Broadening minds since 1781
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- Society
- Manchester
How should we pay for driving?
Professor Greg Marsden
With the change to electric vehicles there is a pressing need for a new way forward
- Talk
- History
- Manchester
Covid-19: the importance of history in a global pandemic
Professor Stephanie Snow
What is the role of a historian in a health crisis?
- Talk
- Science & Technology
- Manchester
Not just for the boys: why we need more women in science
Professor Dame Athene Margaret Donald DBE FRS HonFInstP HonF
Fewer and fewer women are working in STEM subject areas as they move up the career ladder. Why is this?
Read, Watch, Listen
- Read
- Philosophy
Interview with Professor Daniel Miller
Professor of Anthropology
What did anthropologist Daniel Miller discover about the role community and place plays in making our lives more fulfilling when he spent time living in a small Irish town?
- Watch
- Climate change
Reducing your Carbon Footprint – Effective Carbon Offset
Climate Change Working Group
How can you offset your own personal carbon footprint, both ineffectively and effectively?
- Listen
- Society
Manchester Lit & Phil Voices: Nazir Afzal in conversation with Darryl Morris
Manchester Lit & Phil Voices
What is the current state of the British justice system?
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