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Alan Turing and Life’s Enigma

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…

Commissioning for Public Health

09:00 - 17:00 28 May 2012
Speaker: Dr. Ruth Hussey, Prof Iain Buchan, Prof Ian Jacobs, Dr Kath Checkland Further details: The public health community faces a period of intense change and uncertainty in…

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…

Star Lecture: Do You Know Your Risk of Heart Disease

18:00 - 20:00 29 May 2012
Free public debate on heart disease, obesity and diabetes at Manchester Town Hall on 29 May. All welcome!

Tours of the Vivarium (live animals) - every Tues & Thurs (except school holidays)

12:00 - 13:00 29 May 2012
Every Tues & Thurs, 12-1pm (except school holidays). Tours of the Vivarium (live animals). Meet the Museum's live animals and learn about the education and conservation work taking place beyond the displays.

Understanding school rationale for Extended Services through a 'Theory of Change' methodology of the MTL

12:30 - 14:00 29 May 2012
Humanities & Education present: Understanding school rationale for Extended Services through a 'Theory of Change' methodology of the MTL Speaker: Nicola Kassam For further details:…

Access to Higher Education

12:30 - 14:00 30 May 2012
Humanities & Education present: Access to Higher Education Speaker: Cate Goodlad For further details: Diane Brooks: diane.brooks@manchester.ac.uk

Accommodation Tours

10:30 - 12:00 30 May 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.

Guided Visits

13:30 - 15:30 30 May 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

Tours of the Vivarium (live animals) - every Tues & Thurs (except school holidays)

12:00 - 13:00 31 May 2012
Every Tues & Thurs, 12-1pm (except school holidays). Tours of the Vivarium (live animals). Meet the Museum's live animals and learn about the education and conservation work taking place beyond the displays.

Big Saturday: Manchester Anansi Spider

11:00 - 16:00 2 June 2012
11am-4pm. See the Anansi Spider story brought to life in a performance by the Men’s Room Community Group and Royal Exchange Theatre. Have a look around our We Face Forward: Anansi Stories…

We Face Forward: Anansi Stories

2 June - 16 September 2012
A popular character in West African and Caribbean folklore, Anansi the Spider is a trickster who started life as a man, but due to his mischievous ways was turned into a spider by his…

June half term: Living Worlds and Manchester Anansi Spider

11:00 4 - 16:00 8 June 2012
11am-4pm. Make sock pets and Anansi Spiders, inspired by our We Face Forward: Anansi Stories display and Living Worlds gallery. With Anansi Spider storytelling and activities Tuesday-Thursday, 1-3pm.

ESTIVAL Day One - Ad Solem Chamber Choir

19:30 - 22:00 5 June 2012
Ad Solem - The University of Manchester Chamber Choir- kicking off ESTIVAL with an enchanting programme of choral music. This event will be held at The Catholic Church of the Holy Name of Jesus.

Campus Visits for School and College Groups

13:30 - 15:30 6 June 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…

ESTIVAL Day 2 - Beat The Rush Hour - Grade One Orchestra

17:00 - 19:00 6 June 2012
Due to popular demand after last year's runaway success, Grade-1 Orchestra returns to surprise and astonish again. To book please follow the Quay Tickets link or call the Martin Harris Centre Box Office.

ESTIVAL Day 2 - Manchester University Wind Orchestra

19:30 - 21:30 6 June 2012
Join us for the second evening concert of ESTIVAL 2012! MUWO, the University's largest wind ensemble performs Dragon Dance, In The Realm of the Sun God and Godzilla. To book please…

ESTIVAL Day 2 - Wind & Brass Ensembles

01:00 - 15:00 6 June 2012
Allow the Music Society to take you on a round-the-world trip through Spain, New York, Ireland and Greece in the first lunchtime concert of ESTIVAL 2012, with music from our Brass &…

Reframing Darwin: Evolution and Art

16:30 - 17:30 6 June 2012
Speaker: Prof. Jeanette Hoorn (The University of Melbourne) Seminar followed by wine reception.

ESTIVAL Day 3 - Beat The Rush Hour - Vocal Showcase

17:00 - 19:00 7 June 2012
Join us for a showcase of the Music Society's best singers in the second Rush Hour concert of Estival 2012. Featuring Cosmo Singers and Babershop Chorus! To book please follow the…

ESTIVAL Day 3 - Manchester University Big Band

19:30 - 21:30 7 June 2012
The Big Band returns to entertain us with more classic gems from the Big Band repertoire. To book please follow the Quay Tickets link or call the Martin Harris Center Box Office.

ESTIVAL Day 3 - Opera

13:00 - 15:00 7 June 2012
ESTIVAL Day 3 begins with soloist Stephanie Tress in Martijn Padding: Last Words for Cello, and following a widely acclaimed full-house premiere in November 2011, our very own Leo Geyer…

BANEA 2012: New directions in the Ancient Near East conference

8 - 10 June 2012
The 2012 Annual Conference of the British Association for Near Eastern Archaeology will be held at The University of Manchester from the evening of Friday 8 to Sunday 10 June 2012.…

ESTIVAL Day 4 - Beat The Rush Hour - String & Chamber Orchestras

17:00 - 19:00 8 June 2012
Join us for the final Beat The Rush Hour concert of Estival 2012! Soloist Jamie Phillips performs Hertel: Trumpet Concerto No.1, followed by Mendelssohn's ever popoular Hebrides Overture.…

ESTIVAL Day 4 - Brass Band

13:00 - 15:00 8 June 2012
The University of Manchester Brass Band kicks off the final day of ESTIVAL 2012 with a collection of landscape inspired pieces. To book please follow the Quay Tickets link or call the Martin Harris Centre Box Office.

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