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An overview of head injury and eye in children

19:30 - 20:30 16 November 2011
Manchester Medical Society presents 'An overview of head injury and eye in children' Speaker: Mr C Lloyd (Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist, Central Manchester Hospitals NHS…

Gateways - Year 8 Familiarisation Visit

09:30 - 14:30 16 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…

Human auditory stem cells: paving the way for a therapy for deafness

14:00 - 15:00 16 November 2011
Manchester Tissue Regeneration & Stem Cell Network Seminar Series Speaker: Marcelo Rivolta, University of Sheffield

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,…

Showcase lecture - From natural history to human ecology: the philosophy behind the new 'Living Worlds' gallery

15:00 - 16:30 16 November 2011
3-4.30pm. With Henry McGhie, Head of Collections and Curator of Zoology, The Manchester Museum. Living Worlds opened in April 2011 as the latest display of one of the Museum's original…

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…

Ebb Trio

13:00 17 November 2011
The Ebb Trio feature international artists performing works for mezzo-soprano, viola and piano, including the première of a song-cycle by Kevin Malone based on texts by Anthony Burgess,…

Gateways - Year 8 Familiarisation Visit

09:30 - 14:30 17 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…

Radiation and Borders

17:30 - 19:00 17 November 2011
Manchester Medical Society (Imaging) present 'Radiation and Borders' Speaker: Mr P Shaw (Health Protection Agency) Coffee & Registration from 5.30 pm Further details available…

Systematic review of the effectiveness of solution focused Brief Therapy: the role of research in the regulation of professional practice

12:30 - 14:00 17 November 2011
Faculties of Humanities & Education present: Systematic review of the effectiveness of solution focused Brief Therapy: ther role of research in the regulation of professional practice…

University of Manchester Music Soceity Opera Scenes

13:00 18 November 2011
In the fourth of our free Lunchtime Concert series, Opera Scenes returns as famous scenes and arias are performed by talented students. FREE

Grave Secrets: Tales of the Ancient Nubians

19 November 2011 - 4 March 2012
An exhibition of bone specimens and artefacts excavated during the Archaeological Survey of Nubia (1907-1911), revealing the lives of the inhabitants of ancient Nubia, Egypt’s southern…

LITERATURE LIVE: Lavinia Greenlaw, John Glenday and Ali Smith

18:30 21 November 2011
Lavinia Greenlaw lives in London, where she was born. She has published three books of poems, most recently MINSK, which was shortlisted for the Forward, T.S. Eliot and Whitbread poetry…

Entropy by Design: Gilles Clément, Parc Henri Matisse and the Limits to Avant-Garde Urbanism

14:00 - 16:00 22 November 2011
Manchester Architecture Research Centre (SED) present Entropy by Design: Gilles Clément, Parc Henri Matisse and the Limits to Avant-Garde Urbanism 2-4pm, Coupland 1 Pear Lecture Theatre

Y10 Insight to Law Day (Gifted & Talented Programme)

09:45 - 14:30 22 November 2011
The Insight to Law day will give Y10 learners an overview of Law and the degree courses available, a tour of our School of Law and two interactive workshops focusing on core aspects…

The Ages of man: The chronological approach to Bipolar Disorders

13:30 - 17:00 23 November 2011
Manchester Medical Society (Psychiatry) present 'The Ages of man: The chronological approach to Bipolar Disorders' Speaker: Dr B Dubicka "Bipolar disorder in children and adolescents…

University of Manchester Drama Society Autumn Showcase

19:00 23 November 2011
It’s time for the Drama Society’s Autumn Showcase! Every year we put on a fantastic performance in the John Thaw Studio Theatre, so if you want a good night’s entertainment and to…

Sakhioba Folk Ensemble

13:00 24 November 2011
Stravinsky famously referred to Georgian folk polyphony as “a wonderful treasure that can give for performance more than all the attainments of new music”. Joining us all the way from…

Session for early career staff researchers in the School

12:30 - 14:00 24 November 2011
Faculties of Humanities & Education present: Session for early career staff researchers in the School Speaker: Helen Gunter For further details: Diane Brooks: diane.brooks@manchester.ac.uk

University of Manchester Drama Society Autumn Showcase

19:00 24 November 2011
It’s time for the Drama Society’s Autumn Showcase! Every year we put on a fantastic performance in the John Thaw Studio Theatre, so if you want a good night’s entertainment and to…

Y10 Insight to Law Day (Gifted & Talented Programme)

09:45 - 14:30 24 November 2011
The Insight to Law day will give Y10 learners an overview of Law and the degree courses available, a tour of our School of Law and two interactive workshops focusing on core aspects…

Magic Carpet: Chocolate

11:00 - 12:00 25 November 2011
Ludwig the little badger and his woodland friends, Squirrel, Bird and Mouse are some of the characters you’ll get to know in this storytelling and activity session for under 5s, featuring…

The Ukrainians are Coming, the Ukrainians are Coming!

13:00 25 November 2011
VAGANZA - The University of Manchester’s New Music Ensemble Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall Vaganza is honoured to invite four composers spanning two generations from Ukraine to attend…

University of Manchester Drama Society Autumn Showcase

19:00 25 November 2011
It’s time for the Drama Society’s Autumn Showcase! Every year we put on a fantastic performance in the John Thaw Studio Theatre, so if you want a good night’s entertainment and to…

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