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Arguments and umbrella stands: Victorian Manchester’s natural history collections

12:30 - 13:45 17 March 2011
Talk: 12.30-1.15pm Tour: 1.15-1.45pm In Victorian Manchester there was a Geological Society and a Natural History Society. They shared a museum, but disagreed about the admission…

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…

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…

National Science and Engineering Week - Thursday 17th March

10:00 - 15:00 17 March 2011
National Science and Engineering Week is a 10 day programme of around 3,500 events running throughout the whole of the UK with the aim of celebrating science, engineering and technology…

Stonehenge: henge diggers

19 February - 17 July 2011
Photos by Bill Bevan and emotive texts capture the feelings of archaeologists, some from The University of Manchester, as they dig and make discoveries near this renowned sacred site.…

Trio Atem Gavin Osborn – flute, Nina Whiteman – voice, Alice Purton – cello

13:00 17 March 2011
WALTER CARROLL LUNCHTIME CONCERT Manuella Blackburn Triple Retort (world première) Edward Caine Poem in Silence Kaija Saariaho Mirrors Martin Iddon pneuma.pistis (world…

VAGANZA invites CHIMERA: The Next Generation New Music Ensembles from University of Manchester and York

18 March 2011
The culmination of an exciting collaboration between Universities of Manchester and York, including music especially written for two ensembles, and a vibrant new work by PhD composer…

Big Saturday: The body experience

11:00 - 16:00 19 March 2011
A day of hands-on activities about the body's organs and functions. 11am-4pm: Human body tour Come on a tour of the human body with scientists from the Faculty of Life Sciences…

Manchester University Wind Orchestra ‘Picture Postcards 2: Europe’

19:30 19 March 2011
Sibelius Finlandia Ellerby Paris Sketches Saint-Saëns Orient et Occident, Op. 25 Gorb Dances from Crete Hindemith Symphony in B-flat Conductors: Jack Adler-McKean, Ralph Corrigan,…

Young curators exhibition

19 March 2011
Come and see what happens when you let a group of teenagers loose at The Manchester Museum! Our team of young curators have designed their own exhibition, using Museum and hand made…

Confucius Institute China talks

12:30 - 13:30 21 March 2011
Gunpowder, silk, paper and porcelain were all invented in China. Find out more about one of the most important and influential civilisations in world history in this series of monthly talks by The Confucius Institute.

Surrey UCAS Higher Education Convention

21 - 22 March 2011
The University of Manchester will be attending the Surrey UCAS Higher Education Convention on 21st & 22nd March 2011. The University of Manchester receives applications from talented…

Northern Ireland UCAS Higher Education Convention

23 - 24 March 2011
The University of Manchester will be attending the Northern Ireland UCAS Higher Education Convention on 23rd & 24th March 2011. The University of Manchester receives applications…

Showcase Lecture: The Artificial Ape: Technology, Evolution and Humanity

15:00 - 16:30 23 March 2011
3-4pm: lecture 4-4.30pm: discussion followed by tea & coffee Timothy Taylor, author and archaeologist.

UMASS Summer Lecture Series: Life Sciences

15:00 - 17:00 23 March 2011
At the end of the academic year, UMASS will hold four lectures for sixth form students. These lectures will be given by an academic member of staff and will include a note-taking skills…

Dante In Manchester: Professor Stephen J. Milner

17:15 - 19:00 24 March 2011
Inaugural Lecture, Serena Chair of Italian The lecture will look at Manchester’s civic heritage and the importance of sustaining the vital relation between cities and learning which…

Hereford & Worcester UCAS Higher Education Convention

24 March 2011
The University of Manchester will be attending the Hereford & Worcester UCAS Higher Education Convention on 24th March 2011. The University of Manchester receives applications from…

Richard Whalley Piano Recital: Child’s Play

13:00 24 March 2011
WALTER CARROLL LUNCHTIME CONCERT Robert Schumann Kinderscenen Helmut Lachenmann Ein Kinderspiel Schumann’s fantastical images of childhood scenes contrast vividly with…

BBC RADIO 3 Hungarian Chamber Music Series: CHROMA

19:30 25 March 2011
BBC RADIO 3 Hungarian Chamber Music Series: CHROMA Liszt La lugubre gondola for violin & piano Bartok Contrasts Dohnanyi Sextet in C, Op.37 This event will be recorded for BBC Radio 3

Magi Carpet: Head, shoulders, knees & toes

11:00 - 12:00 25 March 2011
Storytelling and activity session for under 5s and their families/carers.

Winds at One

13:00 25 March 2011
Blow away the winter chill and welcome in spring with a warming concert of wind music. FREE

Ad Solem – University of Manchester Chamber Choir

19:30 26 March 2011
William Byrd Haec Dies Ne Irascaris Domine Civitas Sancti Tui Thomas Tallis O Nata Lux Loquebantur Variis Linguis William Byrd Laudibus…

Thames Valley UCAS Higher Education Convention

28 - 29 March 2011
The University of Manchester will be attending the Thames Valley UCAS Higher Education Convention on 28th & 29th March 2011. The University of Manchester receives applications from…

Gateways - Year 10 Skills for Success Day

09:45 - 14:30 29 March 2011
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…

Gateways - Year 10 Skills for Success Day

09:45 - 14:30 30 March 2011
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…

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