Events in the School of Social Sciences
Find out more about events, seminars and public lectures in the School of Social Sciences.
‘Investment and Human Rights: Lessons from the Magomedov and Dynasty Cases’
This lecture, delivered by Ms Galyna Carey (Fortior Law), will explore human rights concerns in major international investment disputes. Drawing on her experience representing parties in the Magomedov and Dynasty cases, Galyna will address key legal challenges, cross-border enforcement and practical lessons for investors and practitioners nav..
'Bioengineering Financial Futures: From Synthetic Biology to Synthetic Bonds’ - Social Anthropology Seminar Series
Kath Weston (University of Virginia) - 'Bioengineering Financial Futures: From Synthetic Biology to Synthetic Bonds’
International Human Rights Law (IHRL) Guest Speaker Series
The Manchester International Law Centre (MILC) is delighted to invite you to the first event in our International Human Rights Law (IHRL) Guest Speaker Series. As part of this series, we welcome leading human rights practitioners and experts for short online conversations with students. Speakers reflect on their professional journeys and engag..
Macro Seminar - Johanna Wallenius (Stockholm)
Title: Does Student Aid Improve Educational Mobility?
SOCIAL STATISTICS SEMINAR SERIES
Please join us for the Social Statistics Seminar, we have coffee and cake. We are very pleased to welcome: Mónica Hernández Alava Professor in Health Econometrics, University of Sheffield Title: TBA Abstract: TBA
Annual Harry Street Lecture 2026 - speaker to be announced
The School of Social Sciences and Department of Law are delighted to host the 2026 Annual Harry Street Lecture delivered by an alumnus of our school and leading figure in the legal and political sphere. Full details on the distinguished speaker will be revealed soon, but previous Harry Street Lectures have featured renowned judges and policy..
Mitchell Centre Seminar Series. Zsofia Boda University of Essex. Upward Network Influence and Intergenerational Integration in German Schools
Social scientists consistently document ethnic segregation in social networks, demonstrating its association with inequalities in social capital, or the ability to activate relationships to facilitate actions and achieve desired ends. Existing research finds ethnic social network segregation among pupils in schools, and links this to parental..
“Can I steal your shade?’ On Fieldwork, Minor Gestures, and Associative Translations’ - Social Anthropology Seminar Series
Cristiana Giordano (UC Davis) - “Can I steal your shade?’ On Fieldwork, Minor Gestures, and Associative Translations’
Manchester Online Seminars on Evidential Pluralism: Evidence for mechanisms and the challenge of mechanism individuation
(Joint work with Till Grüne-Yanoff.) Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are widely used to inform policy decisions in the social and behavioral sciences. Yet both philosophers and scientists have raised doubts about the of effect-size evidence from RCTs when it comes to policy extrapolation. A common view is that such evidence should be comp..
Mitchell Centre Seminar Series
Pietro Casari Scuola Normale Superiore Italy