What’s on in September?
30 Aug 2024
Welcome to September’s edition of ‘What’s on?’. Here you will find everything you can get involved in for free each month, ranging from cultural, extracurricular and celebratory events and activities.
Events
Welcome Week open meeting
Are you in a student-facing role and want to be able to advise students about Welcome Week? Or maybe you’re just interested to know what is happening that week on campus.
- Book your place on Thursday, 5 September 11am to 12pm online
The Science of Sharing
Creative Manchester invites colleagues to join Honorary Research Fellow, Keisha Thompson as she presents discoveries from her Innovation Fellowship
- Book your free ticket on Friday, 6 September 12.30pm to 2pm at Contact Theatre
The Confucius Institute Autumn Open Day
Interested in Chinese culture? Have you always wondered what learning Mandarin would be like? Join a language taster, try your hand at calligraphy, sample some Chinese tea and snacks, and enter the prize draw. Everyone is welcome!
- Book your free ticket on Saturday, 21 September 2pm to 4pm at 180 Waterloo Place
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Webinar
The Endometriosis & PCOS Network invite colleagues to a webinar by leading PCOS charity, Verity as part of PCOS Awareness Month.
- Book your place on Wednesday, 4 September 12pm to 1pm online
Postdoc Appreciation Week
Join the Researcher Development Team for a day of celebration and development as they recognise the achievements of our postdoctoral researchers during Postdoc Appreciation Week.
- Find all details for the event on Wednesday, 18 September 9.30am to 12.30pm at Simon Building
Our cultural institutions
Jodrell Bank
All September: Telescope Talks - Find out all about the Lovell, how it came to be and what it’s been doing for the past 80 years with live science demonstrations.
Manchester Museum
- All September: Wild Talks
- From Wednesday, 4 September (12pm to 12.50pm): Introductory tai chi qigong
- Wednesday, 11 September (6pm to 8pm): Wild Ways to Wellbeing Workshop with artist and designer Lydia Meiying
- Friday, 13 September (10.30am to 3pm): Finds ID with the Portable Antiquities Scheme
- Saturday, 14 September (2pm to 4pm): African Objects: Psychoactives and Spirituality
- Saturday, 14 and Sunday, 15 September: Mid-Autumn Festival
- Monday, 16 September (11am to 1pm): Culture Monday: East Asia Heritage Month edition
- Wednesday, 18 September (6pm to 8.30pm): Reimagining Structures of Rest
- Saturday, 21 September (3pm to 3.45pm): Bilingual Arabic Storytelling
- Saturday, 21 September (2pm to 3.30pm): Wild Talks: Born to rewild
- Wednesday, 25 September (6.30pm to 8pm): Wild Researchers Night
- Saturday, 28 September (3pm to 5pm): Travellers in the Golden Realm book launch
- Saturday, 28 September (11am to 12.30pm): Wild Walks: Grass Routes Movement
Whitworth Art Gallery
Thursday, 5 September (6.30pm): The Grey Area Writing Group & Book Club
All September:
- Ayo Akingbade Show Me The World Mister
- The ‘Death’ of the Life Room
- Alison Wilding: Sculptor’s Drawings
- Shirley Craven’s post-war designer exhibition
- Everyday Art School
- ‘Exchanges’ display of art and textiles
- Anya Gallaccio’s commission on nature and architecture
Our community
Religious celebrations and traditions
Saturday, 7 September: Ganesh Chaturthi (Hinduism)
Awareness days
Monday, 23 September: Bi-visibility day
Groups and societies
Book Club
This month’s book is The Invisible Women’s Club by Helen Paris. You don't even need to have finished the book (although there will be spoilers!).We will also recap The Yield by Tara June Winch.
Why not head over to our Viva Engage (yammer) group for more reading inspiration!
- Contact fiona.lynch@manchester.ac.uk for the Zoom link for September's meeting on Friday, 27 September - 12.30pm to 1.30pm online.
University Staff Golf Society
Join the Staff Golf Society for a new series of fixtures:
- Thursday, 5 September: Stand Golf Club
- Tuesday, 17 September: Astbury Golf Club
Contact membership secretary Mike Fergie on Michael_Fergie@hotmail.com to register for the first tee off this September.
Want to feature your event next month?
If your event is free and open to all colleagues at the University, you can advertise it here next month!
Submit your suggestion to uninews@manchester.ac.uk by 25 of each month to feature in the following month. Please send us a short description (max 30 words) and any relevant links you may have too.
Please note that we unfortunately cannot guarantee your submission will feature, but we will do our best to feature as many as we can.
The deadline to feature in October’s ‘What’s on?’ is 25 September. Any questions, just drop us an email!