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.

• Cultural infrastructure at a crossroads - Research Café

  16:00 - 19:00 16 September 2025

  Join Creative Manchester for a panel and discussion event on devolution, cultural policy and Greater Manchester. Nearly ten years on from the Greater Manchester devolution deal and following a pandemic, ongoing local authority austerity and cost of living crisis, this hybrid event explores cultural policy and planning in the city-region. Join...

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• Archiving the People's Papers: Learning from Leeds, Liverpool and Birmingham

  15:00 - 16:30 30 September 2025

  Join us online to learn about the history of 1970s alternative newspapers, their archival preservation & their continued relevance for today: https://peoplespapers.eventbrite.co.uk The alternative and community newspapers of the 1970s in the UK are amazing historical resources -- documenting the groups, places and events of the time usually in...

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• Aesthetics and the City Launch

  15:00 - 16:30 8 October 2025

  Join us for the launch of Aesthetics and the City, an edited collection that explores the vital role of aesthetics in shaping urban experience. Bringing together contributors from across disciplines and global contexts, this book launch examines how aesthetics relates to how cities and urban spaces are perceived, organised, and transformed. Through...

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