The Plenary Lecture for the 2026 Sexuality Summer School will be Professor C. Riley Snorton’s ‘An Ambiguous Heterotopia, Or Some Informal Remarks on “Biology” After Samuel Delany, Judith Butler, and Sylvia Wynter’. No booking required, all welcome. The Sexuality Summer School (SSS) is a week-long event consisting of seminars and workshops for 40 postgraduate students, […]
WHY: In a world where the noise of hate can seem really loud, many of us feel powerless but what I witness every day is small and large acts of kindness and love that really do speak louder – and I think we all see them too. WHAT: One evening, six talks on love in […]
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 collaboration. Led by Dr Alexandra Huang-Kokina, Bicentenary […]
Wentworth Woodhouse, one of the grandest stately homes in Britain, is undergoing a multiple-phase, whole-site regeneration. Alongside extensive conservation work, creative reuse projects and regular community engagement alongside extensive conservation work, creative reuse projects and regular community engagement, it has reimagined the wider estate as a catalyst for positive change in South Yorkshire. This RIBA […]
Greater Manchester has been the site of many democratic movements. The Peterloo Massacre saw the state kill its own citizens because they had the guts to demand the electoral franchise include working class men The Chartists, whose presence was particularly strong in the North West, extended the struggle for suffrage that inspired Peterloo. Their demands […]
In collaboration with the Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People (GMCDP), the Alliance for Inclusive Education (ALLFIE) is bringing together Disabled Peoples’ Organisations, young Disabled people, activists, and allies to launch and mobilise a powerful regional movement for Inclusive Education. Educate, Don’t Segregate Our collective power can dismantle segregation and build an education system where […]
Generative AI is rapidly transforming the creative industries. This hands-on AI Social Club workshop shows artists and creators how to actually use today’s most powerful AI tools for writing, image creation, video, music and creative development. Only 25 places are available to keep the workshop practical and interactive. Earlier this year, AI Social Club: The […]
Hot off the press for spring 2026, Interrogating the Global Social Challenges presents wide-ranging expertise from sociologists on some of the most urgent issues of our time. This accessibly written volume offers readers tools to think critically and act thoughtfully in relation to topics such as decolonization, inequalities, climate, ecology and waste, pandemics, work, racialized […]
The North-West Translator’s Network (NWTN) provides a physical and virtual meeting place for translators, interpreters, teachers, students, language service providers and everyone who is interested in working with languages. Tickets are now on sale for the next Stronger Together day, taking place once again at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation in Manchester city centre. Let’s […]
Ece Temelkuran in conversation with Carole Cadwalladr in Manchester about Ece’s latest book Nation of Strangers:Rebuilding Home in the 21st Century. The Turkish writer and political thinker Ece Temelkuran in conversation with Nerve co-founder Carole Cadwalladr. Ece, the author of How to Lose a Country: The 7 Steps from Democracy to Fascism will talk about […]