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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…

Mandarin Corner - EVERY WEDNESDAY

16:30 8 October - 17:30 10 December 2025
THIS IS A RECURRING EVENT - EVERY WEDNESDAY between 4:30PM – 5:30PM Mandarin Corner is back for another term and we're delighted to bring you more language practice and some cultural…

Modern Architecture in Models: from the B.15 Workshop Archive

11:00 31 October - 17:00 24 December 2025
An exhibition of student models from the modernist canon of the twentieth century were created by groups of students from the University of Manchester School of Architecture between…

October half term at Jodrell Bank!

10:00 25 October - 17:00 2 November 2025
Blast off to Autumn adventures at Jodrell, including a brand-new science show and a journey to Mars in the Space Dome! With creative crafts, new exhibitions, and engaging talks galore,…

Printing Press Demonstration

11:30 - 12:00 31 October 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 31 October 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 31 October 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 31 October 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…

Sci-Fi film season at Jodrell Bank!

4 October - 30 November 2025
TICKETS SELLING FAST! Get ready for an autumn under the stars with Jodrell’s popular Sci-Fi Film Season! From the intergalactic journeys of Interstellar and Dune to the dystopian futures…

Imagining Our Working Lives

14:00 - 16:00 1 November 2025
Join us for a creative, participatory workshop exploring how work shapes our lives, relationships, and aspirations. Open to adults (18+) in Greater Manchester and the North West, including…

MANTIS Festival (Concert 1)

18:00 - 19:00 1 November 2025
We are excited to announce the Northern Lights Project! In celebration of the Boulez centenary year, we will be hosting a special concert featuring two of his remarkable works for solo…

MANTIS Festival (Concert 2)

19:30 - 21:00 1 November 2025
Be part of an exciting evening showcasing a series of innovative electroacoustic works presented by the NOVARS postgraduate community. Experience the MANTIS sound diffusion system that…

Rylands Discovery Tour

11:00 - 11:30 1 November 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…

MANTIS Festival (Concert 3)

14:00 - 15:30 2 November 2025
Join us again for another performance by the NOVARS postgraduate community, featuring more fascinating electroacoustic works enhanced by the MANTIS sound diffusion system. This concert…

Impact and Blast Short Course

3 - 5 November 2025
The course is designed for professional engineers, consultants, researchers and graduate students, who are involved in the analysis, testing, modelling, design and assessment of structures…

Yasser Roudi -- Long-term behaviour of learning machines under closed-loop learning [IN PERSON]

14:00 - 15:00 3 November 2025
Join us for this seminar by Yasser Roudi (King's) as part of the Maths in the Life Sciences seminar series (and the online North West Seminar Series in Mathematical Biology and Data…

Astro Night: Uniformed Groups

4 November 2025 - 4 February 2026
Calling all Brownies, Cubs, Guides, and Scouts - embark on an exclusive Astro Night adventure at Jodrell Bank this winter filled with cosmic discovery. Journey through an immersive…

Inundated: A Climate Conversation in Performance

17:30 - 19:30 4 November 2025
Join us for a unique interactive theatre event exploring how our working lives must adapt to the climate crisis. Set in a mock networking meeting, this performance invites business…

Manchester Number Theory Seminar - Sudip Pandit

15:00 - 16:00 4 November 2025
Speaker: Sudip Pandit (Kings College London) Title: Explicit Mordell–Lang bound for curves in low rank Abstract: In this talk, we will discuss the Buium–Coleman method to study the…

Repatriation, Rematriation, and Museums: Perspectives from Mexico and the Americas

17:00 - 19:00 4 November 2025
This session brings together three guest speakers from Mexico and the Americas who will present perspectives on museums, cultural heritage, and the processes of repatriation and rematriation…

SEERIH Rochdale REAL Trust Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2025-26

09:00 4 November 2025 - 12:00 25 June 2026
Please note that this Network is open to all schools who are in Rochdale. SEERIH, at The University of Manchester, is a specialist hub which supports teacher development. To facilitate…

The Annual Teddy Chester Lecture

17:30 - 19:00 4 November 2025
This years Annual Teddy Chester Lecture will be delivered by Professor Henrietta Hughes OBE, the inaugural Patient Safety Commissioner for England. Professor Hughes started in this…

The People's Papers: Revisiting 1970s Manchester

18:00 - 20:00 4 November 2025
Greater Manchester has an amazing legacy of alternative and community newspapers from the 1970s — offering us a window into the everyday issues, groups, places, events and organising…

Uniting musical cultures from Manchester to Hong Kong

18:00 - 19:00 4 November 2025
In October, Robert Guy was invited to conduct the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong making his debut at Hong Kong City Hall. Whilst in Hong Kong, Robert presented a guest lecture…

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