All events

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…

All Other Things Being Equal

1 December 2012 - 2 June 2013
The Ecuadorian Amazon is one of the most biodiverse and endangered regions of our planet. Many people want to protect the biodiversity that remains, but the reality on the ground is…

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…

Campus visits for schools and colleges

13:30 - 15:30 6 December 2012
We run regular campus visits throughout the year for groups of students in Year 10 and upwards. The programme of activities includes a welcome presentation, a question-and-answer session…

Extended Project Qualification Visit

09:45 - 15:00 6 December 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 8 Familiarisation Visit

09:45 - 14:30 6 December 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…

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…

Literature Live: Geoffrey Hill

18:00 - 21:30 6 December 2012
Sir Geoffrey Hill is routinely described as one of the greatest poets working in English. His collections include King Log, Mercian Hymns, Canaan, The Orchards of Syon and, more recently,…

MUMS: MUBB Big Band (Manchester University Big Band)

19:30 - 22:00 6 December 2012
Director: Dominik Billam Under the direction of Dominik Billam the Big Band’s first performance this year will be un-missable. Please book via Quay Tickets

Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert & Seminar

13:00 - 15:30 6 December 2012
Robin Stevens Three Portraits (First complete performance) Shostakovich Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110 The energy and passion of university doctoral student Robin Stevens,…

Research Seminars

16:00 - 17:00 6 December 2012
Title: The functional role of oscillatory phase in coding and communication.

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert - with Horn soloist, Tim Jackson (Principal with the RLPO)

19:30 - 22:00 7 December 2012
John McCabe Horn Quintet (2010-11) Mozart Quartet in C K465 ‘Dissonance’ Tchaikovsky Quartet No. 1 in D, Op. 11 Tim Jackson, principal horn with the RLPO, joins the Quatuor…

Student Social

18:30 - 21:00 7 December 2012
6.30-9pm. A student-curated social event in the new Ancient Worlds gallery with live music, workshops, archaeological wonders and more! It's FREE and all students are welcome. There…

Big Saturday: Winter Festival

11:00 - 16:00 8 December 2012
11am-4pm. Manchester Museum Youth Board presents: A gift for all the family. Come along and deck the Museum with handmade festive decorations and discover more about different winter…

Jeanette Winterson in Conversation with Simon Armitage, Val McDermid and Jackie Kay

18:30 9 December 2012
For this festive ‘Christmas Special’, In Conversation event, Professor of Creative Writing, Jeanette Winterson, will be joined by three of the North’s leading writers, Simon Armitage,…

Biostatistics Internal Seminar

10 December 2012
Title: To be confirmed

Primary Care seminars

14:00 - 15:00 11 December 2012
Title: To be confirmed

Accommodation Tour

10:30 - 12:00 12 December 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…

Guided Visit

13:30 - 15:30 12 December 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…

ONE by Rebecca Cunningham

11:00 - 17:00 12 December 2012
11am-5pm. ONE is a durational performance by Rebecca Cunningham and all of you. ONE is a performance that may take ONE lifetime, ONE person sitting opposite ONE person, there is ONE…

Plan Your Dead Good Funeral With John Fox & Sue Gill

14:30 - 16:30 12 December 2012
2.30-4.30pm. This two-hour workshop will dispel common myths, demonstrate the nuts and bolts of planning a funeral, inspire you and give you confidence. Sue & John will guide you through…

Traditional Chinese and Western Modes of Thinking: Divergence and Convergence

13:00 - 14:00 12 December 2012
1-2pm. Organised by the Confucius Institute. With Keekok Lee. An exploration of the differences between traditional Chinese and Western ‘modes of thinking’.

Literature Searching for Systematic Reviews: where to start and when to stop, Institute of Health Sciences

12:00 13 December 2012
This session, suitable for specialist and non-specialist researchers, will cover a broad spectrum of issues around literature searching, the foundation of any systematic review. Individual…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum