Events in the School of Social Sciences

Find out more about events, seminars and public lectures in the School of Social Sciences.

Jon Schubert (Basel): Authoritarian Planning: Speculation, spectral infrastructure, and extractivism in Angola

15:00 - 17:00 04 November 2024

In a moment of pervasive economic crisis, when any economic rationalities that may have justified investments in big infrastructure appear increasingly like pure fantasy, what visions of resource-dependent development are driving urbanisation? And how do such urban developments index configurations of power and capital? This paper is based on..

Gardening with Dementia: The power of nature and the outdoors

10:00 - 16:00 05 November 2024

Join us for a compelling photographic exhibition at the Royal Horticultural Society Bridgewater Garden in Worsley, Salford, celebrating the powerful connection between home and garden for people living with dementia in Northwest England. Curated by Rita Newton and supported by the Royal Horticultural Society, The University of Manchester, and..

Macro Seminar - Alistair Macaulay (Surrey)

16:00 - 17:00 05 November 2024

Title: The Mis(Allocation) of Corporate News

New pioneers in digital platform businesses

12:00 - 14:00 05 November 2024

How do pioneering digital businesses overcome entry challenges and navigate market dynamics in an ecosystem dominated by large platform-based businesses? To explore this question, the event features a panel discussion that highlights key success strategies based on recent academic research, complemented by insights from industry experts. Foll..

'A Letter to Chinatown' Documentary Film Screening

15:30 - 17:30 06 November 2024

Join us at HOME Manchester (Cinema 2) on Wednesday, 6 November at 3:30PM for a special viewing of this captivating documentary followed by a thought-provoking Q&A session with the filmmakers and special guests. 'A Letter to Chinatown' (2024) is a documentary film project recorded over 10 years in Manchester, Oxford, London and Hong Kong. A 21..

Brownbag - Yiming Liu (UMich, UCL)

13:00 - 06 November 2024

Title: tbd

Culture on the Periphery

17:30 - 19:30 06 November 2024

Culture on the Periphery: social and cultural infrastructure in left-behind places This event will be a 2-hour hybrid panel discussion featuring policy and sector stakeholders, including presentations, creative performances, video segments, and interactive discussions. It will focus on creative placemaking, cultural policy, and social infra..

Cycle Smart, Live Smarter: Building Sustainable Cities on Two Wheels?

11:00 - 14:00 06 November 2024

Join us for a fun-filled day of cycling activities and bike-themed giveaways. Discover how cycling can transform our cities and lives. Learn about the benefits of cycling and bike-sharing and get familiar with Manchester’s active travel plan. Let’s build sustainable cities on two wheels! Poster Exhibition & Educational Talks - Explore c..

Manchester Urban Ageing Film Screening

14:00 - 16:00 06 November 2024

Join us at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation on Wednesday, 6 November at 2:00 PM for an afternoon of films about life in Manchester as we age. The Manchester Urban Ageing Film Screening will feature the following selection of thought-provoking films focusing on urban ageing: o A selection of short films about ageing in Greater Manc..

MET Seminar - Simon Jantschgi

17:00 - 18:00 06 November 2024

Title: The Competitive Core of Combinatorial Exchange Authors: Simon Jantschgi, Alex Teytelboym and Thanh Nguyen Abstract: We consider combinatorial exchanges where agents have (possibly random) endowments and ordinal preferences over bundles of indivisible goods. We focus on the \emph{ordinal core}---the set of all individually rational lot..