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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AI and the City: Urbanistic perspectives on artificial intelligence
13:30 - 15:30 28 October 2024
Manchester Urban Institute seminar with Dr Federico Cugurollo, Trinity College Dublin Innovation in artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming cities in unprecedented ways. In this seminar we will explore the connections between AI and the urban by focusing on the concept of urban AI and reflecting on its most prominent incarnations: autonomous...
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BEYOND Conference 2024: Creative Cities
25 - 27 November 2024
Creative Manchester will be a partner of this year's BEYOND 2024 conference, where we will showcase the innovative research taking place with partners from across the city and beyond, in digital and creative technologies. As part of this we will deliver a creative R&D Showcase on one of the conference's stages, centred on the Our Heritage, Our...
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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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