Civic Engagement

MCI hosts public research talks, book releases, and both scholarly and community roundtables at the Portico Library in the heart of Manchester, close to Chinatown. Faculty affiliates also write editorials to engage the public online.

You can find past and upcoming MCI public events on our Events page.

Featured events:


ROUNDTABLE: Manchester's Changing Chinese Community

Three people sat around table at MCI roundtable event

Events in Hong Kong reverberate here in Manchester, with an influx of BNO immigrants.

On October 1, 2024, MCI gathered leaders of Manchester’s Chinese community for a roundtable discussion of challenges and opportunities facing Manchester’s growing and evolving Chinese community.

 

Featured editorial:


Peter Gries: Pathogens and Prejudice. Will the coronavirus infect our community? 7 February 2020 

"Will the coronavirus figuratively infect our community? Will we permit it to poison our interactions with each other? Will we allow stereotypes to multiply, and prejudice to flourish? Given that The University of Manchester boasts the largest Chinese student population of any university in Europe, and the city of Manchester is home to the second largest Chinese community in the UK, these are consequential questions."

 

MCI roundtable discussion promotional flyer