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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…

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,…

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…

The Ukrainians are Coming, the Ukrainians are Coming! Part 2

19:30 25 November 2011
VAGANZA - The University of Manchester’s New Music Ensemble Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall Vaganza presents a musical evening which spans two nations, generations and cultures. Both…

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…

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…

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…

Museum Meets: After Hours

18:30 - 21:30 26 November 2011
6.30-9.30pm. See the Museum in a new light, at the first of our regular after hours events. There will be a fusion of Victorian and contemporary photography, gramophone music, photography…

Museum Meets: Urban Naturalist

14:00 - 16:00 26 November 2011
2-4pm. The first of our monthly practical, friendly workshops for adults, run by leading naturalists. From wild food-foraging and composting to bird song and insect identification,…

MUWO (Manchester University Wind Orchestra)

19:30 26 November 2011
MUWO (Manchester University Wind Orchestra) Sparke The Land of the Long White Cloud Whitacre Lux Aurumque Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue Horovitz Bacchus on Blue Ridge Binney Emerald Breeze…

Human bodies: animal bodies

18:00 - 19:30 28 November 2011
6-7.30pm, followed by a drinks reception. A discussion to consider the opportunities and implications of biomedical research involving the combination of human and animal cells…

Informed Consent for Clinical Trial Participation: what can be learnt from shared decision making?

14:00 - 15:00 29 November 2011
Health Sciences Group - Primary Care present: Informed Consent for Clinical Trial Participation: what can be learnt from shared decision making? Speaker: Dr. Katie Gillies, CSO…

Researching at a distance: methodological challenges in researching disability in Iraq

12:30 - 14:00 29 November 2011
Faculties of Humanities & Education present: Researching at a distance: methodological challenges in researching disability in Iraq Speaker: Alison Alborz Further details: Diane…

A debate with French music journalist Bertrand Dicale

14:00 - 16:00 30 November 2011
Linked to the final-year undergraduate module 'Protest Music in France', taught by Dr Barbara Lebrun (French Studies), this debate with Bertrand Dicale will primarily be led by the…

CANCELLED Confucius Institute talk - The first Chinese books in London: the collection of Sir Hans Sloane

12:30 - 13:30 30 November 2011
This talk has had to be cancelled, but we hope to reschedule it soon. With Dr Frances Wood, Curator of Chinese Collections, The British Library. The collections of Sir Hans Sloane…

CANCELLED Showcase lecture - Enhancing the visitor experience: the virtual and physical reconstruction of a Chalcolithic roundhouse on Cyprus

15:00 - 16:30 30 November 2011
This lecture has had to be cancelled but we hope to reschedule it in 2012. 3-4.30pm. With Lindy Crewe, Archaeology at The University of Manchester and The Manchester Museum. It is…

Gateways - Year 9 Build Your Future Visit

09:30 - 14:30 30 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…

Super Resolution Direct Optical Imaging through Transparent Microspheres, a New Optical Imaging Approach for Biomedical Science Main Body

12:30 - 14:00 30 November 2011
You are warmly invited to our next BII Seminar 'Super Resolution Direct Optical Imaging through Transparent Microspheres, a New Optical Imaging Approach for Biomedical Science' on Wednesday…

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