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Crafting connection: building community cohesion through culture and heritage
Join us on Tuesday, 30 June to discuss how local government can use culture and heritige to craft shared identities in local communities.
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Creativity and AI: Free and Open-source AI Tools and Platforms
25 June 2026, 2.30pm-5pm
This event forms part of a three-part CreaTech Network Series running between February and April 2026, designed to strengthen connections across the CreaTech ecosystem in Greater M.. -
Thomas Ashton Institute Lunch and Learn (online): Managing violence and aggression in retail
25 June 2026, 12.30pm-1.30pm
Join the Thomas Ashton Institute for our first Lunch and Learn session, exploring the growing challenge of violence and aggression in the retail sector. Delivered by Dr Kara Ng and.. -
Regulating the Digital Society: UK and EU Perspectives
1 July 2026,
Join us & explore how the UK and EU member states are approaching the regulation of the digital society in the the post-Brexit era! The increasing digitisation of daily life poses.. -
Interdisciplinarity & Lost in Translation? Bridging Research Cultures Through Dialogue & Speed Networking
8 July 2026, 3pm-4.30pm
Each research discipline has its own ethos - distinct ways of asking questions, applying methods, and communicating ideas. This diversity can sometimes feel like a barrier to colla.. -
Lane Lecture 2026: The Evolution of Evidence and the Changing Nature of Employment: What this means for the work of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council
21 October 2026, 4.30pm-6pm
In collaboration with the Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health, the Thomas Ashton Institute is delighted to announce that registration for this years Annual Lane Lectu..