Events
Manchester Urban Institute runs a wide variety of different events and activities, and collaborates with a range of local, national and global partners.
Upcoming events
Dr. Chika Watanabe: Playing through the Apocalypse: Preparing Children for Mass Disasters in Japan and Chile
There is currently a growing trend to prepare children for future disasters. A Japanese non-profit organization has developed an event called Iza! Kaeru Caravan, which includes games that teach children and their families how to survive disasters, from earthquakes to floods. Many disaster experts and government officials from other countries h..
INFRA+ Infrastructure for Fragmented Cities: Intersections
Speakers: Giulia Maci, Cities Alliance Dr Beatriz Mella Lira, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile Dr Anna Plyushteva, University of Oxford Chair: Dr Debapriya Chakrabarti, Commonwealth Local Government Forum/University of Cardiff Find out more about the webinar series here: https://padlet.com/susinfra/PLUS Register here: https://w..
Digital Futures - Digital Trust and Security Seminar with Guest Speaker Prof. Ajitha Rajan, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh
We are delighted to announce Prof. Ajitha Rajan, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh as a guest speaker for the upcoming Digital Trust & Security Seminar Series, taking place on Wednesday 12th May. The Digital Trust & Security Seminar Series are designed to highlight key insights into developments, challenges and identify areas for..
INFRA+ Infrastructure for Fragmented Cities: Southeast Asia
Speakers: Prof Amita Bhide, Tata Institute of Social Sciences Shubhagato Dasgupta, Centre for Policy Research Arif Hasan Dr Kavita Wankhade, Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) Sasanka Velindadla, WASH institute Chair: Ms Purva Dewoolkar, University of Manchester Find out more about the webinar series here: https://padlet..
Digital Futures - Digital Trust and Security Seminar with Guest Speaker Neil Jones, Head of Cybersecurity and Innovation, Greater Manchester Police
We are delighted to announce Neil Jones, Head of Cybersecurity and Innovation, Greater Manchester Police as a guest speaker for the upcoming Digital Trust & Security Seminar Series, taking place on Wednesday 12th May. The Digital Trust & Security Seminar Series are designed to highlight key insights into developments, challenges and identify..
MUI Reconfiguring Future Urban Infrastructures Series: Green Infrastructure
Reconfiguring Future Urban Infrastructures Webinar Series. Webinar four: Green Infrastructure The COVID-19 crisis has put urban infrastructure under the spotlight. New questions on the ways we build (and build back) infrastructure in cities are now front and centre globally. Faced with a combination of economic, environmental, health and..
INFRA+ Infrastructure for Fragmented Cities: Fictions
Speakers: Dr Bodhisattwa Chattopadhyay, University of Oslo Speculative Futures of Global South Infrastructures Dr Paul Graham Raven, Lund University Practices, politics, prestidigitation: exploring the infrastructural Big Dumb Object with tools from (science) fiction Chair: Mr Mark Shtanov, University of Manchester Find out more about t..
INFRA+ Infrastructure for Fragmented Cities: South America
Speakers Part-I Dr Patricia Iglesias, Environmental Company of São Paulo State (CETESB) Dr Denise Lozano Lazo, University of Tokyo Dr Christine Diniz Santiago, Federal University of São Carlos Chair: Dr Juliano Costa Gonçalves, Federal University of Sao Carlos Discussant: Sidnei Furtado, Director of Civil Defence of Campinas city Par..
INFRA+ Infrastructure for Fragmented Cities: Violations
Speakers: Prof Swati Chattopadhyay, University of California, Santa Barbara Infrastructure as violence, insurgency as infrastructure: notes on the biospatial Dr Deljana Iossifova, University of Manchester Infrastructuring the city: trajectories of violence Dr Yaffa Truelove, University of Colorado at Boulder TBC Chair: Dr Fadi Shayya,..
MUI Reconfiguring Future Urban Infrastructures Series: Digital Infrastructure
Reconfiguring Future Urban Infrastructures Webinar Series. Webinar five: Digital Infrastructure The COVID-19 crisis has put urban infrastructure under the spotlight. New questions on the ways we build (and build back) infrastructure in cities are now front and centre globally. Faced with a combination of economic, environmental, health a..
Summer Institute of Urban Studies
Our annual summer institute investigates urban theoretical and methodological questions, with a range of associated career development issues.
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