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.

• 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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• Digital Trust and Security Seminar Series: Dr Chester & Dr Lane

  16:00 - 17:00 3 October 2025

  Talk Title: Automated Data Collection from Politically Restricted Social Media Platforms: Challenges and insights from China and Russia Join us for a webinar to learn about the automated web-scraping techniques developed by Dr. Patrick Chester (Stevens Institute of Technology, New Jersey) and Dr. Justin E. Lane (CulturePulse, Bratislava, Slovakia)...

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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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• SPRITE+ and Digital Futures: Lunch and Learn with Jennifer Cearns

  13:00 - 13:30 15 October 2025

  Time & Location 15 Oct 2025, 13:00 – 13:30 Online About the event Join SPRITE+ and our event partner Digital Futures on Wednesday 15th October for Dr Jennifer Cearns' talk 'Through the Looking Glass? The Collapse of Self/Other in AI Mental Health Apps'. Dr Jennifer Cearns is a digital anthropologist, specialising in AI and algorithms in social...

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• Policy Engagement for Early Stage Researchers: Generating impact in urban research

  10:00 - 23 October 2025

  Join Manchester Urban Institute and Policy@Manchester for an interactive session, Policy Engagement for Early Stage Researchers: Generating impact in urban research. This session is designed for postgraduate students and early career researchers who want ot explore how their work can make a difference beyond academia. With a focus on urban challenges,...

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