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Living Worlds

14 April 2011 - 14 April 2012
Now open (permanent gallery) If you think nature is something far away, think again - we are nature. Living Worlds explores the connections between all living things, including us,…

Manchester Science Festival: Science Spectacular

11:00 - 15:00 29 October 2011
11am-3pm. Find out why plants don't fall over, journey through a jet engine, explore the invisible universe, snuggle up to some usual insects, and help us hunt for dinosaurs. Families…

Manchester Science Festival: Stitch a solar system

11:00 - 15:00 29 October 2011
11am-3pm. Knit your very own solar system to hang up at home or contribute to our growing galaxy of knitted planets, meteorites and stars. Pick up some knitting skills from our resident…

Manchester Science Festival: The human body trail

14:00 - 15:30 29 October 2011
2-3.30pm. Follow the Human Body Trail around Manchester, through museums, across the city centre and into cyberspace! Join our guided walk and discussion in The Manchester Museum (including…

MANTIS FESTIVAL FALL 2011

18:00 29 October 2011
MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound presents a weekend of electroacoustic concerts featuring composers based at the NOVARS Research Centre, guest artists and Psappha, The University…

MANTIS FESTIVAL FALL 2011

19:30 29 October 2011
MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound presents a weekend of electroacoustic concerts featuring composers based at the NOVARS Research Centre, guest artists and Psappha, The University…

The Museum Allotment

27 May - 13 November 2011
The Museum’s new Living Worlds gallery explores the connections between all living things, including us, and shows how we can all shape the future by the choices we make. One of…

Unearthed: Ancient Egypt

30 September 2011 - 6 September 2012
30 Sep 2011-6 Sep 2012. Calling all budding Egyptologists and archaeologists. We need your help! Our Egyptologist Dr Digby (played on film by Terry Deary, author of Horrible Histories…

we are extInked

9 July - 4 December 2011
To celebrate the opening of our Living Worlds gallery, we have teamed up with Artist group Ultimate Holding Company to present 'we are extInked' - an exhibition documenting the story…

Manchester Science Festival: Fire and ice: what makes volcanoes dangerous?

14:00 - 15:00 30 October 2011
2-3pm. What makes some volcanic eruptions explosive - and what happens when volcanoes and ice meet? Join Dr Hugh Tuffen, Royal Society Research Fellow at Lancaster University, whose…

Manchester Science Festival: Why ginger takes the biscuit in helping save the stag beetle

12:00 30 October 2011
12-1pm. Delve into the secret world of the stag beetle, our largest terrestrial beetle. Only by finding a way to monitor it can we conserve it. Discover how they can be monitored using…

MANTIS FESTIVAL FALL 2011

14:00 30 October 2011
MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound presents a weekend of electroacoustic concerts featuring composers based at the NOVARS Research Centre, guest artists and Psappha, The University…

Agency and Activism: The Yale Building Project

14:00 - 16:00 1 November 2011
Manchester Architecture Research Centre (SED) presents Agency and Activism: The Yale Building Project Speaker: Richard Hayes (Rafael Vinoly Architects) 2-4pm, Coupland 1 Pear Lecture Theatre

The diagnosis of progressive ataxias: a qualitative comparative study of the views of patients and doctors

14:00 - 15:00 1 November 2011
Health Sciences Group-Primary Care present The diagnosis of progressive ataxias: a qualitative comparative study of the views of patients and doctors Speaker: Dr. Gavin Daker-White,…

Confucius Institute talk - Bond markets, revolutions, and the Chinese Maritime Customs Service

12:30 - 13:30 2 November 2011
12.30-1.30pm. With Professor Hans van de Ven, Professor of Modern Chinese History, Cambridge University. This talk will address the emergence of bond markets in China, their links with…

Geohazards: their occurrence & causes - five week course

15:00 - 17:00 2 November 2011
A five week course (starting Wed 2 Nov) organised by the Workers' Educational Association looking at how nature past & present has shaped our world. Examining exhibits from The Manchester…

The Competition Commission Local Bus Services Market Investigation

17:30 - 19:00 2 November 2011
Transport Seminar Series: The Competition Commission Local Bus Services Market Investigation Speaker: Dr M P Higginson, Martin Higginson Transport Research & Consultancy

Educational psychologies and therapeutic intervention

12:30 - 14:00 3 November 2011
Humanities/Education present: Educational psychologies and therapeutic intervention For further details: Diane Brooks: diane.brooks@manchester.ac.uk

Poetry Book Society Benefit Reading

18:30 4 November 2011
This reading in is an opportunity to show support for the PBS who have lost their ACE grant and appreciate the strength of Northern poetry. The reading also draws attention to…

The Festival of Social Science 2011: The Science of Emotions

14:00 - 16:00 4 November 2011
2-4pm. A two hour-programme of activities exploring the Why, What and How of emotions. Have you ever wondered why we have emotions? Have you ever experienced an emotion and wanted…

University of Manchester Music Society Classical Works

13:00 4 November 2011
Join us for the second of our free Lunchtime Concert series, with a selection of classical works and student commissions for small chamber ensembles. FREE

University of Manchester String Orchestra and Brass Ensembles

15:00 5 November 2011
Brass Ensembles: Bliss Antiphonal Fanfare for 3 Brass Choirs Britten Russian Funeral Music Vaughan Williams English Folk Song Suite Schuller Symphony for Brass Walton Spitfire…

Stockport Youth Orchestra

15:00 6 November 2011
Conductors: Tim Crooks & Sinead Hayes Stockport Youth Orchestra returns to the Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall for the first concert of its 2011-12 season, featuring soloist William…

Gateways - Year 9 Build Your Future Visit

09:30 - 14:30 8 November 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…

Site-writing: The Architecture of Art Criticism

14:00 - 16:00 8 November 2011
Manchester Architecture Research Centre (SED) present Site-writing: The Architecture of Art Criticism Speaker: Jane Rendell (Bartlett School of Architecture) 2-4pm, Coupland 1 Pear Lecture Theatre

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