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We’re here to make you think. And think again.
Our creatively curated event programme gets under the skin of today’s most pressing issues and stimulating subject matter.
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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!

www.manlitphil.ac.uk/events/
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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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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.
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April 16, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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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

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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.
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April 7, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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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
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?
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March 27, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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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

www.manlitphil.ac.uk/events/explo...
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.
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March 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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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
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.
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March 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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TODAY!

Last few tickets: bit.ly/4fiKE3f
March 12, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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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
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March 6, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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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

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

#heritage #conservation #architecture #manchester
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.
www.manlitphil.ac.uk
March 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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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!

www.manlitphil.ac.uk/events/manch...
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.
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March 4, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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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
February 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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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
February 6, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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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
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...
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January 22, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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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.

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‘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
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January 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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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/...
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
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January 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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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...
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.
www.manlitphil.ac.uk
January 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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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
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.
www.manlitphil.ac.uk
December 16, 2024 at 4:04 PM
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📢 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...
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?
www.manlitphil.ac.uk
December 10, 2024 at 3:39 PM
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There's a few tickets left for our Christmas event in #Manchester tmrw

Hope to see you there!

www.manlitphil.ac.uk/events/a-mag...
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.
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December 9, 2024 at 12:21 PM
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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...
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.
www.manlitphil.ac.uk
December 5, 2024 at 5:22 PM
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📢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
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.
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December 5, 2024 at 10:27 AM
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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 💪🏽
November 15, 2024 at 11:28 AM
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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
November 14, 2024 at 5:35 PM
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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!

www.manlitphil.ac.uk/events/
December 4, 2024 at 3:26 PM