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CHINA: JOURNEY TO THE EAST

25 September 2010 - 26 June 2011
A British Museum Tour supported by BP, a CHINA NOW legacy project 25 September 2010-26 June 2011 Free entry China's long history of innovation in technology, science and the arts…

Drama Society ‘Autumn Showcase’ Production

19:00 26 November 2010
From the 24th-26th November 2010, the John Thaw Studio Theatre plays host to one of the three spectacular performances from the University of Manchester Drama Society's "Autumn Showcase".…

Finding Manchester, lost in Bolivia

4 September 2010 - 30 January 2011
4 September 2010-30 January 2011 Free entry Follow Chris Smith and Liz Peel on their amazing four month journey through the Amazon in search of the small South American village…

Health Rocks display & wellbeing trail

8 November 2010 - 1 April 2011
Rocks & Minerals gallery, Floor G Scientists believe doing five simple things a day can protect our mental wellbeing, just like eating five fruit and veg a day can protect our physical…

Magic Carpet: Rainforests

11:00 - 12:00 26 November 2010
Get comfy on our magic carpet and enjoy stories and activities.

VAGANZA - Helmut Lachenmann at 75: Inward Beauty

13:00 26 November 2010
Lachenmann Trio Fluido Student composers New works Lachenmann’s ground-breaking trio from 1966, plus exciting new works by our student composers. Listening to music by Helmut…

VAGANZA - Helmut Lachenmann at 75: Inward Beauty

19:30 26 November 2010
Lachenmann Consolation II (with Ad Solem choir) Lachenmann Guero Lachenmann Cradle Music Lachenmann Notturno Student composers New works Theo Vinden – solo…

Manchester University Wind Orchestra

19:30 27 November 2010
Picture Postcards 1: Britain and America Manchester University Wind Orchestra presents musical pictures from around the world. This expedition showcases some of the best music from…

Gateways - Year 9 Build Your Future Day

09:45 - 14:30 30 November 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…

Dr Tim Hunt - Lessons from a life in science: how to get a Nobel Prize

04:00 - 06:00 1 December 2010
AstraZeneca Nobel Medicine Initiative and Manchester Cancer Research Centre are proud to present 2001 Nobel Laureate Dr. Tim Hunt who will be giving a one off seminar at the University…

Gateways - Year 9 Build Your Future Day

09:45 - 14:30 1 December 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…

Black Voices

13:00 2 December 2010
The repertoire of Black Voices, the UK’s première female acappella group, has something for everyone. They cleverly weave traditional songs from Africa and the Caribbean with very new…

Gateways - Year 9 Build Your Future Day

09:45 - 14:30 2 December 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…

University of Manchester Baroque Orchestra

13:00 3 December 2010
The University of Manchester Baroque Orchestra begins the year with an eclectic collection of concerti grossi by Handel, Vivaldi and Geminiani.

University of Manchester Chorus and Symphony Orchestra

19:30 5 December 2010
Haydn Creation This winter, the Manchester University Chorus presents Haydn’s Creation, accompanied by the University of Manchester Symphony Orchestra. Considered by many as Haydn’s…

A History of the World mini tour

12:30 - 13:00 6 December 2010
Unravel the stories behind objects we have chosen for A History of the World (a partnership between the British Museum, the BBC and museums across the UK).

Ideas Café: China and globalisation

18:00 - 20:00 6 December 2010
Find out more about China's role in the contemporary and historical world. Part of our China: Journey to the East exhibition.

Martin Amis Public Event

18:30 6 December 2010
LITERATURE & SIZE: the novel versus the short story Professor Amis and his guests (M.J Hyland and Tessa Hadley) will discuss the short story as a literary form – its possibilities,…

Discover Neuroscience Day

09:30 - 15:30 7 December 2010
Have you ever wondered . . . about anything? If you have ‘wondered’ then this is just another demonstration of the amazing wonder that is your brain, the most complex thing on the…

Insight to Politics Event

09:45 - 14:30 7 December 2010
This event will give Gifted & Talented learners, who are currently studying or are interested in subjects such as politics, economics and business studies, an overview of Politics…

Discover Criminology Day

09:30 - 15:00 8 December 2010
The Discover Criminology Day will enable you to explore and experience the study of Criminology at The University of Manchester. The day will consist of an overview of the range of…

Showcase lecture: Up Pompeii (and Herculaneum!)

15:00 - 16:30 8 December 2010
Dr Paul Roberts, the British Museum.

SOLD OUT Poetry Reading by Gwyneth Lewis

18:00 9 December 2010
A reading from the Welsh poet Gwyneth Lewis *THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT*

Discover Microbiology Day

09:00 - 15:30 9 December 2010
We see a lot of adverts about good bacteria in foods but what about the bad bacteria in what we eat? Microbiology examines pathogenic microbes (bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites)…

Simon Turner (cello) and Richard Casey (piano)

13:00 9 December 2010
Beethoven Sonata in C major op. 102 no.1 Webern Three Little Pieces op.11 Carter Sonata (1948) Beethoven’s C-major Sonata can be seen as the first of his late period…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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