

Dr Caroline Bressey (University College London), The Black Barmaid in England: Sexuality and Performance in Publands of the fin de siècle

15:00 - 17:00 8 October 2025

Department of History Guest Seminar

Reading Marx Then and Now

15:00 - 16:00 8 October 2025

Prof. Andrew Hartman (Illinois State University) Prof. David Alderson (EACW)

Mandarin Corner - EVERY WEDNESDAY

8 October - 10 December 2025

THIS IS A RECURRING EVENT - EVERY WEDNESDAY between 4:30PM – 5:30PM Mandarin Corner is back for a...

Nuno Palma, UoM: African Slavery and the Reckoning of Brazil

16:00 - 17:30 8 October 2025

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

Guest lecture: Place-making and the role of culture in Manchester

16:30 - 19:00 8 October 2025

Creative Manchester and the Manchester Urban Institute are delighted to welcome Luthfur Rahman OBE,...

WCLC: Silent Film and Live Music Accompaniment with Frame Ensemble. Presented by the departments of Music, Drama and Film.

12:10 - 12:50 2 October 2025

Enjoy a silent movie with live accompaniment from Frame Ensemble – a group who creates music on th...