Events
Find out more about events, seminars and public lectures in the Faculty of Science and Engineering.
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Interdisciplinarity &: 2026 Series - Research Ethos: Speed-Networking
14:30 - 16:30 13 May 2026
Each research discipline has its own ethos—distinct ways of asking questions, applying methods, and communicating ideas. This diversity can sometimes feel like a barrier to collaboration, even within schools, let alone across the wider university. As interdisciplinary research becomes increasingly vital—driven by complex societal challenges...
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Logic Seminar - Leo Gitin
15:00 - 16:00 13 May 2026
Speaker: Leo Gitin (University of Oxford) TBC
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Training course on advanced scripting and batching of tomographic datasets
13 - 14 May 2026
Although X-ray tomography is an attractive characterisation technique in materials science, it generates a huge amount of data at a fast rate and it can be extremely time consuming to process the data manually. A great benefit to creating scripts and plugins in Avizo is the ability to reuse a workflow on more than one image or to develop a bespoke...
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Labour's wobbling Jenga tower: The 2024 general election two years on
17:00 - 19:00 14 May 2026
Join us in person for a presentation by Rob Ford, Professor of Political Science at the University of Manchester on his latest book: The British General Election of 2024. This is the latest in the world's longest-running and best-known series of election studies, long associated with David Butler, which has covered every general election in Britain...
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Remote Patient Monitoring in the NHS: From Promise to Practice
12:00 - 18:00 14 May 2026
Remote patient monitoring is a cornerstone of the government’s 10-year plan to get the NHS 'fit for the future'. It could support earlier detection of health problems, better assessment of treatment response, and more proactive self-management. While there have been promising examples of success, most initiatives to date have taken place as...
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CreaTech Connect: Accelerating University–Industry Partnerships
16:30 - 18:00 18 May 2026
On 18 May, Creative Manchester are delighted to present CreaTech Connect 2026: Accelerating University–Industry Partnerships in the Sister (Renold) Building, at the centre of the Innovation District. CreaTech as described by the Creative Industries Council (CIC), "is where creativity meets technology. It brings together creative skills and emerging...
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Dynamical Systems and Analysis Seminar - Ethan Ackelsberg
13:00 - 18 May 2026
Speaker: Ethan Ackelsberg (EPFL) Title: TBA Abstract: TBA Room: Frank Adams 1 Further information: https://personalpages.manchester.ac.uk/staff/yotam.smilansky/dynamics_analysis
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Future of Opera: Human-AI Improvisation
16:00 - 19:00 19 May 2026
An experimental workshop exploring digital inclusion and innovation through human–AI improvisation. This workshop, part of Tuning into Opera, a research and engagement initiative from English National Opera and The University of Manchester, and the OperAI: Future of Opera series, invites you to experience live opera reimagined through human–AI...
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Logic Seminar - Philip Saville
15:00 - 16:00 20 May 2026
Speaker: Philip Saville (University of Sussex) TBC
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Scaling with Purpose: How Biomanufacturing Firms Balance Sustainability, Responsibility, and Commercialisation
12:00 - 21 May 2026
Prof Philip Shapira, Professor of Innovation Management and Policy at the University of Manchester, and Dr Adam McCarthy, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Future Biomanufacturing Research Hub, will lead this webinar. Biomanufacturing companies are often founded with strong sustainability and responsibility ambitions, but these aims can be tested...
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