Events
We engage with students, researchers, government, policy makers and the public through our talks, seminars, workshops and conferences. Our events are open to students, staff and the general public.
Upcoming events
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GDI Lecture: Age of Abandonment: States of Uncaring from Syria to Gaza
16:30 - 18:00 7 May 2025
Speaker: Noam Leshem (Durham University) This talk interrogates no man’s land as a site of radical uncaring: abandoned by a sovereign power in a relinquishment of responsibility for the space and anyone inside it. It documents the short history of Rukban, an encampment on the border of Syria and Jordan, and how it sheds light on our contemporary...
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Sustainable Futures - Inclusive Research Bid Development Sandbox
13:00 - 15:00 8 May 2025
Join our EDI Sandbox to explore how to design research bids that champion equity, diversity, and inclusion. Funders are placing increasing importance on equity, diversity and inclusivity (EDI) in their assessment of research bids, looking to see if researchers demonstrate a commitment to supporting a diverse and inclusive research culture in their...
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Digital Health equity seminar: The impact of patient-facing digital health technologies on equity: a realist review
13:00 - 14:00 14 May 2025
The next seminar in the Digital Health Inequities Seminar Series is on Wed 14-May 2025 at 1-2pm BST via zoom. This edition, Shoshana Bloom (founder of Equiti Health) will talk about The impact of patient-facing digital health technologies on equity: a realist review. Shoshana Bloom is the founder of Equiti Health, a specialist consultancy to operate...
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GDI Lecture: Living the Urban Periphery: Our Book and Related Thoughts...
16:30 - 18:00 14 May 2025
The edges of cities are increasingly understood as places of dynamism and change, but there is little research on the complexities of African urban peripheries and the varied nature of building, growth, investment and decline that is shaping them. Our multi-authored collaboratively-produced monograph ‘Living the urban periphery’ (2024) examines...
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GDI Lecture: The transformative-transdisciplinary imperative: Decolonizing development in a transboundary delta
16:30 - 18:00 21 May 2025
Speaker: Jenia Mukherjee, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur The Sundarbans is the largest contiguous mangroves delta in the world, spanning India and Bangladesh. The delta is a volatile island archipelago, a fluid geography, traversed by rivers, separating landmasses – it is neither land, nor water, but a liminal-dichotomous space. It...
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SEED Symposium: Getting serious about sustainability: Research, education and advocacy’
22 - 23 May 2025
A transdisciplinary symposium exploring transformative pathways for sustainable futures This two-day symposium will feature contributions from diverse actors within and beyond the University of Manchester community on how we might ‘get serious’ about sustainability in our research, teaching, advocacy and daily lives. Day 1 Thursday, 22 May:...
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Digital Technology, Crime, and the Law Conference 2025
11 June 2025
Digital technology is becoming ubiquitous in our daily lives, shaping how we communicate, work, and interact. To build trust in technology, its design, development, and deployment must ensure security and safety. A sustainable digital future relies on frameworks that protect both systems and users. Date and Time: 11 June 2025 | 8.30AM - 5PM Location:...
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Digital Trust and Security in the Era of Generative AI Forum
2 July 2025
Following on from the success of our Centre for Digital Trust and Society (CDTS) Forum series we are delighted to invite you to our upcoming Digital Trust and Security in the Era of Generative AI Forum, which will take place on 2nd July, from 9:30 – 16:30, followed by an optional drinks reception, at No.1 Circle Square, Oxford Road, Manchester...
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