Part of the 2025 Manchester Animation Festival BAFTA-winning filmmaker and animator Will Anderson joins us for an in-person and in-depth look at his work and creative process. Known for his character-driven, dialogue-led stories that blend humour with existential themes, Will Anderson’s work spans both 2D and 3D design. His acclaimed films include the feature A […]
Part of the 2025 Manchester Animation Festival Are you looking to get your foot in the door in the world of animation? At a time where the animation landscape is hard to navigate and breaking in feels tougher than ever, join our panel of early-career professionals as they share how they made their own way […]
Part of the 2025 Manchester Animation Festival So you’re looking at a career in animation? Have we got a panel for you! We’ve brought together some of the finest minds in animation to deliver a frank and open panel to discuss pathways into the animation business. Crammed full of experience, expect an honest overview of […]
Part of the 2025 Manchester Animation Festival Each and every animation career is different, with experiences, challenges and triumphs shaping the individual and their journey within the world of animation. Joining us to discuss their career in animation is Laura Tofarides; a stop-motion director, animator & puppet maker. A professional animator for over ten years, […]
The Newcomen Society presents The Polaris Missile System: Development and Operations, a talk by John Boyes. The atom bombs dropped on Japan heralded new military possibilities as the post-war world became the Cold War. Seeing with great foresight the potential for developing nuclear power for the US Navy, Capt. Hyman Rickover pushed forward a research […]
Over the past 38 years, SimpsonHaugh Architects has established a strong presence in Manchester, compiling a distinguished portfolio of award-winning projects and playing a pivotal role in helping shape the city’s identity on both the national and international stage. The practice’s initiation was motivated by a shared belief in the power of high-quality design to […]
Bill Ross Memorial Workshop – British Society for Phenomenology Special Event 2025 A workshop in memory of Bill Ross, and to celebrate the posthumous publication of his book Order and the Virtual: The Philosophy and Science of Deleuzian Cosmology (2024). Convened by the British Society for Phenomenology with the family and friends of Bill. About […]
Manchester Game Centre: Games Workshop Research Day 2025 Manchester Game Centre is pleased to announce that our second annual Games Workshop Research Day is taking place on Saturday 11th October 2025! For its second outing the event will run all day from 9:30 until 20:30 and has three parts. The morning will be dedicated to […]
SYP North (Into): Publishing MA Panel & Networking Are you interested in studying a Publishing MA? Want to understand what all the hype is about? Well… look no further as all your answers are waiting for you in Manchester! We have an event to gather like-minded people into one room – including Publishing MA lecturers […]
How They Built the Atom Bomb: The Manchester Connection: a talk by Ed Glinert, Manchester’s most energetic historian Manchester’s Atomic Legacy What connections does our city have to one of humanity’s most transformative scientific developments? Manchester’s scientific legacy holds surprising links to the development of atomic energy and ultimately, the atomic bomb. The Birth of Atomic […]