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Accommodation Tours

10:30 - 12:00 28 March 2012
A chance to take a walking tour of our largest accommodation campus in Fallowfield, with the opportunity to see inside at least one student bedroom.

24 March - 18 November 2012
Inspired by 1950s design and combining Alan Turing’s notes with museum objects, this exhibition documents Turing’s investigation into one of the great mysteries of nature: how complex…

Are Leadership skills essential for psychiatrists

13:30 - 17:00 28 March 2012
Coffee & Registration from 1.30 pm Further details: For further details please email admin@mms.org.uk, telephone 0161 273 6048 or visit www.mms.org.uk. There is a £30 registration…

British Red Cross Conference: Women and Asylum: Recognising, representing and working together to resolve issues facing women in the asylum system

10:00 - 16:00 28 March 2012
The British Red Cross invites professionals working with women in the asylum system and others with an interest in learning more about the issues to a free conference to mark International…

East Midlands UCAS Higher Education Convention

28 - 29 March 2012
The University of Manchester will be attending the East Midlands UCAS Higher Education Convention on 28th and 29th March 2012. The University of Manchester receives applications from…

Guided Visits

13:30 - 15:30 28 March 2012
A presentation on The University of Manchester by a member of the Undergraduate Recruitment and Widening Participation Team, followed by a question and answer session and a tour of the campus with a current student

Living Worlds

14 April 2011 - 14 April 2012
Now open (permanent gallery) If you think nature is something far away, think again - we are nature. Living Worlds explores the connections between all living things, including us,…

London UCAS Higher Education Convention

28 - 30 March 2012
The University of Manchester will be attending the London UCAS Higher Education Convention on 28th, 29th and 30th March 2012. The University of Manchester receives applications from…

Tour of the Botany stores

13:30 28 March 2012
Every Wednesday, 1.30-2.15pm & 2.15-3pm: Tours of the stores Go behind the scenes and explore our Palaeontology and Botany stores (one store per week).

Unearthed: Ancient Egypt

30 September 2011 - 6 September 2012
30 Sep 2011-6 Sep 2012. Calling all budding Egyptologists and archaeologists. We need your help! Our Egyptologist Dr Digby (played on film by Terry Deary, author of Horrible Histories…

Campus Visits for School and College Groups

13:30 - 15:30 29 March 2012
A presentation on The University of Manchester and Higher Education - helping students to be aware of the choices available to them. This is followed by a chance to meet some current…

Day School: Heronbridge – an early battlefield assemblage rediscovered

10:00 - 16:30 29 March 2012
10.30-11.15am: Bryan Sitch ‘The Manchester Museum and a long lost collection’ 11.20-12.05pm: Nick Higham ‘Bede and the Battle of Chester' 12.05-12.50pm: Mark Zumbuhl ‘The Battle…

Informed Choice, parents and professional practice: Insights from a study involving deaf children

12:00 - 14:00 29 March 2012
Speaker: Ros Hunt, School of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work Further details: Overview Informed choice is an important issue for families of deaf children due to a long history…

Museum Meets: After Hours

18:30 - 21:00 29 March 2012
6.30-9pm. After Hours are evening social events where you encounter the unexpected. Artists, scientists, filmmakers, writers and musicians animate our collections in special one-off…

Magic Carpet: Dinosaurs

11:00 - 12:00 30 March 2012
11am-12pm. Dinosaur storytelling and activity session for under 5s and their families/carers.

MICRA PhD Student Conference 2012: ‘Ageing Research: developing the next generation of interdisciplinary researchers’

10:00 - 16:00 30 March 2012
Speaker: Key note speakers from Age UK, Valuing Older People, International Longevity Centre - UK and The University of Manchester Buffet lunch provided Further details: Registration:…

Stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation, past present and future

14:00 - 15:00 30 March 2012
Speaker: Professor David Fitzmaurice, University of Birmingham

Museum Meets: Urban Naturalist

14:00 - 16:00 31 March 2012
2-4pm. Frogs, Toads and Newts - top tips on how to identify the five amphibians that live in Manchester’s gardens and parks. Get close to Manchester’s toads and meet Matt Wilson to…

Easter Holidays: The Museum Allotment

11:00 2 - 16:00 13 April 2012
11am-4pm. Come & see what’s growing on the allotment. Decorate recycled yogurt pots and plastic cups to create your personalised plant pot to take home. You can also make colourful…

Guided Visits

13:30 - 15:30 4 April 2012
A presentation on The University of Manchester by a member of the Undergraduate Recruitment and Widening Participation Team, followed by a question and answer session and a tour of the campus with a current student

MAP Launch Event

13:00 - 18:00 4 April 2012
This is a launch event for the Manchester Access Programme. During the day, MAP students will get a tour of the library and the resources available to them when undertaking research…

Campus Visits for School and College Groups

13:30 - 15:30 11 April 2012
A presentation on The University of Manchester and Higher Education - helping students to be aware of the choices available to them. This is followed by a chance to meet some current…

MAP Launch Event

13:00 - 18:00 11 April 2012
This is a launch event for the Manchester Access Programme. During the day, MAP students will get a tour of the library and the resources available to them when undertaking research…

Wonderful Whitworth Wildlife Big Saturday

12:00 - 16:00 14 April 2012
Join The Manchester Museum Youth Board and the Friends of Whitworth park for a festival of fun in Whitworth Park at our Wonderful Whitworth Wildlife big Saturday to help us create a…

West Wales UCAS Higher Education Convention

17 April 2012
The University of Manchester will be attending the West Wales UCAS Higher Education Convention on 17th April 2012. The University of Manchester receives applications from talented…

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