Anthony Burgess wrote the notorious novel A Clockwork Orange and many more books besides. At this special gathering at his literary archive in Manchester, explore the life and works of this larger-than-life and hugely prolific author, composer, journalist and playwright. Burgess grew up above a pub in Manchester, studied English Literature at the University of […]
Modern Manchester Unveiled: Exploring the Cultural Tapestry at The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Join Manchester University Press for a very special panel discussion, event as we explore the cultural tapestry that make up modern Manchester with local authors who have written extensively about the city. The panellists will discuss how modern Manchester has developed over […]
Cognitive Robotics combines insights and methods from Artificial Intelligence (AI), cognitive and biological sciences, and robotics. It’s a highly interdisciplinary approach that sees AI computer scientists and roboticists collaborating closely with psychologists and neuroscientists. Angelo Cangelosi, Professor of Machine Learning and Robotics, will use the case study of language learning to demonstrate this highly interdisciplinary […]
Hear about the truly astounding next-generation radio telescopes, built by a global consortium anchored in North West England, from one of the project’s leaders. What are radio telescopes exactly? And why is the history and development of them particularly significant to our region? Radio telescopes are used by astronomers to study radio waves emitted by […]
Newcomen, the international society for history, engineering and technology provides an insight into a Victorian instrument maker with a worldwide following (even today). Guest speaker: Darlah Thomas. Thomas Cooke (1807 – 1868) had a humble start to life in a small village south-east of York. His father was the village shoemaker who could afford little […]
What is the role of a historian in a health crisis? As Covid-19 became a full-blown pandemic in the spring of 2020, historians across the world produced rapid and imaginative responses, bringing historical perspectives to bear on how people and societies in the past responded to cholera, Spanish Flu, and more recently ebola. They paid […]
This Manchester Lit & Phil talk explores a fairly simple but hugely contentious question: how should we pay for driving? As a society we have become accustomed to paying fuel duty and an annual tax on maintaining a vehicle. To varying degrees, we also pay for parking and, in a very small number of places […]
Manchester was the ‘shock city’ of the Industrial Revolution. Has it lived up to its early promise and can it now be a model for urban living in the 21st century? Brian Groom returns to the Manchester Lit & Phil to tell Manchester’s story from the earliest times, based on his new book Made in […]
Can spectroscopy and AI help in the fight against cancer? It is well known that early and accurate diagnosis of cancer is essential for both getting the correct treatment and obtaining the best outcome. At the first sign of trouble a biopsy is normally taken to examine tissue from suspicious lumps or lesions. A pathologist […]
Black holes are fascinating objects because of the way they force us to address the biggest questions in physics such as the essential nature of space and time. Black holes are formed when massive stars collapse at the end of their life cycle. Their gravity is so strong that light cannot escape from them. The […]