Past events

Start or end of life? Advancing the Sociology of Life, Death & Bereavement

16:00 - 18:00 28 October 2025

Join us for the inaugural lecture of Professor Kate Reed, hosted by the University of Manchester's S...

Ardwick Women's Footprints

10:00 - 12:00 27 October 2025

Discover the women who fought for social justice and shaped our working lives on this interactive 2-...

How do you value nature? Thinking with and beyond natural capital

09:00 - 11:00 25 October 2025

Join us for a participatory workshop as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2025, exploring...

Active Lives, Natural Spaces: Supporting Children and Young People's Wellbeing and Mental Health

22 - 29 October 2025

As part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science, Sarah MacQuarrie and Alexandra Hennessey from the Ma...

Digital Trust and Security Webinar: Marilyne Ordekian

11:00 - 12:00 15 October 2025

Talk Title: Investigating Wrench Attacks: Physical Attacks Targeting Cryptocurrency Users Cryptocur...

SPRITE+ and Digital Futures: Lunch and Learn with Jennifer Cearns

12:00 - 12:30 15 October 2025

Time & Location 15 Oct 2025, 13:00 – 13:30 Online About the event Join SPRITE+ and our event par...

GDI Lecture: Globalisation, Populism, and Trump - Jan Nederveen Pieterse

15:00 - 16:30 15 October 2025

Speaker: Jan Nederveen Pieterse, University of California Santa Barbara What is the problem, Trump...

Navigating Power and Precarity: Violence and Resilience among Indonesian Migrant Domestic Workers in Hong Kong

11:00 - 13:00 13 October 2025

GDI Migration, Refugees and Asylum Research Group Seminar Speaker: Yiqui (Mia) Huang, University of...

Politics - 2025 Annual Peace Lecture - The Continuous Struggle: Women’s Rights in the Last Four Decades and the Backlash Against Progress

14:00 - 16:30 8 October 2025

Join us for the 40th Anniversary International Peace Lecture, hosted by the University of Manchester...

Aesthetics and the City Launch

14:00 - 15:30 8 October 2025

Join us for the launch of Aesthetics and the City, an edited collection that explores the vital role...