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Bright ideas

19:00 - 20:30 29 October 2009
To launch the Royal Society 350th Anniversary ‘Local Heroes’ events programme in the North West, some of Manchester’s Royal Society Fellows and Research Fellows will discuss their work…

Charles Darwin: evolution of a scientist

3 October 2009 - 30 August 2010
Discover who Charles Darwin was and the impact of his work in our temporary exhibition, Charles Darwin: evolution of a scientist, showcasing fantastic objects - some collected by Darwin…

Deep Rooted: How Trees Shape Our Lives

1 August 2009 - 31 May 2010
What do trees mean to you? Drawn from the Whitworth's internationally important collection of watercolours and drawings, this exhibition explores how trees and woodland have shaped…

In Darwin's Footsteps

5 September 2009 - 31 January 2010
A photographic installation of South American landscapes and wildlife which Darwin saw on his travels, by local photographer Ben Hall.

Law Fair

12:30 - 16:00 29 October 2009
Considering a career in Law? Meet with over 90 exhibitors including leading City, national and local law firms, course providers and professional bodies such as the Bar Council. Your…

Making sense of your brain

11:00 - 15:00 29 October 2009
Brain scientists and psychologists will help you fool your senses with hands-on activities. Part of Manchester Science Festival. Drop-in, All ages

Manchester Science Festival

24 October - 1 November 2009
We are back for more with the third Manchester Science Festival from 24 October - 1 November 2009. There'll be a packed programme of events and activities for all throughout Manchester...…

Mapping Manchester – Cartographic Stories of the City

25 June 2009 - 17 January 2010
Maps can tell us many different stories about the places where we live and work. This exhibition shows how mapping is particularly ingrained into urban life; it demonstrates how maps…

MUMA selected for the Whitworth's Building Designs

1 October - 20 December 2009
MUMA has been selected as the architectural practice who will give shape to a vision for the future of The Whitworth Art Gallery, The University of Manchester. The practice won this…

On the shoulders of giants walking tour

13:00 - 14:00 29 October 2009
Discover how Manchester's scientists and technologists continue to shape the world we live in. Find out what the giants of the past, Rutherford and Turing, would make of the would-be…

Putting on The Glitz: wallpapers and wallcoverings with that extra something

8 November 2008 - 31 October 2009
Selected from the Whitworth's collection, this exhibition features luxurious 18th century decorated leather, 19th century Japanese and French imitations, foils and other metallic finishes…

The American Scene: Prints from Hopper to Pollock

19 September - 13 December 2009
Printmakers in the United States in the first half of the 20th century produced some of the most exciting, original and defining images of modern American life. Beginning with John…

The Complete Roberta Breitmore

1 August 2009 - 31 July 2010
Lynn Hershman Leeson 1 August - Summer 2010 In San Francisco in the mid-Seventies, Lynn Hershman Leeson created Roberta Breitmore and performed this persona as a work of art over…

The Darwin drawing studio

11:00 26 - 16:00 30 October 2009
Drop in to our Darwin Drawing studio. Create a masterpiece inspired by nature, like the ones Charles Darwin used in his scientific research. Part of The Evolutionist, a Darwin extravaganza at The Manchester Museum.

The new IQ - working memory

12:30 - 13:30 29 October 2009
We are on the cusp of a new scientific revolution in understanding how the brain works. Working memory, our ability to remember and manipulate information, is at the centre of this…

UMASS week

26 - 30 October 2009
The University of Manchester Aspiring Students' Society (UMASS) will be holding a range of events for Year 12 and 13 students throughout October half term as part of UMASS week. …

Flight

13:00 - 15:00 30 October 2009
Find out more about flying bugs and seeds with The Manchester Museum's nature flight experts. Part of Manchester Science Festival. Drop-in, All ages

Green paper aeroplane challenge

11:00 - 14:00 30 October 2009
Have a go at making a 'green' paper aeroplane and see how far you can launch it! Watch a real test flight of a green aeroplane in action. Find out how Aerospace Engineers are researching…

The Beagle has landed!

19:30 - 21:30 30 October 2009
Comedy about Charles Darwin's voyage around the world. Part of Manchester Science Festival and The Evolutionist, a Darwin extravaganza at The Manchester Museum.

Green paper aeroplane challenge

11:00 - 14:00 31 October 2009
Have a go at making a 'green' paper aeroplane and see how far you can launch it! Watch a real test flight of a green aeroplane in action. Find out how Aerospace Engineers are researching…

Primate communication

14:00 - 15:00 31 October 2009
Human language is one of our most remarkable capacities. Trying to discover how this ability evolved is an extremely difficult challenge as spoken language has left no fossil remains.…

Darwin's dangerous idea walking tour

15:00 - 16:00 1 November 2009
In his anniversary year, Manchester salutes Charles Darwin and the idea that shook the world. We will see adaptations to different environments, survival of the fittest and living fossils…

On the shoulders of giants walking tour

11:00 - 12:00 1 November 2009
Discover how Manchester's scientists and technologists continue to shape the world we live in. Find out what the giants of the past, Rutherford and Turing, would make of the would-be…

The End of the Line film screening and talk

13:30 - 15:30 1 November 2009
Imagine an ocean without fish. The End of the Line, directed by Rupert Murray, examines the effects of our love affair with fish as food, and the devastating implications of a future…

The Manchester Gateway Programme: Year 9 Futures Conferences

2 - 5 November 2009
The University of Manchester Gateway Programme provides an opportunity for Y7-11 learners within Greater Manchester to participate in a coherent series of academic enrichment and Higher…

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