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Body Bits: Ethics of Using Biomaterials

18:30 - 20:00 20 March 2012
6.30-8pm. Guided tour of the ‘Human Body Trail’ which links Museum exhibits to the themes of biomaterials, enhancement, genethics, and reproduction, followed by discussion on the ethics…

Chronically Intriguing: State and Medical Responses to Type-II Diabetes, 1948-1992

13:00 - 14:00 20 March 2012
Speaker: Martin Moore, University of Warwick

Cornwall UCAS Higher Education Convention

20 March 2012
The University of Manchester will be attending the Cornwall UCAS Higher Education Convention on 20th March 2012. The University of Manchester receives applications from talented students…

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,…

MANAGING LONG-TERM HEALTH CONDITIONS IN PRIMARY CARE: PATIENT PERCEPTIONS AND EXPECTATIONS RELATING TO RECOVERY AND PROGNOSIS

14:00 - 14:30 20 March 2012
Speaker: Helen Brooks, Primary Care Group, University of Manchester Further details: Background Whilst there is a plethora of literature on how patients experience a chronic condition,…

Manchester University Big Band

19:30 - 21:30 20 March 2012
Director: Patrick Hurley Manchester University Big Band returns with another brilliant concert including a mix of well-known classics and contemporary gems from the big band repertoire.

Surrey UCAS Higher Education Convention

19 - 20 March 2012
The University of Manchester will be attending the Surrey UCAS Higher Education Convention on 19th and 20th March 2012. The University of Manchester receives applications from talented…

Tours of the Vivarium (live animals) - every Tues & Thurs (except school holidays)

12:00 - 13:00 20 March 2012
Every Tues & Thurs, 12-1pm (except school holidays). Tours of the Vivarium (live animals). Meet the Museum's live animals and learn about the education and conservation work taking place beyond the displays.

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…

Accommodation Tours

10:30 - 12:00 21 March 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.

Exeter UCAS Higher Education Convention

21 - 22 March 2012
The University of Manchester will be attending the Exeter UCAS Higher Education Convention on 21st and 22nd March 2012. The University of Manchester receives applications from talented…

Guided Visits

13:30 - 15:30 21 March 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

Software Techniques for Energy Conservation on High-End Computing Systems

14:00 - 15:30 21 March 2012
Speaker: Professor Dimitris Nikolopoulos. Queen's University Belfast Host: Rizos Sakellariou Abstract: This talk will present a stack of software techniques and tools for conserving…

Sussex UCAS Higher Education Convention

21 - 22 March 2012
The University of Manchester will be attending the Sussex UCAS Higher Education Convention on 21st and 22nd March 2012. The University of Manchester receives applications from talented…

Tour of the Palaeontology stores

13:30 21 March 2012
Every Wednesday, 1.30-2.15pm & 2.15-3pm: Tours of the stores. Go behind the scenes and explore our Palaeontology and Botany stores (one store per week).

Fukushima Colours- Voices of recovery after the catastrophe in Japan

17:00 - 19:00 22 March 2012
Speaker: Elin Lindqvist Further details: It will take years for the full extent of the nuclear crisis’ impact on Japan to become clear. Yet, a year after the tsunami it is already…

iPad Seminar

12:30 - 13:30 22 March 2012
Further details: MBS and MHS will be holding an iPad Seminar with the aim of bringing together iPad users, or those interested in finding out more about iPads, from around the University…

Tours of the Vivarium (live animals) - every Tues & Thurs (except school holidays)

12:00 - 13:00 22 March 2012
Every Tues & Thurs, 12-1pm (except school holidays). Tours of the Vivarium (live animals). Meet the Museum's live animals and learn about the education and conservation work taking place beyond the displays.

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series - Dream Spaces: music for flute & live electronics

13:00 - 14:00 22 March 2012
Gavin Osborn – flutes with Manuella Blackburn & Haruka Hirayama (electronics) & Paul Michael Labelle (guitar) Kaija Saariaho Laconisme de l'aile Brian Ferneyhough Cassandra's…

Hereford & Worcester UCAS Higher Education Convention

23 March 2012
The University of Manchester will be attending the Hereford & Worcester UCAS Higher Education Convention on 23rd March 2012. The University of Manchester receives applications from…

MUMS Chamber Ensemble

13:00 - 14:30 23 March 2012
Conductor: Jamie Phillips Join us for a rare performance of the chamber version of Mahler’s 4th Symphony. The lightest of all his symphonic output, it concerns the view of heaven…

Alan Turing and Life’s Enigma

24 March - 18 November 2012
Inspired by 1950s design and combining Alan Turing’s notes with museum objects, this exhibition documents Turing’s investigation into one of the great mysteries of nature: how complex…

Consent in children's and young people's health and social care

12:00 26 March 2012
Speaker: Dr. Hugh Davies, Prof Bridget Young, Dr Paul Baines and Mr Peter Jenkins Further details: This workshop will explore issues arising in consent with children and young people…

Gateways - Year 8 Familiarisation Visit

09:30 26 March 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…

Thames Valley UCAS Higher Education Convention

26 - 27 March 2012
The University of Manchester will be attending the Thames Valley UCAS Higher Education Convention on 26th and 27th March 2012. The University of Manchester receives applications from…

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