Morgan Centre
Researching everyday lives using creative qualitative methods. Based at @UoMSociology.bluesky.social
- Reposted by Morgan CentreUniversity of Manchester Sociology Annual Lecture 2026: ‘Beyond Borders: Rethinking Migration & Citizenship’ Prof Bridget Anderson (University of Bristol) 📅 3.30–5pm, Thurs 12 Feb 2026 (followed by drinks reception) All welcome! @britsoci.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beyond-bor...
- Reposted by Morgan CentreUniversity of Manchester Sociology Annual Lecture 2026: ‘Beyond Borders: Rethinking Migration and Citizenship’ Prof Bridget Anderson (University of Bristol) 📅 3.30–5pm, Thurs 12 Feb 2026 @uomsoss.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/university...
- 🎁New article by @sophierwoodward.bsky.social on the sociology of unwanted gifts: Dormant Gifts: Animating the Imagined and Narrated Pasts and Futures of Gifts @uomsoss.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social @uomsociology.bsky.social doi.org/10.3167/ee.2...
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- Reposted by Morgan CentreExcited to see this article published in Sociology about Fieldwork Fables, a series of research films, using actors, that myself and Profs Les Back and Michaela Benson made. Used in over 100 universities for methods teaching! shorturl.at/a3WDC @morgancentre.bsky.social @uomsociology.bsky.social
- Reposted by Morgan CentreThis week is #GriefAwarenessWeek, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow @ltowers728.bsky.social @uomsociology.bsky.social seeks to learn how through narration, siblings bereaved by suicide come to make sense of their loss and grief over time. media.leverhulme.ac.uk/feature/ltow...
- SEMINAR: Student Voices in the Archives 🗓️ 1-2pm, Thurs 11 Dec(Online) 🗣️Sue Heath & Grant Collier Explore student life through UoM archives Part of the @thejohnrylands.bsky.social lunchtime seminar series @uomsociology.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/student-vo...
- 📖New book: Gender Studies: An interdisciplinary approach By @sophierwoodward.bsky.social & @kath070.bsky.social & published by @elgarpublishing.bsky.social www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/gen...
- Reposted by Morgan CentreEXHIBITION: Hulme Nannas' exhibition of (in)visibility, community and urban change 6-8pm Weds 5 Nov 2025, Manchester Museum 🎨Art 🗣️short talks 🍰food 🎵music! #McrESRCFest #ESRCFestival @uomsoss.bsky.social @muarg.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hulme-nann...
- Reposted by Morgan CentreSpare hour over half-term? Join Chata the golden retriever on Thurs 30th October for a family-friendly foray into what ‘work’ looks like from a dog’s perspective at the PMH in Manchester, part of the ESRC Festival of Social Sciences @morgancentre.bsky.social @uomsociology.bsky.social @ukri.org
- INAUGURAL LECTURE: 🗣️ Start or end of life? Advancing the Sociology of Life, Death & Bereavement - Kate Reed 📅4-5pm Tues 29 Oct 2025 📌In person (University of Manchester) or online 🎟️Free, register via Eventbrite www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/start-or-e...
- Reposted by Morgan CentreFABER LECTURE: 🗣️Pigeonholed: Creative freedom as an act of resistance - Gary Younge 📅 7pm Thurs 16 Oct 2025 (doors 6.30pm) 📍Friends’ Meeting House, Manchester 🎫Tickets & more info on Faber website faber.co.uk/product/uom-...
- 📺Watch our new video series introducing key concepts in the sociology of families & personal life. Please share if you know anybody teaching or studying these topics! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
- Reposted by Morgan Centre📝'Theorising Ageing in Place During Urban Regeneration: A Spatial Approach' New article by Pippa Winship, @tinebuffel.bsky.social & Vanessa May @muarg.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
- 📝Capital of Life in Death: How Bereaved Individuals Mobilise Cultural and Social Capital in UK Death Administration @ltowers728.bsky.social & Kate Reed in @bjsociology.bsky.social on the sociology of bereavement admin @uomsoss.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
- New article: ✨Relational dynamite: Engagements with kinship at the interface of donor conception & DNA testing Petra Nordqvist, Leah Gilman, Caroline Redhead, Marie Fox, Nicky Hudson @fimaccallum.bsky.social @lucyfrith.bsky.social from #ConnecteDNA www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- We really enjoyed teaching our 'Creative Approaches to Qualitative Research' course at the @methodsmcr.bsky.social summer school - thanks to our great students! www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/r...
- ✨Resilience and viral safety among LGBQ+ and heterosexual people using dating apps in the COVID-19 era: Data snapshot Brian Heaphy, @jgarciaiglesias.bsky.social & Qian Xiong figshare.com/articles/pre...
- Reposted by Morgan CentreCheck out the work of #Austerity and Altered Life Courses project here: www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/morgan-centr... @uomsoss.bsky.social @morgancentre.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Morgan CentreAre you curious about expanding your social research practice to include nonhuman species, but don’t know where to start? Come and join this immersive three-day workshop at the University of Manchester, with a mix of indoor seminars and outdoor fieldwork: store.southampton.ac.uk/short-course...
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- Creative Approaches to Qualitative Research (Morgan Centre summer school @methodsmcr.bsky.social ) 30 Jun-2 Jul (Manchester) For qualitative researchers who want to explore more creative/curious ways of researching - see link for taster session & more info new.express.adobe.com/webpage/p2Uw...
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- WORKSHOP: Working with Qualitative Interview Data: Themes & Beyond 2-5pm, Thur 29 May 2025 This @methodsmcr.bsky.social workshop explores ways of analysing qualitative data in creative, curious ways. @uomsociology.bsky.social @ncrm.ac.uk new.express.adobe.com/webpage/qt8E...
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- Reposted by Morgan Centre🖋Fiction and Research 📆2.30-4pm Weds 14 May (online) Register for free ticket. @uomsociology.bsky.social @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social @methodsmcr.bsky.social @morgancentre.bsky.social @ncrm.ac.uk @uomsoss.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fiction-an...
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- ✍🏿Austere life-courses and foreclosed futures: A relational geographical approach to work, housing & family across austerity Europe New article from the @austerityalters.bsky.social team in @dialogueshg.bsky.social @uomsociology.bsky.social @uomsalc.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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- Free resources from the #DatingAppConnections team: 📌Why use dating apps? 📌Thinking about using dating apps? 📌How are dating apps changing our worlds? 📌Do’s and Don’ts on dating apps @nyodovich.bsky.social @jgarciaiglesias.bsky.social www.socialresponsibility.manchester.ac.uk/all-news/mak...
- One week left to apply for this Lecturer in Sociology post 👇🏾
- JOB: Lecturer in Sociology @morgancentre.bsky.social Looking for a new colleague with research expertise in personal life, relationships & everyday lives. Pls share! 🙏🏾 Closing date: 7 Apr @britsoci.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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- 📚🎉BOOK LAUNCH: 'Families' by Vanessa May 4.30-7.30pm, Thurs 3 April 2025, Manchester Vanessa May in conversation with Jennifer Mason, followed by refreshments. Register by 26/03, or reply below if form doesn't work! @uomsoss.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:...
- JOB: Lecturer in Sociology @morgancentre.bsky.social Looking for a new colleague with research expertise in personal life, relationships & everyday lives. Pls share! 🙏🏾 Closing date: 7 Apr @britsoci.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
- Interested in our @methodsmcr.bsky.social Creative Qualitative Methods summer school course? Join our free online taster session to hear from the course leaders about creative ways to design, carry out & share your research 12.30-1.30pm Weds 19 Mar 2025 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-a...
- 📹Collyhurst Voices: Community perspectives on urban regeneration 📆6-7:30pm Weds 19 Mar 2025 Free screening of community-produced film about regeneration plans in N Manchester. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/collyhurst...
- New article: 📝“A Daily Jolt into Another World”: Gendered Risk and Cultural Difference in Student Lodgings at the Victoria University of Manchester - Sue Heath and Grant Collier on student 'digs' @uomsoss.bsky.social @uomsociology.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0046...
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- "Taking care of the grandchildren? No, thanks: 'I love my obligation-free life'" Adrienne Matei in The Guardian with comment from Vanessa May on the convenient cultural norm of grandparents ready to fill childcare gaps. @uomsoss.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
- 📌Third party assisted reproduction: Making connections across borders 📆 12-5pm Mon 28 April 2025 (Manchester) Discussion of global debates around assisted reproduction, the multi£££ fertility industry & DNA testing. @uomsoss.bsky.social @lucyfrith.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/third-part...
- Brian Heaphy comments on the changing nature of online relationships as people seek more authentic online connections #DatingAppConnections @jgarciaiglesias.bsky.social @nyodovich.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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- ✂🎨ZINE-MAKING WORKSHOP 3-4pm, Weds 4 Dec We're holding a zine-making workshop with #CreativeManchester. For ppl who like making zines or complete newbies interested in zines for research or fun. Linked to our #TeenageKicks project @uomsociology.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/teenage-ki...
- EVENT: 📌Research cafe: sketching & illustration as research tools 📆4-6pm Weds 4th Dec We're sharing our Air Space & Teenage Kicks projects in this event (inc private view of #TeenageKicks exhib). @uomsociology.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/research-c...
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