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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…

Alan Turing: Tortured genius of the computer age

12:00 3 November 2012
12-2pm. Enjoy a guided walk celebrating Alan Turing, the brains behind the earliest achievement in the invention of computers, in what is his centenary year. Walk starts at the Manchester…

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…

DNA: Can it predict your future health?

14:00 - 15:30 3 November 2012
2-3.30pm. DNA technologies have the potential to impact on us all and many people expect DNA testing to become routine within medicine. What can your DNA reveal? Will we all become…

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…

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…

MUMS String Orchestra & Brass Ensembles

19:30 - 22:30 3 November 2012
Pärt – Summa Vivaldi – Concerto No. 2, “Summer” Webern – Langsamer Satz Lennox Berkeley – Serenade for Strings Corigliano – Fanfares to Music Ingram Marshall – Fog Tropes…

The Balance of Mind and Heart

09:30 - 16:00 3 November 2012
School of Arts, Languages and Cultures Speaker : Laurence Freeman Meditation is the ancient spiritual wisdom that balance the human person and opens us to the ultimate meaning of…

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…

Space lizards ate my sister!

14:00 - 15:30 4 November 2012
2-3.30pm. Children’s author Mark Griffiths talks about writing comedy science fiction for children and reads from his latest book Space Lizards Ate My Sister! Plus there’s a chance…

Extended Project Qualification Visit

09:45 - 15:00 6 November 2012
The Extended Project is a single piece of work of a student's choosing that requires evidence of planning, preparation, research and independent learning. It is available as a stand-alone…

Gateways - Year 11 Skills for Success Visit

09:45 - 14:30 6 November 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 6 November 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.

Accommodation Tour

10:30 - 12:00 7 November 2012
We run accommodation tours of some of our halls of residence on the Fallowfield Campus every Wednesday morning between November and March. During the summer months we run one tour in…

Gateways - Year 11 Skills for Success Visit

09:45 - 14:30 7 November 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…

Guided Visit

13:30 - 15:30 7 November 2012
If you are unable to come to one of our University open days, you can join us for a guided visit of the campus on a Wednesday afternoon. Guided visits include a presentation on the…

MAP Medicine and Dentistry Interview Skills Workshop

7 November 2012
This workshop is for Manchester Access Programme students who have applied for Medicine or Dentistry. You will be given an insight into the interview process for your chosen course…

UMASS - 'Discover University'

14:00 - 16:00 7 November 2012
For aspiring students who wish to find out more about what university is like, some key information surrounding UCAS and the application process. This will be followed by a campus tour…

“Senwosret is Satisfied”: Life at Kahun

18:00 - 20:00 7 November 2012
6-8pm. Uncover the lives of the women who lived, worked and died in the ancient Egyptian town of Kahun, built to house priests and workers who serviced the nearby pyramid of King Senwosret…

Gateways - Year 11 Skills for Success Visit

09:45 - 14:30 8 November 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 North-West Balance of Care Study : Design; Findings and Reflections

11:00 - 12:00 8 November 2012
Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences / Personal Social Services Research Unit The Personal Social Services Research Unit at Manchester (PSSRU) has recently completed a major balance…

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

12:00 - 13:00 8 November 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.

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