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Bunker Talks Winter/Spring 2026
Curated by the Performance Research Group at Manchester School of Art, Bunker Talks explore geopolitical, ecological or economic concerns. The talks create space for critical encounters, presentations, provocation and dialogue by interviewing industry guests about practice & research.
Look back : 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence Poetry vs Misogyny Festival 2024
Reflecting on the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence Poetry and Misogyny Festival in 2024
Saturday 15 November, 2025 : Information Lives in DIY Culture
This is a day-long event convened by Dr Kirsty Fife, explores the relationship between DIY cultures (grassroots and political cultures and practices) and information, archives, libraries and heritage.
Friday 14 November, 2025 : Future-Proofing Equality in Children’s Fiction
Bringing together children’s publishers, writers, illustrators, specialists, academics and students, this symposium will facilitate urgent conversations and bold ideas around equity in children’s storytelling
Games Workshop Research Day : Saturday 11th October 2025
The Manchester Game Centre is hosting its second annual Games Workshop Research Day on 11 October 2025!
Please join us for a day of talks and games.
For its second outing the event will run all day from 9:30am until 8:30pm and has 3 parts.
Join us at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation in Manchester for a day of talks and gaming. This event is free and is open to everyone.
Dr Niall Curry appointed as a UKRI Metascience AI Fellow
Dr Niall Curry, Co-Lead of the Manchester Centre for Research in Linguistics appointed as a UKRI Metascience AI Fellow
Information Lives in DIY Culture call for Facilitators
Information Lives in DIY Culture is a day-long event about the relationship between DIY cultures (grassroots and political cultures and practices) and information, archives, libraries and heritage.
Unmasking Gender: Power, Identity, Privilege in Film Conference : Call for Papers
Unmasking Gender: Power, Identity, Privilege in Film Conference : Call for Papers
Professor Kirsty Fairclough will be delivering the keynote for the Unmasking Gender: Power, Identity, Privilege in Film Conference at MediaCity, University of Salford, Manchester, UK on 10th December 2025 convened by Dr Eleftheria Rania Kosmidou and Pete Deakin.
Gothic and Heritage Fair @ Gothic Crossroads Conference, June 2025
As part of the Gothic Crossroads conference, an international event exploring and celebrating the multi and interdisciplinary crossings of Gothic and Horror studies, the Gothic Heritage fair brings together objects, collections and curators in a shared accessible space