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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…

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,…

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…

The Geometry of Synthesis: How to make hardware out of software

14:00 - 16:00 30 November 2011
Speaker: Dr Dan Ghica Compared to CPUs, custom circuits can be faster, use less energy and be less susceptible to tampering, so there are situations when rather than executing a…

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…

Gateways - Year 9 Build Your Future Visit

09:30 - 14:30 1 December 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…

All that remains: reconstructing life and death in ancient Egypt and Nubia

3 December 2011
Looking into research into the Royal Mummies of Egypt and the history of disease in Egypt and Nubia. With a practical session looking at how to study ancient skeletal remains and identify…

Big Saturday: Chocolate

11:00 - 16:00 3 December 2011
11am-4pm. Discover the connections between the Museum’s collection and chocolate and the science behind chocolate. With object handling of Mayan stoneware and cocoa beans, chocolate…

The University of Manchester Chorus and Symphony Orchestra

19:30 4 December 2011
The Manchester University Chorus begins the 2011-12 season with a performance of Bach’s Mass in B Minor accompanied by the University of Manchester Symphony Orchestra. Following the…

Gateways - Year 7 University Uncovered Visit

09:45 - 14:30 5 December 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…

MAP celebration evening

18:30 - 20:30 5 December 2011
The Celebration Evening is the final event in the MAP calendar and everyone who has passed MAP is invited. Refreshments will be provided and students will receive a certificate from the MAP team.

“Colm Tóibín in Conversation” with Eamon Duffy

18:30 5 December 2011
Acclaimed novelist and journalist Colm Tóibín, newly appointed as Professor of Creative Writing at The University of Manchester’s Centre for New Writing, hosts a series of high-profile…

Ad Solem (University of Manchester Chamber Choir)

19:30 6 December 2011
Poulenc Mass in G Mouton Nesciens Mater Duruflé Notre Père Messiaen O Sacrum Convivium Poulenc Quatre Motets pour le temps de Noël Villette Hymne à la Vièrge Poulenc Un Soir de…

Gateways - Year 7 University Uncovered Visit

09:45 - 14:30 6 December 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…

MAP celebration evening

18:30 - 20:30 6 December 2011
The Celebration Evening is the final event in the MAP calendar and everyone who has passed MAP is invited. Refreshments will be provided and students will receive a certificate from the MAP team.

The North West People in Research Forum

14:00 - 15:00 6 December 2011
Health Sciences Group-Primary Care present "The North West People in Research Forum" Speaker: Marisha Palm, CMFT Manchester

The Northern Hub

17:30 - 19:00 7 December 2011
Transport Seminar: The Northern Hub (In association with the Institution of Railway Operators) Speaker: Duncan Law, Northern Hub Scheme Sponsor Network Rail

Y10 Insight to Politics Day (Gifted & Talented Programme)

09:45 - 14:30 7 December 2011
This event will give Gifted and Talented learners, who are currently studying or are interested in subjects such as politics, economics and business studies, an overview of Politics…

Gateways - Year 7 University Uncovered Visit

09:45 - 14:30 8 December 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…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Series - Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert

13:00 8 December 2011
Weinberg Sonata No. 2 for solo viola, Op. 123 (UK première) Schubert Quartet in A minor, D.804, ‘Rosamunde’ Late-period explorations: another incomparable Schubert masterpiece,…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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