Public events in the School of Social Sciences

Find out more about events aimed at the general public in the School of Social Sciences.

Gender Equality and Economic Growth: An Overlapping Generations Approach

17:00 - 19:00 07 May 2026

Join us as esteemed economist Pierre-Richard Agénor shared insights from his upcoming book ‘Gender Equality and Economic Growth: An Overlapping Generations Approach’, exploring the economic and political challenges faced in the moral task of closing the gender gap. The Arthur Lewis x Vital Topics lecture is hosted jointly by the School of..

The 2026 Dorothy Emmet Public Lecture

16:00 - 18:00 21 May 2026

The 2026 Dorothy Emmet public lecture at the University of Manchester will be given by Professor Elisa Paganini (Università degli Studi di Milano) on Thursday 21st May from 4-6pm. The lecture is open to all - we hope to see you there! The Dorothy Emmet Lecture: Do We Need Truth in Fiction? Abstract: Fiction is thought to work by telling us..

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