Events

The Manchester International Law Centre organises seminars, workshops, and lectures throughout the academic year. Its flagship events are the Melland Schill Lecture and the Gillian White Lecture.

Upcoming events

Digital Trust and Security Webinar: Dr Zhipeng Wang & Dr Joseph Lee Nazzini

12:00 - 13:00 04 February 2026

Learn how blockchain “digital communities” can be exploited—and how to prevent it. Talk Title: DAO Governance Takeover Attack on the blockchain: Code as Law, Cybersecurity and Governance [Online Webinar] In this talk, Dr Zhipeng Wang and Dr Joseph Lee Nazzini analyse the DAO governance takeover attack as a major governance-level cyberse..

Interdisciplinarity &: 2026 Series - Leadership & Team Building: Challenge-Led Hackathon

14:00 - 16:00 11 February 2026

In a vast university setting, bringing together interdisciplinary researchers to tackle complex challenges is essential. These teams combine expertise from various fields, focusing on problems that cannot be solved through a single research lens. But how do you find colleagues with similar interests? How do you identify those willing to collab..

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 narra..

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 t..

Interdisciplinarity &: 2026 Series - Research Ethos: Speed-Networking

14:30 - 16:30 13 May 2026

Each research discipline has its own ethos—distinct ways of asking questions, applying methods, and communicating ideas. This diversity can sometimes feel like a barrier to collaboration, even within schools, let alone across the wider university. As interdisciplinary research becomes increasingly vital—driven by complex societal challeng..

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