Events at The University of Manchester

Workshop

Age Friendly: Handmade

14:00 12 January - 16:00 13 July 2018
Sociable craft workshops, produced by and for older people in partnership with Age Friendly Manchester Fridays (Except during school holidays), 2pm - 4pm. Booking essential. Free …

English Corner

10:30 6 October 2017 - 12:00 31 May 2019
Fourth Friday of each month 10.30am–12pm Monthly conversation classes for people who are learning to speak English. Free, no need to book

CIDRAL Workshop: Stefania Sini: '1924, “Lenin’s Language”: Russian Formalism at a crossroads between self-defence, delimitation and extension of research territory'

10:00 - 12:00 26 April 2018
This event is part of CIDRAL's 2017/18 programme, 'The Constraints of Creativity'. Stefania Sini (Università del Piemonte Orientale) will lead a workshop entitled, '1924, “Lenin’s…

Apna: Family Music Session

13:00 - 14:00 29 April 2018
We will be hosting family music sessions as part of our Collections Centre exhibition, Apna: Ours Yours Everybody's. 29 Apr and 13 May. 1pm, free. - Apna is a word used in many…

Blake Awakes: Reinvention, Revival and Rylands Collections

1 May 2018
Blake Awakes: Reinvention, Revival and Rylands Collections 1 May, 1-5pm, The Christie Room, The John Rylands Library This workshop will explore some of the ways in which the artistic…

CI Film Club

14:00 - 16:00 2 May 2018
The Confucius Institute Film Club forms part of their intercultural activities for students and provides a platform for students to engage in inter-cultural discussions on a wide variety…

Age Friendly: Processions Project

10:00 8 May - 14:00 10 June 2018
The Whitworth has been chosen as a partner in this national project to celebrate 100 years of SOME women getting the vote. As part of this national project we are running a series…

Whitworth Studies: Contemporary Enchantments - Workshop on Art and Magic Today

15:00 - 17:00 10 May 2018
"Contemporary Enchantments: A Workshop on Art and Magic Today" Speakers include: Dr Jonathan Allen (artist and curator); Dr Betti Marenko (Central St Martins); Dr Charlie Miller (University of Manchester)

Apna: Family Music Session

13:00 - 14:00 13 May 2018
We will be hosting family music sessions as part of our Collections Centre exhibition, Apna: Ours Yours Everybody's. 29 Apr and 13 May. 1pm, free. - Apna is a word used in many…

Digital Approaches to Text Editing

12:00 - 16:30 15 May 2018
This workshop will engage participants in a discussion about the future of Digital Humanities approaches to creating and displaying text editions. Three papers will explore best practices…

Academic Presentation Skills

09:30 - 16:00 16 May 2018
This workshop aims to provide tools to improve presentation skills in academic settings. The combination of lecture and group activities will enables the participants on the one hand…

CI Film Club

14:00 - 16:00 16 May 2018
The Confucius Institute Film Club forms part of their intercultural activities for students and provides a platform for students to engage in inter-cultural discussions on a wide variety…

Here and Now: Take a tour of the Whitworth through music and art.

18:30 - 21:00 17 May 2018
A unique event where visual art and music sit side by side, sparking your imagination and enticing you to look again, with new eyes. Showcasing four new pieces inspired by our collection,…

FSE: How to create a world leading paper

10:30 - 17:30 23 May 2018
This is an internal FSE outputs workshop aimed at academics to enable all to increase the quality of their outputs and learn how to create and publicise a world leading paper. External…

Thursday Lates: Oh Sh*t, What Now?

19:00 - 21:00 24 May 2018
Thursday Lates: Oh Sh*t… What Now? 24 May, 7pm. Free This event, for the student, graduate, and young creative, will revolve around Manchester-based designer Craig Oldham’s latest…

CI Film Club

14:00 - 16:00 30 May 2018
The Confucius Institute Film Club forms part of their intercultural activities for students and provides a platform for students to engage in inter-cultural discussions on a wide variety…

Shimmer and Shine Window Workshop

14:00 - 16:00 31 May 2018
The John Rylands Library: Red and yellow and pink and green, you name it our amazing stained glass windows have it! Using the most colourful papers and textures make your own version…

Northern Phenomenology Network I

5 June 2018
A workshop presenting recent work in phenomenology. 10.30 - 14.40: Coffee 10.40 - 12.00: Keith Allen (York), ‘Space and Idealism in Merleau-Ponty’ 12.00 - 13.10: Lunch 13.10 - 14.30:…

CI Film Club

14:00 - 16:00 13 June 2018
The Confucius Institute Film Club forms part of their intercultural activities for students and provides a platform for students to engage in inter-cultural discussions on a wide variety…

CI Film Club

14:00 - 16:00 27 June 2018
The Confucius Institute Film Club forms part of their intercultural activities for students and provides a platform for students to engage in inter-cultural discussions on a wide variety…

CI Film Club

14:00 - 16:00 11 July 2018
The Confucius Institute Film Club forms part of their intercultural activities for students and provides a platform for students to engage in inter-cultural discussions on a wide variety…

UK-China Researcher Links Workshop

09:30 23 - 16:00 26 July 2018
<b>Sustainable Systems for CO<sub>2</sub> Utilisation: from Innovation to Practical Implementation</b> Under the researcher links scheme offered within the Newton Fund, the British…

Shimmer and Shine Window Workshop

14:00 - 16:00 2 August 2018
The John Rylands Library: Red and yellow and pink and green, you name it our amazing stained glass windows have it! Using the most colourful papers and textures make your own version…

Shimmer and Shine Window Workshop

14:00 - 16:00 23 August 2018
The John Rylands Library: Red and yellow and pink and green, you name it our amazing stained glass windows have it! Using the most colourful papers and textures make your own version…

Creative Approaches to Qualitative Researching

8 - 9 November 2018
This intermediate level course offers a hands-on introduction to creative approaches to doing qualitative research. The various stages of research will be covered, from research design…

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