Welcome to the Greater Manchester Skeptics Society!

We've run well over a hundred events since 2009, including the Manchester Skeptics in the Pub events, which are held twice each month. A bunch of Mancunian skeptics get together in the pub to discuss science, history, maths or whatever — sometimes with a guest speaker, sometimes without. If the pub's not your thing, keep an eye out for our occasional other events.

You don't have to be a member to come to our events, everyone and anyone is welcome — even if you disagree with the speaker. If you're in Manchester, come along!

Below are some links to what's going on at the moment — we'd love to extend our offerings, so if you have any ideas, suggestions or requests then please get in touch.

Call for Soapbox Speakers

11:55 AM Sunday 17 June 2018

Update: this event is in the past so we no longer need speakers, unless they have an extremely compelling talk about how time travel is more likely than most people think.

Request for study participants

1:59 PM Wednesday 23 May 2018

We've been contacted by a researcher from Uclan, who is running a study comparing sceptics and believers in the paranormal, but doesn't have enough sceptics yet.

UoM Science Spectacular

9:34 AM Wednesday 11 October 2017

As part of the Manchester Science Festival, The University of Manchester is hosting Science Spectacular, on Saturday 21 October 2017, 11am - 4pm, Whitworth Hall and Manchester Museum, Oxford Road Manchester

It's free so drop in if you're about.

Call for talks — Soapbox 2017

9:33 AM Friday 23 June 2017

If you have a skeptical topic you’re passionate about, or just cross and knowledgeable, then get in touch and you could be one of our August speakers.

Donation to bombing victim fund

4:17 PM Friday 26 May 2017

At our quiz last night, members of the University of Manchester Rock Metal & Alternative Society and the Greater Manchester Skeptics Society donated £74.61 to families of the victims of this week's terrorist attack on the Manchester Arena.

Upcoming Events

Does English even exist? Thoughts on language – the good, the bad and the ugly

7:30 PM Thursday 10 January 2019 at The King's Arms

What is this thing we call English? We certainly don’t all speak it in the same ways. Come along if you’ve ever wondered what it means to speak good or bad English, or if English exists at all.

Tourism and Global Sustainability: Are We Loving the Planet to Death?

7:30 PM Thursday 14 February 2019 at The King's Arms

The projected growth in tourism and holidaymaking clearly has significant impacts for climate change - but no-one wants to mention them! Dr Chris Stone is here to do so.