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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.

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…

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 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…

Discover Religions & Theology Day

10 November 2009
Discover Days at Manchester offer potential applicants the chance to gain real insight into degree programmes they might study at this University. Students will explore courses at Manchester…

Primary Awareness Visit

10:00 - 14:30 10 November 2009
Year 6 pupils come onto campus to meet the students, take a campus trail around our buildings and participate in a curriculum related session with an academic member of staff or postgraduate…

Primary Roadshow

09:00 - 12:00 11 November 2009
Year 5 pupils explore the University’s campus from the comfort of their school hall with the aid of our giant jigsaw and find out about student life through interactions with undergraduate…

Showcase: Community archaeology in the Museum

15:00 - 17:00 11 November 2009
With Dr Lindy Crewe, The University of Manchester.

Primary Awareness Visit

10:00 - 14:30 12 November 2009
Year 6 pupils come onto campus to meet the students, take a campus trail around our buildings and participate in a curriculum related session with an academic member of staff or postgraduate…

Day School talk: The day the time barrier was broken

18:00 - 19:30 13 November 2009
Human evolution began 150 years ago on 27 April 1859. On that afternoon Joseph Prestwich and John Evans found stone tools in undisturbed gravels and so broke the shackles of a short…

Day School - From Darwin to DNA: Exploring Evolution in Prehistoric Archaeology

14 November 2009
9.30-10am: Registration 10-11am: Jill Cook - On the origins of on the origins 11-11.30am: Coffee/tea 11.30am-12.30pm: Joao Zilhao - The emergence of language, art and symbolic thinking:…

Clone Wars - Gifted & Talented Programme

09:30 - 12:30 17 November 2009
The University of Manchester is committed to working with gifted and talented young people, helping to enrich their experience of learning by enabling them to take part in educational…

Maths Workshops - Gifted & Talented Programme

17 - 19 November 2009
The University of Manchester is committed to working with gifted and talented young people, helping to enrich their experience of learning by enabling them to take part in educational…

Bionic Ears? Listening to the Future! - Gifted & Talented Programme

12:30 - 15:00 19 November 2009
The University of Manchester is committed to working with gifted and talented young people, helping to enrich their experience of learning by enabling them to take part in educational…

Discover Medieval Studies Day

20 November 2009
Discover Days at Manchester offer potential applicants the chance to gain real insight into degree programmes they might study at this University. Students will explore courses at Manchester…

Big Saturday: Evolution revolution

11:00 - 16:00 21 November 2009
Celebrate the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin's book, On the Origin of Species - about Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. Find out why this was…

On the Origin of Species

13:00 - 14:00 24 November 2009
150th anniversary celebration with Dr Robert Callow. One hundred and fifty years ago, on 24 November 1859, the publisher John Murray delivered, to a largely unsuspecting world, 1250…

The Manchester Gateway Programme: Year 9 Futures Conferences

24 - 26 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…

Keep Talking! (Languages event) – Gifted & Talented Excellence Hub

25 November 2009
“Keep Talking!” combines interactive learning using information technologies with an opportunity to explore the study of languages at university and beyond. Activities include: Question…

Postgraduate Open Days 2009

25 November 2009
University open days provide a great opportunity to take a look at the University, discover more about our courses and research, and find out what Manchester has to offer you. The…

Discover Classics & Ancient History Day

27 November 2009
Discover Days at Manchester offer potential applicants the chance to gain real insight into degree programmes they might study at this University. Students will explore courses at Manchester…

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