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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Second Cold War Cities: Geopolitics and Urbanization in the 21st Century
18:00 - 20:00 13 March 2026
From microchip factories in Germany to port expansions in East Africa, from tech hubs in Southeast Asia to infrastructure corridors linking Europe and the Middle East, global politics is reshaping cities. After the Cold War, many believed globalization would reduce the likelihood of major conflict. Today, intensifying rivalry between the United...
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Interdisciplinarity &: 2026 Series - Harnessing Storytelling to Amplify Research
13:45 - 14:45 18 March 2026
How can we ensure our interdisciplinary research creates real-world benefits? At The University of Manchester, we recognise that transformative research requires not just technical expertise, but also strong collaborations across disciplines and authentic engagement with communities. This workshop explores how we can co-create research narratives...
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The Digital Environment Conference 2026
1 April 2026
Step into the frontier of human–planet intelligence. This is where the systems that will shape our planetary future are imagined, contested, built and live. Co?hosted by the University Digital Futures platform and the NERC Digital Solutions Hub, the event will begin with keynote from NVIDIA to mark the 75th anniversary of Alan Turing’s On Computable...
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Interdisciplinarity &: 2026 Series - Co-Authorship: Rotating Roundtables
14:30 - 16:30 21 April 2026
Co-authoring can offer significant benefits in interdisciplinary research bringing together experts from various fields to produce impactful publications. How can we effectively manage co-authoring processes to ensure equitable contributions and recognition? What best practices can we adopt to enhance collaboration and productivity? Join us to...
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Creativity and AI: Cultural Heritage
14:30 - 17:00 30 April 2026
This event forms part of a three-part CreaTech Network Series running between February and June 2026, designed to strengthen connections across the CreaTech ecosystem in Greater Manchester and the Northwest, and to support collaboration between the University and the wider creative and cultural industries community. The second event of the 2026...
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