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Academic Host: Prof Timothy Devinney
Host Institution: University of Manchester
Date: 11th of September 2026
Organisers: Dr Shannon A. Bonke and Prof Belen Olmos Giupponi
Programme: Annual Meeting 2026
Address
Alliance Manchester Business School
University of Manchester
Booth St West
Manchester, M15 6PB
General Information
The UK Alexander von Humboldt Association organises an Annual Research Symposium where Humboldtians present their research in an interdisciplinary forum. The symposium is supported by the Humboldt Foundation in Germany.
Eligibility
- All Humboldtians, and their accompanied partners.
- Prospective Humboldtians, i.e. researchers eligible for and interested in Humboldt programmes.
Event Outline
- Our two named lectures: The Mark Warner Lecture and The Brian Ketterer Lecture
- A selection of broad interest talks. We welcome proposals for talks from Humboldtians via the registration form, especially from those who have recently completed a fellowship; contact us with any questions (symposium@avh.org.uk).
- Extensive networking time.
- Representative from German Embassy in attendance.
- Lunch and closing wine reception.
- A full programme will be circulated in due course.
Costs
- The generous financial support from the Humboldt Foundation keeps this cost low.
- There is a £30 contribution to cover costs, which is due by 31-Aug so we can confirm the catering.
- Receipts will be provided for reimbursement.
- Please contact our treasurer, Dr Andy Johnson, if you have any issues or questions (treasurer@avh.org.uk).
Speakers
Registration from 10:30 with Coffee / Tea and Networking
Dr Shannon A. Bonke (King’s College, University of Cambridge)
Welcome from the President of the UK AvH Association
The Mark Warner Lecture from Prof David Langslow FBA (University of Manchester / Wolfson College, Oxford)
Greek medicine in Latin translation in sixth-century Ravenna: How Latin translations can contribute to the history of Greek medicine
Dr Susanne Rupf (University of Cambridge)
Making Phosgene More Sustainable: Turning CO₂ and Salt into an Industrial Building Block
Symposium Lunch and Networking
Annual General Meeting of the UK AvH Association at 14:30
Prof Cinzia Casiraghi (University of Manchester)
Inks that can Think: Printed Electronics Enabled by 2D Materials
Prof Pascal McKeown (Queen’s University Belfast)
WG Sebald: his life and published works
Prof John Baines FBA (University of Oxford)
Ancient Egyptian Biographies
The Brian Ketterer Lecture from Prof Stephen T. Liddle (University of Manchester)
Uranium: Dr Jekyll or Mr Hyde?
Symposium close with a Wine Reception
Registration
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