Manchester Lit & Phil

3D Printing in Medicine: From Science Fiction to Reality With Prof Brian Derby. Join us as we explore the remarkable progress in bioprinting both locally and globally.

3D Printing in Medicine: From Science Fiction to Reality

This talk offers a fascinating glimpse into a future where bioprinting may revolutionize personalized medicine and potentially solve the global organ shortage crisis.

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Manchester's Arts and Crafts Revolution: Unveiling the Northern Art Workers' Guild With Barry Clark. Join us for an extraordinary journey through Manchester's hidden design history, meeting William Morris and Walter Crane.

Just added to our event programme >

Manchester's Arts and Crafts Revolution: Unveiling the Northern Art Workers' Guild

Join us for an extraordinary journey through Manchester's hidden design history

www.manlitphil.ac.uk/events/the-a...

Overcoming the challenges of global decarbonisation With Chris Goodall. The global drive toward decarbonisation has reached a pivotal moment. What are our next greatest challenges?

Our next event explores what the next greatest challenges are in #global #decarbonisation

Author and climate technologies specialist Chris Goodall will be presenting and there'll be time for questions and discussion.

Last few tickets: bit.ly/4hdBjuq

Exploring Immigration: A Dialogue on Building Our Shared Future Join us for an illuminating evening of honest conversation about one of the most significant forces shaping our society.

Hope you can join us for this special event, delivered in partnership with MACFEST.

As Manchester continues to evolve into an increasingly diverse metropolis, we're bringing together remarkable community leaders to explore immigration

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Small Particles, Big Impact: Revolutionising Drug Delivery With Prof Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu. Join us to explore the future of medicine through nanotechnology with this pioneering pharmaceutical scientist.

This Thursday we'll be looking at the future of #medicine through #nanotechnology.

🗓️Thurs 20 March, 6.30pm
📍Renold Innovation Hub, Sister Manchester

BOOK TICKETS: bit.ly/40mk4Rw

READ our interview with Prof Dame Uchegbu: bit.ly/41Xwr7a

TODAY!

Last few tickets: bit.ly/4fiKE3f

I did an interview for @manlitphil.bsky.social about researching my #familyhistory as a teenager with my dad - and how our discoveries inspired me to write a PhD thesis on the place our ancestors lived. Read about my research journey:

#Manchester #localhistory #genealogy #genhour #oneplacestudies

Manchester Town Hall: The Revival of a Gothic Revival Masterpiece With Jamie Coath. Join us to explore this remarkable chapter in the life of one of Britain's most important civic buildings.

Next week >

📆 Weds 12 Mar, 7pm
📍Friends' Meeting House, Manchester

Step inside the fascinating story of how Manchester's architectural crown jewel is being transformed for future generations

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#heritage #conservation #architecture #manchester

Manchester: The Original Modern City With Eddy Rhead. Discover how the city became a hub for modernist thinking, attracting and nurturing innovative minds across multiple fields.

UPDATE: Due to last minute cancellations we now have a few tickets available for this week's event.

You'll have to hurry to grab a ticket!

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THIS WEEK we'll be exploring the risks of #forever #chemicals with Dr David Megson

🗓️Wed 26 Feb, 6.30pm
📍@anthonyburgess.bsky.social

Last few tickets: bit.ly/4eDYMnl

Booking for this event opened yesterday and over half of the tickets have already been snapped up!

If you're interested in coming along, please book soon:
bit.ly/3Q79itr

Ernest Rutherford Born in New Zealand, this Manchester-adopted scientist has since come to be known as the ‘father of nuclear physics’. For good reason too. Prior to his arrival, his ‘investigations into disintegration...

We're very proud to count Ernest Rutherford as a former member of @manlitphil.bsky.social

www.manlitphil.ac.uk/past-members...

#rutherford #science #manchester

‘That’s the one thing we did’: New Zealand irked by Trump’s false claim US split the atom Mayor says he will invite incoming US ambassador to visit the memorial to Sir Ernest Rutherford, the New Zealander who split the atom in a British laboratory

Trump claims the United States split the atom, something that actually happened first in Manchester at @official-uom.bsky.social by New Zealander Ernest Rutherford.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Revealed: drinking water sources in England polluted with forever chemicals Exclusive: Water industry calls for PFAS ban after analysis of sampling data shows contamination across country

If you're interested in learning about the risks of #foreverchemicals and what we are doing to understand and manage these risks to ourselves and our environment, do come along to our event on 26 Feb in #manchester

BOOK: bit.ly/4eDYMnl

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Imagined Manchester: what our city could have been With Jonathan Schofield. Hear the stories of the schemes that could have produced a very different Manchester to the one we know today.

We're back and getting ready for our first event of 2025 -

Imagined Manchester: what our city could have been

A talk by award-winning guide and writer Jonathan Schofield

Hear the stories of the schemes that could have produced a very different #Manchester

www.manlitphil.ac.uk/events/imagi...

Manchester Town Hall: The Revival of a Gothic Revival Masterpiece With Jamie Coath. Join us to explore this remarkable chapter in the life of one of Britain's most important civic buildings.

We've been busy finalising our Spring '25 programme and here's the latest event -

Step inside the fascinating story of how Manchester's architectural crown jewel is being transformed for future generations

www.manlitphil.ac.uk/events/manch...

#heritage #conservation #architecture #manchester

Overcoming the challenges of global decarbonisation With Chris Goodall. The global drive toward decarbonisation has reached a pivotal moment. What are our next greatest challenges?

📢 We've just added another event to our Spring 2025 programme and booking is open!

We'll be hearing from Chris Goodall, author and climate technologies specialist, on overcoming the challenges of #global #decarbonisation

www.manlitphil.ac.uk/events/overc...

A magical evening of festive music and words The Figgy Pudding four are back with Manchester Lit and Phil for another helping of Christmas music, poetry, readings and festive finery.

There's a few tickets left for our Christmas event in #Manchester tmrw

Hope to see you there!

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Imagined Manchester: what our city could have been With Jonathan Schofield. Hear the stories of the schemes that could have produced a very different Manchester to the one we know today.

Our first event in 2025 uncovers the hidden stories of Manchester’s urban landscape.

We'll be exploring incredible city plans that were never built, revealing fascinating “what if” moments in Manchester’s history.

Hope you can come along!

www.manlitphil.ac.uk/events/imagi...

Crime and Punishment – Is Justice Just? The Lit & Phil Philosophy Forum. Come along to explore fundamental questions about justice, punishment, and the role of the state.

📢Just added!

How should society respond to crime?

This engaging seminar will explore fundamental questions about justice, punishment, and the role of the state.

BOOK: bit.ly/3OHln7Y

#philosophy #justice #thestate #punishment

Fantastic talk about why we need more women in science and the barriers facing them by @athenedonald.bsky.social at the Manchester Lit and Phil last night 🙌🏽

Don’t be a bystander! We all have biases and this is an issue that everyone has a responsibility to help fix and make science more inclusive 💪🏽

In Manchester. Looking forward to talking to their Lit and Phil about my book Not Just for the Boys: Why we need more women in science #womeninstem

We're new here, but we've been in Manchester for almost 250 years!

Our event programme explores what we’re all talking about and thinking about today.

Everyone’s welcome, we love hearing different voices, stories and opinions.

Hope to see you soon!

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