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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...
Manchester, UK
Joined January 2010
When The Canary Stops Singing.Book Now: Prof Hugh Montgomery will explore the escalating climate emergency — how we reached this point, the scale and immediacy of the threat, and what urgent action is needed to protect ourselves and future generations.
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The Implications of Low Fertility Rates.Should we worry about demographic collapse?.Discover more:
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Marjorie Ainsworth.7 January 1922 – 1 August 2025.We have been informed of the sad passing of our longest-serving, and oldest member of the Lit & Phil, Marjorie Ainsworth. She joined the Society in 1955, and was made an Honorary Member in 2005. Read more:
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Elizabeth Gaskell (1810 – 1865): Weaving Stories of Society and Spirit.
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SimpsonHaugh: A Manchester Story.The evolution of the work of the practice and its impact on the city. Book Now:
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John Hull specialised in ‘man-midwifery’, or obstetrics as it is now known. He became Honorary Physician to the Manchester and Salford Lying-in Hospital in 1804 and served on the staff until his retirement, in 1837. Read the full article here:
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Sold Out in less than 24 Hours. Turner: In Light and Shade – A Tour of the Whitworth’s exhibition. For the first time in over 100 years, view the Liber Studiorum series. Subscribe to our newsletter for updates on the latest events from Manchester Lit & Phil.
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In 1965 Dame Dorothy Hodgkin was award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. According to the Nobel Prize Citation it was: “for her determinations by X-ray techniques of the structures of important biochemical substances” Read:
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A huge thank you to everyone who joined us at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation on the 17th of July for another Manchester Lit & Phil event. It was an event featuring Ed Glinert, Manchester's most energetic historian and thought-provoking questions from the audience.
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Patrick Blackett – One of his students was Robert Oppenheimer who hated ‘practicals’ and was so disturbed by Blackett’s enthusiasm for them that he tried to kill him using a poisoned apple. This was shown in the 2023 film ‘Oppenheimer’. Read more here:
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A huge thank you to everyone who joined us at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation on the 9th of July for Mrs Dalloway At 100. One hundred years after the publication of Mrs Dalloway, by Virginia Woolf, Mark Hussey and Kaye Mitchell discussed this iconic book.
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Exploring Immigration: A Dialogue on Building Our Shared Future. With Qaisra Shahraz, Erinma Bell and Darryl Morris. We’re thrilled to announce that both Members and Non-Members can now watch the recording of this remarkable event:.
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Thomas P. Kirkman (1806-1895) It was only in the 1960s and the advent of the Computer Revolution that he became widely known as a formidable mathematician, and no less than the father of ‘mathematical design’. Read the full article here:
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James Prescott Joule - His statue is in Manchester Town Hall along with John Dalton. The SI Unit of Energy, a crater on the moon, a WWI French submarine lost at Gallipoli, and, until recently, a library at Manchester University were named after him. More:
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Stone: An Historical Walking Tour of Manchester. View Manchester from a different angle. Book Now: This walk looks at our city of Manchester from a different angle – how stone is used and the response which that triggers in us.
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Manchester – a true ‘City of Peace’.Book Now: Join well known CND and peace activist Steve Roman on Sunday 3rd August, at 2.00 pm, for an illuminating and inspiring guided walk along the “Manchester City Centre Peace Trail”.
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Don’t miss this fascinating journey through history, folklore, and the natural world. Reserve your spot today: Date: 30th July 2025.Location: Cross Street Chapel, Manchester.Prepare to see Alderley Edge like never before!
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Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) was one of the Founding Fathers, a drafter and signer of the Declaration of Independence, the first Postmaster General, and a member of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society. #BenjaminFranklin
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Dive into the life of John Dalton, the Manchester scientist whose groundbreaking atomic theory changed the world of science forever. Read the full article here: #JohnDalton
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The Percival Lecture 2025. The Roads to Rome: A Journey Through 2000 Years of History with historian and explorer Professor Catherine Fletcher. 7th May #ManchesterLitPhil #CatherineFletcher #ManchesterEvents #UniversityOfManchester #SalfordUniversity #MMU #ManchesterHistory #Rome
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