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Biology Revision Session

15:00 - 17:30 21 April 2010
UMASS have teamed up with the Peer Assisted Study team at the University to run this session, which means the revision session will be run by current university students, studying a…

Campus Tour

13:30 - 16:00 21 April 2010
Guided Campus Tours. A short presentation about the University of Manchester followed by a student panel and a walking tour of the campus and some of the facilities led by a current…

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…

Chemistry Revision Session

Courtyard architecture project display

29 March - 30 May 2010
The Courtyard Project is a collaborative project involving The Manchester Museum and 5th Year Architecture students from the Re_Map and Prototype studio units at Manchester School of…

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…

East Midlands UCAS Higher Education Convention

21 - 22 April 2010
The University of Manchester will be attending the East Midlands UCAS Higher Education Convention on 21st & 22nd April 2010. The University of Manchester receives applications from…

nanoq: flat out and bluesome

13 February - 11 July 2010
Uncover the story of polar bears, and their journey from the arctic wilderness to the museums and stately homes of the UK, in this photographic exhibition by artists Bryndís Snæbjörnsdóttir…

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 Indian: Thomas Wardle and India

11 December 2009 - 1 July 2010
Scintillating silk saris and sample lengths collected from India are amongst the textile treasures on display in this exhibition which marks the centenary of the death of Thomas Wardle…

Walls Are Talking: Wallpaper, Art and Culture

6 February - 3 May 2010
The first major UK exhibition of artists' wallpapers with work by over 30 artists including Andy Warhol, Sarah Lucas and Damien Hirst. Kitsch ideas of home decoration are turned upside…

Dorset UCAS Higher Education Convention

22 April 2010
The University of Manchester will be attending the Dorset UCAS Higher Education Convention on 22nd April 2010. The University of Manchester receives applications from talented students…

Oliver Coates (Cello)

12:00 - 13:00 22 April 2010
This concert includes the premiere of a solo acoustic piece by Richard Whalley, with pieces by Squarepusher, Emily Hall, maybe some improvisation too. Emily Hall Put…

Professor Brian Cox Webcast

18:20 - 19:30 22 April 2010
The University of Manchester’s very own rock star scientist is to follow up the success of his smash hit TV series on the origins of the universe with a public lecture which will be…

VAGANZA SOLOISTS : A Feast for the Senses

19:30 23 April 2010
Nina Whiteman Night Shining Gavin Osborn opens out into James Stephenson Weyland Air Richard Whalley Intoxicating Orchids James Stephenson, Gavin Wayte – conductors…

West Wales UCAS Higher Education Convention

23 April 2010
The University of Manchester will be attending the West Wales UCAS Higher Education Convention on 23rd April 2010. The University of Manchester receives applications from talented…

Big Saturday: A History of the World

11:00 - 16:00 24 April 2010
Let history come to life at our Big Saturday dedicated to A History of the World. This partnership between the British Museum, the BBC and various museums across the UK (including The…

Victorian gentleman tour

14:00 24 - 15:00 25 April 2010
24 & 25 April, 2-3pm. Discover the wonders of the world with our Victorian gentleman guide, Graeme Pye Esquire. Ask him for an 'I've spied Mr Pye' sticker.

Exclusives - Behind the Scenes with an Astronomer

11:00 - 16:00 25 April 2010
Join a Jodrell Bank Astronomer on a tour of the Observatory, taking in the other telescopes Jodrell has and the Control Room followed by lunch. Early booking is essential.

Crying in the Chapel: Strangeways - An Inside Account by Stafford, Coghill and Clarke

20:00 26 April - 22:00 8 May 2010
£5 PREVIEWS ON MON 26, TUE 27 AND WED 28 APRIL, 8PM. THU 29 APRIL TO SAT 8 MAY, 8PM. PLUS SAT 1 & THU 6 MAY 2010, 2PM. TICKETS: £10/6/Limited FREE tickets for under 26s as part of FreeAct…

Giles Foden and Leontia Flynn

18:30 26 April 2010
Giles Foden’s first novel The Last King of Scotland won the 1998 Whitbread First Novel Award. A former MAN Booker judge, Foden is a Professor of Creative Writing at UEA. Leontia Flynn’s…

Ideas Café: Travelling with Darwin

18:00 - 20:00 26 April 2010
Get an introduction to zoogeography and the insects and spiders Darwin would have encountered on his voyage around the world.

Gateways - Year 10 Futures Conference

09:45 27 - 14:30 30 April 2010
The University of Manchester Gateway Programme provides a new opportunity for Year 7-11 learners within Greater Manchester to participate in a coherent series of academic enrichment…

Sussex, Surrey and South London UCAS Higher Education Convention

27 - 28 April 2010
The University of Manchester will be attending the Sussex, Surrey and South London UCAS Higher Education Convention on 27th & 28th April 2010. The University of Manchester receives…

Showcase lecture - Birds, books and business: the life of Victorian ornithologist Henry Dresser

15:00 - 16:30 28 April 2010
With Henry McGhie, The Manchester Museum.

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

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