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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…

Family event | Writers' Skills

13:00 30 October - 15:00 2 November 2012
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS For children of all ages, their families and carers: Writers' Skills On: Tuesday 30 October, Wednesday 31 October, Thursday 1 October & Friday 2 November. All session…

Growers' gallery

10:00 27 October - 17:00 4 November 2012
Saturday 27 October-Sunday 4 November, 10am-5pm. From Manchester to Palestine and from Europe to the USA and South America, 11,000 sunflowers were pledged in 13 countries. This media…

Half term: Ancient Worlds

11:00 29 October - 16:00 2 November 2012
Mon 29 Oct-Fri 2 Nov, 11am-4pm. Explore the newly-opened Ancient Worlds galleries and find out about technology used by the ancient peoples of Greece, Rome and Egypt, as well as discovering…

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…

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…

Mummifying oranges

12:30 - 15:30 31 October 2012
Wednesday 31 October & Friday 2 November, 12.30-1.30pm & 2.30-3.30pm. Don your lab coats and roll up your sleeves for this hands-on workshop, where you will find out more about the…

Parliament and the Banks - Policy@Manchester

13:30 - 14:30 31 October 2012
Lord McFall was for ten years, as John McFall MP, chair of the influential Treasury Select Committee in Parliament. Now in the House of Lords, John is also a member of the Parliamentary…

Putting More Science into Policy - Policy@Manchester

19:00 - 20:00 31 October 2012
Mark Henderson's 'day job' is as head of communications for the Welcome Trust, but he is rapidly becoming better known for advocacy of the better use of scientific knowledge in public…

The Beast Within - human parasite drawings

27 October - 4 November 2012
Sheffield based artist Paul Evans unveils the results of a collaboration with Prof Matthew Cobb, Prof Kathryn Else and Dr Sheena Cruickshank from the Faculty of Life Sciences at The…

The Icon Series for Translational Medicine Lectures

13:00 - 14:00 31 October 2012
Throughout autumn the Institute of Human Development will be hosting a range of engaging lunch time lectures from experts in the field of translational medicine. The lectures are open…

The Manchester Museum Mummy Walk

13:00 - 17:30 31 October 2012
1-5.30pm in Piccadilly Gardens. Fancy a family Halloween celebration with a difference this year? Then come along to Piccadilly Gardens and be part of The Manchester Museum Mummy…

The Role of Special Advisers in British Politics: Lessons from the New Labour Years - Policy@Manchester

15:30 - 17:00 31 October 2012
A Policy@Manchester Event. Special Advisers [SpAds] are by no means a new feature of British politics, but during the course of the last Labour Government various high-profile incidents…

Palliative Care Research: A Vision for the Future

09:00 - 15:30 1 November 2012
The day will present and discuss future visions for palliative care research adn examples of research projects from across the Greater Manchester locality will also be presented.

The first CSI: Bloodhounds and crime scent investigation

12:30 - 15:30 1 November 2012
12.30-1.30pm & 2.30-3.30pm. Bloodhounds have the ability to track other animals and people by the power of smell. Meet Victorian dog detectives, Barnaby and Burgho, and explore the…

The House that Stank of Death

19:00 - 22:00 1 November 2012
A Halloween multimedia comedy/horror extravaganza by David Isaac (Lunch Monkeys – BBC3) and Peter Slater (Ideal – BBC3). Five short plays and four short films which will make you scream…

We Need to Talk About Growth - Policy@Manchester

17:00 - 19:00 1 November 2012
Growth of the economy is generally taken to be an unqualified measure of success, but scientists are asking whether we might already have had too much of a good thing. Political economists…

Alan Turing in Manchester: His last years and legacy

11:00 - 12:00 2 November 2012
11am-12pm. 2012 marks the centenary of Alan Turing, the computer visionary who spent his last six years at The University of Manchester. In his final work, Turing moved away from designing…

Mummifying oranges

12:30 - 15:30 2 November 2012
Wednesday 31 October & Friday 2 November, 12.30-1.30pm & 2.30-3.30pm. Don your lab coats and roll up your sleeves for this hands-on workshop, where you will find out more about the…

MUMS Lunchtime Concert Series – The Cosmo Singers

13:00 - 14:00 2 November 2012
The Cosmo Singers and their new conductors start a busy concert season with a programme of inspiring choral works. James Macmillan, Ernst Toch and Arvo Pärt among others will resound this lunchtime.

PANDA Conference: ‘Courage & Collaboration’

10:00 - 20:00 2 November 2012
Call to action for those working in the performing arts. Be ready to be inspired by talks, debates and workshops. Bring an open and participatory spirit, and you’ll take away knowledge,…

When Do Demands For Gender Equality Get Government Attention? Researching Gender Policy Change Comparatively

12:00 - 13:00 2 November 2012
A Policy@Manchester Event Governments have packed policy agendas and it is rare that new demands - including measures to promote gender equality – grab the attention of decision makers.…

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