Broadening minds since 1781
We’re here to make you think. And think again.
To challenge your opinions, understand the other side of the argument, see the world through a different lens...
What’s on

- Panel discussion
- Society
- Online
Free speech: its past, present and future
Jacob Mchangama in conversation with Prof Paul Cartledge
How can we better understand and conceptualise both the benefits and challenges of free speech?

- Seminar
- Science & Technology
- Online
Food and climate change
Climate Change Working Group
An online seminar about the sustainability of food and our personal choices

- Talk
- History
- Manchester
Collecting and interpreting ‘Ancient Egypt’ at Manchester Museum
Dr Campbell Price
Manchester Museum holds one of the UK’s largest Egyptology collections. What's the story behind this fascinating collection?
Read, Watch, Listen

- Read
- Science & Technology
Interview with Dr Anders Sandberg
Swedish researcher, futurist and transhumanist
What role might climate change play in the end of the world as we know it?

- Watch
- Society
Manchester: what changed, and what comes next?
John Harris and Hannah Al-Othman
How has Manchester changed to such an extent? And what lessons does its journey hold for other places?

- Listen
- Arts & Culture
MCR History Talks: Tourism
Jessica White and Adam Waddingham
A history of tourism, travel and heritage in Manchester

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