Past events

The American Elections: One Week to Go!

16:00 - 17:30 28 October 2024

Join us for an insightful online discussion on the upcoming American elections! Professor Angelia W...

Social Media and Me: Exploring young people's digital worlds

09:00 - 10:30 23 October 2024

In a world where adults think they know what’s best, is banning social media the answer to improvi...

Data Treasure Hunt – Behind the scenes of where our everyday information comes from!

09:00 - 10:30 23 October 2024

As part of the ESRC Festival of Social Sciences, an event at Salford Museum & Art Gallery will explo...

Are Friends Electric?

09:00 - 14:30 23 October 2024

In this interactive exhibition led by Dr. Scott Midson, visitors will explore the concept of friends...

Social Media: Lifting a lid on young people's digital worlds

11:00 - 12:00 23 October 2024

It's no secret that lots of people think social media is the reason young people are increasingly su...

Mitchell Centre Seminar Series

15:00 - 16:30 23 October 2024

Robin Dunbar, University of Oxford The Fractal Structure of Social Networks Human egocentric social...

MET Seminar - Aram Grigoryan

16:00 - 17:00 23 October 2024

Title: Robust Market Design under Opaque Announcements Authors: Aram Grigoryan & Markus Möller Ab...

Gardening with Dementia: The power of nature and the outdoors

09:00 - 15:00 22 October 2024

Join us for a compelling photographic exhibition at the Royal Horticultural Society Bridgewater Gard...

Back to Black? Identity Politics in Treacherous Times

10:30 - 12:00 22 October 2024

Claire Alexander, Professor of Sociology at the University of Manchester, gives the second in a seri...

Intersected: Class, Gender and Queer Lives in Post-Reform China - Susanne Yuk Ping Choi

14:30 - 17:00 22 October 2024

Please join us for the Department of Sociology’s guest lecture, by Leverhulme Visiting Professor S...