Games Workshop Research Day 2025

Games Workshop Research Day 2025

By Faculty of Arts & Humanities

The Manchester Game Centre is hosting its second annual Games Workshop Research Day on 11 October 2025! Join for a day of talks and games.

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Location

International Anthony Burgess Foundation

3 Cambridge Street Manchester M1 5BY United Kingdom

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Highlights

  • 11 hours
  • ALL AGES
  • In person

About this event

Hobbies • Gaming

We are pleased to announce that our second annual Games Workshop Research Day is taking place on Saturday 11th October 2025!

For its second outing the event will run all day from 9:30 until 20:30 and has three parts. The morning will be dedicated to talks about Games Workshop’s games, the afternoon will be a ‘playable exhibition’ in which we pair gaming with presentations, and the day will conclude with a social evening of sporting mayhem as we come together to watch Blood Bowl played live.


SCHEDULE

9:30-9:45 Registration

9:45-13:00 Talks

Listen to talks about Games Workshop's games and worlds from academics and community members.

13:00-13:45 Lunch break

13:45-14:45 ‘Games Workshop’s Player Communities’ - roundtable discussion

15:00-17:30 Playable Exhibition

Join us to play and discuss Games Workshop’s games at our playable exhibition.

18:00-20:30 – Blood Bowl live!

In collaboration with The Waterbowl, Manchester’s oldest and best Blood Bowl league, we’ll end the day by watching a Blood Bowl match, with commentary from RickWreckless and Caimh McDonnell, and filmed by Geek Pride’s Matt Geary.


Join us at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation in Manchester for a day of talks and gaming.

Frequently asked questions

Are there any age restrictions?

All are welcome at this event but we ask that under 18s are accompanied by an adult.

What does the 'Morning and afternoon ticket' cover?

The Morning and afternoon ticket covers the morning's talks and the playable exhibition.

What does the 'Afternoon and evening' ticket cover?

The Afternoon and evening ticket covers entry to the Playable exhibition and the Blood Bowl Live event.

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Faculty of Arts & Humanities

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