Manchester Statistical Society Meetings 2025-2026
Meetings are normally held at The St James’s Club, 45 Spring Gardens, Manchester M2 2BG and start at 5:30 p.m. At each meeting, a paper is presented and then discussed by members and guests.
Tuesday, 14 October 2025
- Speaker: Christina Pagel , Professor of Operational Research, University College, London
- Topic: Populism and Governance
Thursday, 13 November 2025
- Speaker: Jamie Woodward , Professor of Physical Geography, University of Manchester
- Topic: Manchester’s rivers, microplastics, and the sewage scandal
Tuesday, 9 December 2025
- Speaker: Rt Revd Professor David Walker, Lord Bishop of Manchester
- Topic: Governance
Tuesday, 20 January 2026
- Speaker: Paula Surridge , Professor of Political Sociology, University of Bristol
- Topic: Electoral behaviour
Tuesday, 10 February 2026
- Speaker: Lord O’Neill of Gatley
- Topic: Coordination across the North of England
Tuesday, 10 March 2026
- Speaker: Aravind Vijayaraghavan , Professor of Nanomaterials, University of Manchester
- Topic: Graphene
AGM and Annual Dinner 2026
Date: Tuesday, 12 May 2026
- Event: AGM and Annual Dinner
- Venue: Manchester Tennis and Racquet Club
- Time: The AGM will start at 5:30 p.m., preceded by refreshments. The annual dinner will start at about 6:45 p.m..
- After-dinner Speaker: Ms Charlie Norman, chair, Northern Housing Consortium
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