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Registration for the FBMH Future of Teaching and Learning Symposium is now open

19 September - 15 December 2025
We are excited to announce that the second FBMH Faculty Symposium on the Future of Teaching and Learning will take place on 16 December 2025. This full-day event (09:00–16:15) will…

Gemini and Mercury remastered

6 September 2025 - 4 January 2026
Embark on a breath-taking visual journey through the dawn of human space exploration in our new exhibition where we welcome back Andy Saunders for the release of the ‘prequel’ – Gemini…

M Summer. School: Statistical Network Modelling for Social Sciences

22 - 26 September 2025
This event forms a part of the M Summer. School 2025 from the Mitchell Centre This course offers an in-depth overview of statistical models for social network analysis. The course…

Strategic Decision Making – An Action-Reaction Sequence of Events

18:00 - 20:00 23 September 2025
Join us in Dubai for an engaging masterclass on Strategic Decision Making – An Action-Reaction Sequence of Events by Professor Paul Patton, the esteemed Course Director for Strategy…

Expert Insight Series | Bridging the Gap: Science, Regulation and Diplomacy in Nuclear Policy

14:00 - 15:00 24 September 2025
Join leading experts for a thought-provoking panel on the future of UK nuclear policy in the era of climate urgency and energy security. This event will explore how science, regulation,…

Printing Press Demonstration

11:30 - 12:00 24 September 2025
We showcase the use of our antique and fully functional Colombian printing press. Based on the collections, the prints are free to take home after the demonstration. The John Rylands…

Rare Reads

10:40 - 11:20 24 September 2025
During our Rare Reads facsimile encounters we share beautifully accurate copies of some of our most famous objects. The incredibly rare special collections housed within The John Rylands…

Rare Reads

14:10 - 14:50 24 September 2025
During our Rare Reads facsimile encounters we share beautifully accurate copies of some of our most famous objects. The incredibly rare special collections housed within The John Rylands…

Social and Cultural Challenges of Palestinian Women

13:00 - 14:30 24 September 2025
Empowering Muslim women in Scientific Research - Webinar Series Join us for the first webinar in the joint University of Sharjah and The University of Manchester series: Empowering…

University Campus Netball staff / postgraduate netball training session

17:00 - 18:00 24 September 2025
Interested in playing netball and competing in the Campus Netball League? We have two teams that play in the women’s social netball University Campus Netball League and are looking…

Dubai Centre Annual Students and Alumni Gala Dinner 2025

19:30 - 23:00 25 September 2025
We are very excited to announce that our Annual Student and Alumni Gala Dinner will take place in Dubai on Thursday, September 25th 2025. This will be the social highlight of the year…

Film screening + discussion: "The Mancunian Way: Music, Memory and the City"

17:30 25 September 2025
Join us for a film screening and discussion exploring Manchester's alternative and contested music histories: https://mancunianway.eventbrite.co.uk Organized in collaboration with…

Foreign Traders: Brokers to Bridge China and the World

14:30 - 16:30 25 September 2025
GDI Migration, Refugees and Asylum Research Group Seminar Speaker: Prof. Dr. Jixia Lu, China Agricultural University Since the 1990s, China has become a significant migration destination…

Printing Press Demonstration

11:30 - 12:00 25 September 2025
We showcase the use of our antique and fully functional Colombian printing press. Based on the collections, the prints are free to take home after the demonstration. The John Rylands…

Rare Reads

10:40 - 11:20 25 September 2025
During our Rare Reads facsimile encounters we share beautifully accurate copies of some of our most famous objects. The incredibly rare special collections housed within The John Rylands…

Rare Reads

14:10 - 14:50 25 September 2025
During our Rare Reads facsimile encounters we share beautifully accurate copies of some of our most famous objects. The incredibly rare special collections housed within The John Rylands…

Rylands Discovery Tour

15:00 - 15:30 25 September 2025
During our Rylands Discovery Tours our staff will travel with you through the library spaces and share the fascinating history of the founding of the library, the breadth of the rare…

SOLD OUT - Gemini and Mercury Remastered Heritage Lecture

19:30 - 21:00 25 September 2025
SOLD OUT -To coincide with his latest exhibition, NASA digital restoration expert Andy Saunders delivers a special Heritage Lecture sharing the untold story of humanity’s first ventures…

Printing Press Demonstration

11:30 - 12:00 26 September 2025
We showcase the use of our antique and fully functional Colombian printing press. Based on the collections, the prints are free to take home after the demonstration. The John Rylands…

Rare Reads

10:40 - 11:20 26 September 2025
During our Rare Reads facsimile encounters we share beautifully accurate copies of some of our most famous objects. The incredibly rare special collections housed within The John Rylands…

Rare Reads

14:10 - 14:50 26 September 2025
During our Rare Reads facsimile encounters we share beautifully accurate copies of some of our most famous objects. The incredibly rare special collections housed within The John Rylands…

Rylands Discovery Tour

15:00 - 15:30 26 September 2025
During our Rylands Discovery Tours our staff will travel with you through the library spaces and share the fascinating history of the founding of the library, the breadth of the rare…

Welcome week show - ADMA Productions Ltd and Ransack Theatre present… Jurassic

19:00 - 20:00 26 September 2025
A new comedy about disinformation and dinosaurs, written by Bruntwood Prize-winning Tim Foley. A late-night screening of a Steven Spielberg classic causes carnage on a university campus.…

Rylands Discovery Tour

11:00 - 11:30 27 September 2025
Join us for a 30-minute tour. This tour touches on the Medieval inspiration for the librarys architecture to coincide with Manchester’s Medieval Quarter Festival. The John Rylands…

The Lasting Impact of Accountability, Surveillance, and Toxic Leadership

09:30 - 11:30 27 September 2025
Join us with alumni, educators, and selected prospective candidates as we explore how the Educational Leadership in Practice programme addresses the enduring effects of accountability,…

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