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Big Saturday: Bug Art

11:00 - 16:00 28 January 2012
11am-4pm. Make your own bug art inspired by the Museum’s bug collection and artwork by students from Stockport College at our Bug Art Big Saturday. Activities include making origami…

Curiosities - Celebrating Trees

13 January - 5 February 2012
Exhibition displaying the winning entries from the Curiosities favourite tree photography competition. Competition entrants were asked to take photos of their favourite trees, to create images that tell a story.

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,…

MAP Selection and Induction Days

10:00 - 16:00 28 January 2012
The Selection and Induction Day at the University is for MAP applicants who progressed through Stage One. This will allow us to verify the information supplied at the point of application…

Museum Meets: Urban Naturalist

14:00 - 16:00 28 January 2012
2-4pm. Urban Naturalist is a programme of friendly, practical workshops run by leading naturalists. From wild food-foraging and composting to bird song and insect identification, explore…

The Cafe Historique presents Arab Communities in Manchester 1839 -2012: A Brief History

15:00 - 16:30 28 January 2012
3-4.30pm. In partnership with The Manchester Museum, The Cafe Historique presents: Arab Communities in Manchester 1839 -2012: A Brief History. Speaker: Dr. Mohammad Seddon, author…

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…

Alan Hilton Medal Evening

17:30 - 19:00 30 January 2012
Faculty/School: Manchester Medical Society (Odontology) Speaker: M McGrady "The affect of social deprivation on the prevalence and severity of dental caries and fluorosis in populations…

Gateways - Year 7 University Uncovered Visit

09:45 - 14:30 30 January 2012
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…

MICRA Seminar: Designing and Evaluating Wellbeing Interventions for Older People

13:00 - 16:00 30 January 2012
Speakers: Anna Campbell (Age UK West Cumbria), Professor Chris Todd (School of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work), Professor James Nazroo (Sociology & CCSR) Buffet lunch and Networking…

Gateways - Year 7 University Uncovered Visit

09:45 - 14:30 31 January 2012
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…

Accommodation Tours

10:30 - 12:00 1 February 2012
A chance to take a walking tour of our largest accommodation campus in Fallowfield, with the opportunity to see inside at least one student bedroom.

Guided Visits

13:30 - 15:30 1 February 2012
A presentation on The University of Manchester by a member of the Undergraduate Recruitment and Widening Participation Team, followed by a question and answer session and a tour of the campus with a current student

Shifting codes: professional before their time?

12:30 - 14:00 1 February 2012
Humanities & Education present: Shifting codes: professional before their time? Speaker: Graham Hardy/David Spendlove For further details: Diane Brooks: diane.brooks@manchester.ac.uk

Taxis as Public Transport

17:30 - 19:00 1 February 2012
Transport Seminar: Taxis as Public Transport Speaker: John Austin, National Association of Taxi Users

Gateways - Year 7 University Uncovered Visit

09:45 - 14:30 2 February 2012
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…

Manchester Schools and Colleges Forum Meeting

15:30 - 17:30 2 February 2012
The Manchester Schools and Colleges Forum is open to any teacher or careers adviser in the region. The group meets termly on the University campus to network, share best practice and…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series - Robin Ireland (Viola) and Tim Horton (Piano)

13:00 - 14:00 2 February 2012
J.S. Bach Sonata for Viola da Gamba No.2 in D major, transcr. for viola and piano Schumann Adagio and Allegro Op.70 Prokoviev Four pieces from Romeo and Juliet Suite, transcr. for…

MUMS Chamber Music Festival Day One: Opera

19:00 - 21:00 3 February 2012
Handel Semele (Opera) Artistic Director: Timothy Langston Conductor: Jamie Phillips Chorus Master: David Wishart Producer: Matthew Cundy The opening concert of the Music Society's…

MUMS Chamber Festival Day Two: Chamber Orchestra

19:30 - 21:30 4 February 2012
Stravinsky Ragtime Gary Carpenter Sonatinas for Alto Saxophone Jose Puello Student Commission Louis Andriessen M is for Men, Music, Mozart Soloist: Dan White – Saxophone Conductors:…

MUMS Chamber Festival Day Two: Lunchtime Concert

13:00 - 15:00 4 February 2012
Tomasi Fanfares Liturgiques Bizet Carmen Suite Gounod Petite Symphony Conductors: Leo Geyer | Jonathan Evans | Tom Jarvis Come join our Brass and Wind Ensembles for the second concert…

Commercialisation of Research

15:00 - 17:00 6 February 2012
Speaker: Professor Matthew Sanders Further details: The School of Psychological Sciences and the Faculty Research Office invite you to attend an afternoon seminar on the Commercialisation…

Gateways - Year 11 Skills for Success Visit

09:30 - 14:30 7 February 2012
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…

On the Boundary of Linearity: The Split between Basic and Applied Research in Sweden in the Late 1940s

13:00 - 14:00 7 February 2012
CHSTM lunchtime seminar series Feb-May Speaker: Ingemar Pettersson, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

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