Between Worlds: Connecting Organisations and Creative Researchers
July 17 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Between Worlds: Connecting Organisations and Creative Researchers
A workshop for sparking ideas, sharing challenges and investigating collaborative research for change
🗓 Date: 17th July 2025
🕛 Time: 12:00 PM – 4:30 PM BST
📍 Location: School of Digital Arts, Manchester Metropolitan University
🎟️ Tickets: Free (registration required)
🔍 About the Event
Between Worlds is a space for brokering ideas, relationships, and research. We invite organisations and researchers to come together, share challenges, and imagine what’s possible when we collaborate across boundaries. This half-day workshop, hosted by the Media and Digital Culture Research Group, is designed to connect people across sectors, from culture and education to health, environment, technology, and community development, to:
- Share real-world problems and opportunities
- Explore how creative, cross-sector research can respond to them
- Spark new partnerships and project ideas
Whether you’re looking to explore a complex issue, test a new idea outside, or find collaborators who think differently, this is a space to think together, experiment, and imagine new futures. As part of the event, attendees are offered free studio headshot photographs to help build their professional profiles.
🧭 Programme
12:00–1:30 PM | Working with/in: Reflections on Collaboration
A panel of Man Met creative researchers and organisations share insights from past partnerships:
1:30–2:15 PM | Lunch & Networking
Connect with others over lunch — bring your questions, ideas, and curiosity.
2:15–4:00 PM | Sandbox Workshop
A hands-on, creative session where participants will:
- Share challenges or areas of interest
- Explore potential research questions and approaches
- Identify shared goals and possible collaborations
4:00–4:30 PM | Wrap-Up & Call to Action
We’ll reflect on the ideas generated and outline next steps for turning conversations into action.
👥 Who Should Attend?
- Organisations in culture, education, health, environment, technology, and beyond
- Community groups and social change advocates
- Artists, curators, and creative practitioners
- Researchers in media, arts, and digital culture
- Anyone interested in co-creating research that makes a difference
✨ Bring your questions. Share your challenges. Let’s imagine what we can build — together.
📩 Register now to secure your place!
Free