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10 week WEA course: Investigating Manchester’s industrial past

14:45 - 16:45 25 September 2012
2.45-4.45pm. 10 week course (starting 25 Sep) run by the Workers Educational Association. Ever wondered how history is created? What about the industrial heritage of Manchester? This…

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…

Gateways - Year 10 Exploration Visit

09:45 - 14:30 25 September 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…

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

12:00 - 13:00 25 September 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.

Gateways - Year 10 Exploration Visit

09:45 - 14:30 26 September 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…

HCRI Inaugural Annual Lecture

17:30 26 September 2012
Programme 5.30pm - Drinks reception 6.30pm - A humanitarian surge and its demise,1997-2003 - a personal account by Clare Short 7.15pm - Q & A 7.45pm - Close Clare Short was MP for…

Learn to Dance “Strictly Style” – Return to the Ballroom!

13:00 26 September 2012
Due to popular demand we’re bringing Ballroom back to the Martin Harris Centre. Whether you’ve danced with us before or are a complete novice, you’ll love these new routines! Mark Rowbottom…

MAP Guidance Interviews

26 September 2012
This is a 20 minute informal chat with a member of staff at the University of Manchester and is an opportunity for you to receive advice and guidance on your course options and progressing to University.

Gateways - Year 10 Exploration Visit

09:45 - 14:30 27 September 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…

Geology identification drop-in session

14:00 - 15:00 27 September 2012
2-3pm. Our Curator of Earth Sciences, David Gelsthorpe, will be in the Resource Centre once a month to answer your questions and identify your rocks and fossils.

Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert & Seminar

13:00 - 15:00 27 September 2012
Haydn Quartet in C, Op. 1, No. 1 in B flat Karen Tanaka Metal Strings The University’s international star quartet-in-residence opens the new season with the modest birth of…

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

12:00 - 13:00 27 September 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.

Magic Carpet: Fruit & veg

10:30 - 12:30 28 September 2012
10.30-11.30am & 11.30am-12.30pm. Storytelling and activity session for under 5s and their families/carers.

Quatuor Evening Concert

19:30 28 September 2012
Weinberg Quartet No. 3, Op. 14 Xenakis Tetras Beethoven Quartet in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2 The Danels’ first evening concert showcases their greatest strengths: the quartet…

MUMS Welcoming Concert & Seminar

19:30 - 21:30 29 September 2012
Brahms – Hungarian Dances Nielsen – Flute Concerto Stravinsky – Symphony of Psalms Conductors: Jonathan Evans, Thomas Goff, Philippa Goodall, Will Hooker, Oliver Till, Jack…

Urban Naturalist: Seeds

14:00 - 16:00 29 September 2012
2-4pm. As autumn arrives, Dr. Rachel Webster, Curator of Botany at The Manchester Museum, will help you learn how to harvest, clean and prepare seeds for storage. Practice your skills…

Baby Explorers

12:15 - 14:45 2 October 2012
Every other Tuesday. 12.15-1.15pm & 1.45-2.45pm Sensory play and interactive story sessions for babies who aren’t walking yet.

Future Delivery presented by Fluxx

19:00 - 22:00 2 October 2012
‘Sarah is expecting – but will the outcome be what she expected?’ In matters of having children, how much control is it reasonable to expect? An interactive event combining improvisation,…

Gateways - Year 10 Exploration Visit

09:45 - 14:30 2 October 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…

Clinical Prize Presentations, Symposium and Presidential Address

13:30 - 18:30 3 October 2012
Manchester Medical Society (Medicine) : There is a charge of £30 for non members of the Manchester Medical Society to attend this meeting. Medical students can attend for free. To…

Gateways - Year 10 Exploration Visit

09:45 - 14:30 3 October 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…

Gateways - Year 10 Exploration Visit

09:45 - 14:30 4 October 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…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert – Paisean

13:00 4 October 2012
Modern Jazz quartet Paisean (gaelic for Passion) features Ed Jones (sax), Gavin Barras (double bass), Dave Walsh (drums) and is led by award-winning pianist and composer Steve Plews. FREE lunchtime Concert

'The Animal Estate' 25 Years On

13:00 - 14:00 5 October 2012
In 1986 Professor Ritvo published The Animal Estate: The English and Other Creatures in the Victorian Age, a book that broke new ground in Victorian Studies and stimulated the development…

MUMS Lunchtime Concert Series

13:00 - 14:30 5 October 2012
New and existing students from the Music Society perform solo and ensemble works - a chance to see and hear a high standard of musical performance.

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