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  • 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence

    MMU and the Manchester Poetry Library invites you to attend 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, a series of poetry readings, panels, and workshops led by academics in the field. Our events examine how poetry can create transformational social change in partnership with our public and policymakers.

  • Ancestral Avant-Gardes

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    The Holden Gallery Cavendish Street, Manchester

    This one-day event, organised by art historian and critic Claire Bishop, will offer a range of artistic approaches to ancestrality in contemporary art and performance.

  • The Manchester International Crime and Justice Film Festival 2025

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    Grosvenor East Building, Manchester Metropolitan University Cavendish Street, Manchester

    Welcome to the 2025 festival sponsored by the Department of Sociology at Manchester Metropolitan University and curated by the university’s Policy Evaluation and Research Unit.
    Since 2019 we’ve had a consistent mission – screening great films which provoke debate and provide an alternative take on crime, justice and punishment in the 21st century

  • Ahead of the AI’s misinformation curve: let’s talk visual AI literacy

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    This exciting and timely initiative addresses the recent advancements in visual generative AI which allow anyone to create highly realistic deepfakes, leading to misinformation and personal and social harms, and cementing stereotypes and representational biases. Led by Adi Kuntsman and Jessica Elias from DISC (Digital Society Research Group), in collaboration with the AI Artist and researcher, Dr Sam Martin, the project explores these issues in dialogue with national and international experts in digital literacy, misinformation and technological challenges, and shares AI literacy tools with local communities across Manchester and beyond.

  • The Cost of Us Film Screening and Creative Discussion

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    Stretford Public Hall Chester Road, Manchester

    Join us at Stretford Public Hall for “The Cost of Us” a film created by women from Trafford, exploring the impact of the cost of living crisis on women of all ages.

  • Bunker Talk #153: Zodwa Nyoni

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    Bunker Talks invite artists and researchers to explore geopolitical, ecological or economic concerns. Curated by the Performance Research Group at Manchester School of Art

  • LUDeC Showcase: Collaborative Research in the Liveable City

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    School of Digital Arts (SODA) 14 Higher Chatham St,, Manchester

    The Leverhulme Unit for the Design of Cities of the Future (LUDeC) encompasses 15 researchers working to transform the way we think about cities.
    This two-day conference showcases some of their innovative research traversing disciplinary boundaries to creatively envisage new ways of living and working.

  • Centre for Place Writing Pop Up Day

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    School of Digital Arts (SODA) 14 Higher Chatham St,, Manchester

    A day of talks, readings, and discussions exploring how writing about place connects to today's big issues, from climate change to migration

  • Games Workshop Research Day : Saturday 11th October 2025

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    International Anthony Burgess Foundation 3 Cambridge Street, Manchester

    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. 

  • Future-Proofing Equality in Children’s Publishing Symposium

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    Grosvenor East Building, Manchester Metropolitan University Cavendish Street, Manchester

    Bringing together publishers, writers, specialists and students, this symposium explores the impact of global conversations around equality in children’s publishing

  • Information Lives in DIY Culture

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    School of Digital Arts (SODA) 14 Higher Chatham St,, Manchester

    Join us at SODA (School of Digital Arts) for 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. Examples of this include (by aren’t limited to!) setting up physical and/or digital […]

  • Film Screening Double Bill: Poetry and Misogyny & On Me

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    School of Digital Arts (SODA) 14 Higher Chatham St,, Manchester

    Join us on Tuesday 25 November 2025 as we mark the beginning of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence with an evening of powerful films and meaningful discussion on this urgent and ongoing issue.