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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Sustainable Futures Seminar: Space and Sustainability | The RoundView
14:00 - 15:00 25 April 2024
On Thursday 25th April 2024, Sustainable Futures will be hosting our fourth 2024 Seminar in our monthly seminar series with Dr Joanne Tippett and John Mackintosh. Indicative Agenda 14:00 - 14:05 - Introductions and Welcome. 14:05 - 14:25 - John Mackintosh, PhD researcher in the space research group at The University of Manchester, will present...
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Climate café @ UoM
12:00 - 13:00 26 April 2024
A Climate Café is a safe space to share your thoughts and feelings about the climate crisis. Cafés are facilitated by Public Health staff and are supported by the Climate Psychology Alliance. What is a Climate Café? A climate café is a safe space to share our feelings about the climate crisis – a thinking and feeling space, a haven from...
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Cultural Change in the Construction Sector - The Building Safety Network
11:00 - 12:00 9 May 2024
The Building Safety Network advocates for a re-imagined construction culture that prioritises safety, transparency, and resident engagement. Drawing from anthropological theory and organisational studies, this presentation addresses the pressing need for a cultural transformation within the UK construction industry. Link to register: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/7e9d22c0-6cf6-4324-949a-4b25a609c091@c152cb07-614e-4abb-818a-f035cfa91a77
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Decolonisation: Why is it important to transport poverty?
14:30 - 16:00 15 May 2024
This is the first session in the International Network for Transport and Accessibility in Low Income Communities seminar series 2024 in collaboration with Manchester Urban Institute and Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford. This first session will introduce different ways in which working towards a decolonial approach to transport research...
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Sustainable Futures Seminar: Plastics and Circular Economy in UK
14:00 - 15:00 30 May 2024
This event is open to both internals and externals to The University of Manchester On Thursday 30th May 2024, Sustainable Futures will be hosting our fifth 2024 Seminar in our monthly seminar series with Dr Adeyemi Adelekan, Prof. Maria Sharmina and Dr Craig Thomas from The University of Manchester. Indicative Agenda 14:00 - 14:05 - Introductions...
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