The Manchester Lit & Phil

@manlitphil

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

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The Manchester Lit & Phil@manlitphil · Jul 26

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: bit.ly/3Uiq1wh

manlitphil's tweet image. 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: bit.ly/3Uiq1wh

The Manchester Lit & Phil@manlitphil · Jul 18

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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The Manchester Lit & Phil@manlitphil · Jul 11

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: bit.ly/4lKHNUj

manlitphil's tweet image. 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: bit.ly/4lKHNUj

The Manchester Lit & Phil@manlitphil · Jul 10

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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The Manchester Lit & Phil@manlitphil · Jul 10

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: bit.ly/4kof4E1

manlitphil's tweet image. 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:
bit.ly/4kof4E1

The Manchester Lit & Phil@manlitphil · Jul 9

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: bit.ly/3TeOa6o

manlitphil's tweet image. 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: bit.ly/3TeOa6o

The Manchester Lit & Phil@manlitphil · Jul 8

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: bit.ly/44eE1g6

manlitphil's tweet image. 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: bit.ly/44eE1g6

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The Manchester Lit & Phil@manlitphil · Jul 6

Stone: An Historical Walking Tour of Manchester View Manchester from a different angle Book Now: bit.ly/4066fY2 This walk looks at our city of Manchester from a different angle – how stone is used and the response which that triggers in us.

manlitphil's tweet image. Stone: An Historical Walking Tour of Manchester

View Manchester from a different angle

Book Now: bit.ly/4066fY2

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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The Manchester Lit & Phil@manlitphil · Jul 6

Manchester – a true ‘City of Peace’ Book Now: bit.ly/44uWx2O 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”.

manlitphil's tweet image. Manchester – a true ‘City of Peace’
Book Now: bit.ly/44uWx2O
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”.

The Manchester Lit & Phil@manlitphil · Jul 5

Don’t miss this fascinating journey through history, folklore, and the natural world. Reserve your spot today: bit.ly/4ltmxCE Date: 30th July 2025 Location: Cross Street Chapel, Manchester Prepare to see Alderley Edge like never before!

manlitphil's tweet image. Don’t miss this fascinating journey through history, folklore, and the natural world.
Reserve your spot today: bit.ly/4ltmxCE
Date: 30th July 2025
Location: Cross Street Chapel, Manchester
Prepare to see Alderley Edge like never before!

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The Manchester Lit & Phil@manlitphil · Jul 4

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

manlitphil's tweet image. 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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The Manchester Lit & Phil@manlitphil · Jun 9

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: bit.ly/3Zb5yfE #JohnDalton

manlitphil's tweet image. 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: bit.ly/3Zb5yfE

#JohnDalton

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The Manchester Lit & Phil@manlitphil · May 9

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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The Manchester Lit & Phil@manlitphil · May 2

This FREE webinar will explore the theme of Urban Heat Islands – how and why our urban spaces are becoming hotter than the countryside that surrounds them. Discover more: bit.ly/42GXzcg #UrbanHeatIslands #UrbanHeat #freewebinar #builtenvironment #climate

manlitphil's tweet image. This FREE webinar will explore the theme of Urban Heat Islands – how and why our urban spaces are becoming hotter than the countryside that surrounds them.

Discover more: bit.ly/42GXzcg

#UrbanHeatIslands #UrbanHeat #freewebinar #builtenvironment #climate

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The Manchester Lit & Phil@manlitphil · Apr 25

Join us on this journey of exploration as we reimagine our relationship with food! BOOK NOW: bit.ly/43Gzjrv

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The Manchester Lit & Phil@manlitphil · Apr 16

3D Printing in Medicine: From Science Fiction to Reality 🗓️Thurs 19 June, 6.30pm 📍@anthonyburgess This talk offers a fascinating glimpse into a future where bioprinting may revolutionise personalised medicine. BOOK: bit.ly/42tv8x8

manlitphil's tweet image. 3D Printing in Medicine: From Science Fiction to Reality

🗓️Thurs 19 June, 6.30pm
📍@anthonyburgess

This talk offers a fascinating glimpse into a future where bioprinting may revolutionise personalised medicine.

BOOK: bit.ly/42tv8x8

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The Manchester Lit & Phil@manlitphil · Apr 7

Just added to our event programme > Join us for an extraordinary journey through Manchester's hidden design history BOOK: bit.ly/43HYFWc #williammorris #artsndcrafts #design

manlitphil's tweet image. Just added to our event programme &gt;

Join us for an extraordinary journey through Manchester's hidden design history

BOOK: bit.ly/43HYFWc

#williammorris #artsndcrafts #design

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The Manchester Lit & Phil@manlitphil · Mar 31

Today! Last few tickets: bit.ly/4hdBjuq

TThe Manchester Lit & Phil@manlitphil · Mar 27

Our next event explores what the next greatest challenges are in #global #decarbonisation Author and climate technologies specialist Chris Goodall will be presenting and there'll be time for questions and discussion. Last few tickets: bit.ly/4hdBjuq

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The Manchester Lit & Phil@manlitphil · Mar 27

manlitphil's tweet image. Our next event explores what the next greatest challenges are in #global #decarbonisation

Author and climate technologies specialist Chris Goodall will be presenting and there'll be time for questions and discussion.

Last few tickets: bit.ly/4hdBjuq

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The Manchester Lit & Phil@manlitphil · Mar 24

🌼Spring at @manlitphil Hope you can join us for one of these events 😃 Find out what's on: manlitphil.ac.uk/events/ @MACFESTUK