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Aisha Khalid: Larger Than Life

6 October 2012 - 27 January 2013
EXHIBITION Aisha Khalid: Larger Than Life. Exhibition runs until 27 January 2013. Lahore-based Aisha Khalid is one of Pakistan’s leading contemporary artists. She is part of a generation…

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…

Breed: The British & their Dogs

6 October 2012 - 14 April 2013
6 October 2012-14 April 2013 The history of the British Isles and its inhabitants, both human and canine, has long been entwined. Breed reveals the enduring and affectionate relationship…

Building on Things: images of ruin and renewal

6 October 2012 - 6 January 2013
No encounter or engagement with ruins is ever just about the past. Ruins are vehicles for time travel in the imagination. A ruined building is a reminder to the viewer of the passage…

Hockney to Hogarth: A Rake’s Progress

6 October 2012 - 27 January 2013
EXHIBITION Hockney to Hogarth: A Rake’s Progress. Exhibition runs until 3 February 2013. The Whitworth has been presented with David Hockney’s entire print series A Rake’s Progress…

How do we research recovery?

12:00 - 15:30 15 October 2012
Institute of Health Sciences/Addictions Research Network. Speakers : Dr Tim Millar, NDEC, Univ. of Manchester, Oscar D'Agnone, Director of Clinical Services, Crime Reduction Initiative,…

Jane and Louise Wilson

6 October 2012 - 27 January 2013
EXHIBITION Jane and Louise Wilson. Exhibition runs until 27 January 2013. Bringing together recent works by the acclaimed British artists Jane and Louise Wilson, this exhibition…

Literature Live: Paul Farley and Deryn Rees-Jones (Manchester Literature Festival)

15 October 2012
Manchester Literature Festival and the Centre for New Writing at the University of Manchester present two of the UK’s most acclaimed poets. Paul Farley has published four poetry collections…

Manchester Literature Festival at the Whitworth

7 - 19 October 2012
Manchester Literature Festival at the Whitworth. Dates: 7, 10, 12, 13, 14 & 19 October 2012. Manchester Literature Festival events showcasing work by established and emerging authors,…

Stories from West Africa – a performance by Usifu Jalloh

13:00 - 15:00 15 October 2012
Usifu Jalloh will take you on a journey to his homeland with voice and drum during this free lunchtime event. With his background in theatre, Usifu is a professional actor, storyteller,…

Gateways - Year 11 Skills for Success Visit

09:45 - 14:30 16 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…

FairWRC Seminar: Institutional Change and Child Labour in India

13:00 - 14:00 17 October 2012
Manchester Business School Speaker : Dr Wendy Olsen 13:00 - 14:00 with tea and biscuits Dr Olsen is based in the School of Social Sciences here at Manchester, and her research focuses…

Finite Element Analysis with Abaqus

13:00 - 14:00 17 October 2012
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences Speaker : Clint Davies-Taylor (of Dassault Systemes) As part of your studies you may be asked to perform a project or research using Finite…

Gateways - Year 11 Skills for Success Visit

09:45 - 14:30 17 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…

The Confucius Institute talks on China: How do China’s leading thinkers view the rest of the world

13:00 - 14:00 17 October 2012
1-2pm. With Astrid Nordin. Featuring speakers with specialist knowledge of China, these talks cover diverse topics from literature to politics, art, recreation and economics with the…

Gateways - Year 11 Skills for Success Visit

09:45 - 14:30 18 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 - Jeremy Young

13:00 - 14:00 18 October 2012
Yang Tsung Hsien Frédéric Chopin – Sonata in B minor Op. 58 Written at the height of his creative powers in 1844, Chopin’s third and final sonata is simultaneously a pianistic…

Psappha Evening Concert

19:30 - 22:00 19 October 2012
Alasdair Nicolson Punch! Arnold Schoenberg Chamber Symphony No.1 Op.9 (arr. Anton…

Big Draw Luminosity

13:30 20 - 03:30 21 October 2012
Free for children of all ages, their families and carers (Saturday 20 & Sunday 21 October, 1.30 – 3.30pm) World famous artists like Hockney do it, and now so can you! Join our Big Draw…

MUMS Symphony Orchestra

19:30 - 22:00 20 October 2012
Ligeti – Lontano Mahler – Symphony No. 3 Conductors: Will Hooker, Mark Heron. MUMS Symphony Orchestra returns for its second concert of the year. The mysterious Lontano by…

Genomics in clinical practice: A story about Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy

12:30 - 13:30 22 October 2012
Medical and Human Sciences, Institute of Human Development Speaker : Professor Jim Lupski Through studies of Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) peripheral neuropathy and Smith-Magenis syndrome,…

Jeanette Winterson in Conversation with A.M. Homes – Male Me: Imagination and Gender

18:30 - 21:30 22 October 2012
Newly appointed Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Manchester’s Centre for New Writing, Jeanette Winterson discusses gender and the imagination with acclaimed American…

Gateways - Year 11 Skills for Success Visit

09:45 - 14:30 23 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…

What a dog might tell us: on photography, perfectibility, and the aesthetics of breed

18:00 - 20:00 23 October 2012
6-8pm. With artist Jo Longhurst. For several years Jo worked with eminent British Whippet breeders, photographing their dogs by bloodline, exploring their quest for the perfect dog.…

Gateways - Year 11 Skills for Success Visit

09:45 - 14:30 24 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…

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