Past events
Manchester Urban Institute (MUI) runs a wide variety of different events and activities and collaborates with a range of local, national, and global partners.
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ECR networking (and mince pies)
15:00 - 16:30 4 December 2024
This is an internal event aimed at University of Manchester early career researchers, from PhD students to academics. This is a networking event, designed to foster community creation and collaboration. You will engage in a mini World Café session where you’ll delve into strengths and priorities for environmental sustainability research, designed...
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Equity in Community-Centered Models for Ageing: A Virtual Summit
16:30 - 18:00 5 December 2024
This 90-minute virtual summit — hosted by the Hub for Aging Collaboration and developed in partnership with interdisciplinary scholars from the University of Manchester, UCSF, and Wayne State University — will convene global thought leaders on ageing in community whose scholarships integrate research, theory, and practice to enhance work on...
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Training Course on Visualisation & quantification of tomographic datasets
30 - 31 January 2025
A 2 day in person training course covering theory and computer-based practical works using the Thermo Scientific™ Amira-Avizo Software. Lab/synchrotron X-ray tomography has emerged as one of the most important techniques for research in a wide range of applications including healthcare, energy, food and geology. Advances in the quality of X-ray...
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Sustainable Futures Seminar: Active Mobility | Climate Action
14:00 - 15:00 20 February 2025
The February edition of the Sustainable Futures Seminar will take place online and will feature Luana Scrivano, who will present on 'Active Mobility and Mental Health: A Scoping Review towards a Healthier and Greener World' and Dr Christopher Walsh whose presentation is about 'Creating Momentum for Climate Action in Devolved Governments'. Sign...
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'Fare Money' Stories: Transportation and everyday practices in the periphery of Rio de Janeiro
15:00 - 16:30 25 February 2025
This presentation contributes to ongoing debates on Southern urbanisms by arguing that taking money seriously - as a practical, moral and material issue and as an integral part of the production of infrastructures - can offer us new insights into the urban experience among the racialized poor in the peripheries of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Drawing...
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