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'Not a Special Science': Forensic Medicine and the Child's Body in Late Nineteenth Century Britain

13:00 - 14:00 22 May 2012
Speaker: Victoria Bates, University of Exeter

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…

How do we research recovery?

12:00 22 May 2012
Speaker: Mr Simon Morton and James Irving Further details: The drug and alcohol treatment landscape is changing, with a new emphasis of the process of recovery from dependence…

How do we research recovery?

12:00 22 May 2012
Speaker: Dr. Tim Millar, Mr Simon Morton, James Irving Further details: The drug and alcohol treatment landscape is changing, with a new emphasis of the process of recovery from…

How do we research recovery?

12:00 22 May 2012
Further details: The drug and alcohol treatment landscape is changing, with a new emphasis of the process of recovery from dependence which, as the government’s own strategy notes,…

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…

Campus Visits for School and College Groups

13:30 - 15:30 23 May 2012
A presentation on The University of Manchester and Higher Education - helping students to be aware of the choices available to them. This is followed by a chance to meet some current…

Edinburgh Previews: Iain Stirling and Dan Nightingale

20:00 - 22:00 23 May 2012
Catch these comedians on their way up (to Edinburgh) Stand-up comedian, and the current face of CBBC, Iain Stirling has been dubbed one of Scotland's "hottest newcomers" by The Scotsman…

MACE

14:00 - 14:40 23 May 2012
Human as a living machine: challenges to asses its working condition. Dr. Leu Ren - Structure, Dynamics and Extreme Loading Research Group

MACE

14:40 - 15:20 23 May 2012
Back to the future: Flettner rotors for low-carbon maritime propulsion? Professor Brian Launder - Aerospace Research Group

MACE

15:20 - 16:00 23 May 2012
Engineering applications of smooth particle hydrodynamic (SPH) modelling: the original science behind animated film and games making. Dr. Ben Rogers - Energy, Environment and Climate Change Research Group

Showcase lecture: What is happening behind the hoardings?

15:00 - 16:30 23 May 2012
3-4.30pm. With Sam Sportun, The Manchester Museum. An update on the re-display of the Museum's Ancient Egypt and Archaeology galleries: the challenges and opportunities that the Heritage…

Edinburgh Previews: Ian Stirling and Hanks & Conran (Pigs in Blankets)

20:00 - 22:00 24 May 2012
Catch these comedians on their way up (to Edinburgh) Stand-up comedian, and the current face of CBBC, Iain Stirling has been dubbed one of Scotland's "hottest newcomers" by The Scotsman…

Magic Carpet: Nature

11:00 - 12:00 25 May 2012
Storytelling and activity session for under 5s and their families/carers.

Commissioning for Public Health

09:00 - 17:00 28 May 2012
Speaker: Dr. Ruth Hussey, Prof Iain Buchan, Prof Ian Jacobs, Dr Kath Checkland Further details: The public health community faces a period of intense change and uncertainty in…

Star Lecture: Do You Know Your Risk of Heart Disease

18:00 - 20:00 29 May 2012
Free public debate on heart disease, obesity and diabetes at Manchester Town Hall on 29 May. All welcome!

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

12:00 - 13:00 29 May 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.

Understanding school rationale for Extended Services through a 'Theory of Change' methodology of the MTL

12:30 - 14:00 29 May 2012
Humanities & Education present: Understanding school rationale for Extended Services through a 'Theory of Change' methodology of the MTL Speaker: Nicola Kassam For further details:…

Access to Higher Education

12:30 - 14:00 30 May 2012
Humanities & Education present: Access to Higher Education Speaker: Cate Goodlad For further details: Diane Brooks: diane.brooks@manchester.ac.uk

Accommodation Tours

10:30 - 12:00 30 May 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 30 May 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

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

12:00 - 13:00 31 May 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.

Big Saturday: Manchester Anansi Spider

11:00 - 16:00 2 June 2012
11am-4pm. See the Anansi Spider story brought to life in a performance by the Men’s Room Community Group and Royal Exchange Theatre. Have a look around our We Face Forward: Anansi Stories…

We Face Forward: Anansi Stories

2 June - 16 September 2012
A popular character in West African and Caribbean folklore, Anansi the Spider is a trickster who started life as a man, but due to his mischievous ways was turned into a spider by his…

June half term: Living Worlds and Manchester Anansi Spider

11:00 4 - 16:00 8 June 2012
11am-4pm. Make sock pets and Anansi Spiders, inspired by our We Face Forward: Anansi Stories display and Living Worlds gallery. With Anansi Spider storytelling and activities Tuesday-Thursday, 1-3pm.

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

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