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Accommodation Tour

10:30 - 12:00 30 January 2013
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…

Adults Returning to Education Information Session

10:30 - 12:30 30 January 2013
Adult learners considering returning to education to pursue a degree, or who have already applied to the University, can sign up for an 'Adults Returning to Education Session'. This…

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…

Extended Project Qualification Visit

09:45 - 15:00 30 January 2013
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…

Guided Visit

13:30 - 15:30 30 January 2013
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…

HCRI Speaker Series Fragile Development, Precarious Peace

16:00 - 18:00 30 January 2013
The idea of an orderly progression from something called peacebuilding to something called development is misleading. It is based on the shape and mandate of the international institutions…

John Piper: The Mountains of Wales

19 January - 7 April 2013
John Piper: The Mountains of Wales. 19 January – 7 April. John Piper began to draw and paint the landscape of North Wales in the middle of the Second World War. He was sent to Snowdonia…

The Confucius Institute China talks: Chinese Charity and the Politics of History

13:00 - 14:00 30 January 2013
1-2pm. Pierre Fuller, The University of Manchester, explores the legacy of charity in traditional China and popular perceptions of China’s past over the 20th century.

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert - Clare Hammond

13:10 - 14:00 31 January 2013
Acclaimed by the Daily Telegraph as a pianist of “amazing power and panache”, Clare Hammond returns to the Cosmo Rodewald Hall with rare pieces for left hand by Saxton and Brahms, and…

Campus visits for schools and colleges

13:30 - 15:30 1 February 2013
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…

MUMS Chamber Music Festival

19:30 - 21:30 1 February 2013
Day 1: The Music Society presents an evening of fantastic chamber works alongside a newly composed saxophone concerto by postgraduate, Andrew Garbett, performed by Dominik Billam. …

Tony Dyson: a hidden history of gay rights campaigning

1 February - 30 June 2013
Tony Dyson began campaigning for gay rights in the late 1950s but by the 1970s his ongoing work had become overshadowed by more strident activism. This intimate display seeks to reveal…

Mars Star Party

18:00 - 20:30 2 February 2013
Do you like a challenge? If so, bring the family to our exciting Mars themed party. Children and adults will compete against other budding scientists to see if they can safely land…

MUMS Chamber Music Festival

19:00 - 21:30 2 February 2013
Day 2: After the success of producing its first opera (Handel’s ‘Semele’) last year, MUMS presents a varied evening consisting of two operas. Purcell’s highly moving ‘Dido and Aeneas’…

Debate: “Supporting the NHS Constitution & the Expression of Care and Compassion”

18:00 - 19:00 4 February 2013
An Audience with Mike Farrar, Chief Executive, NHS Confederation & Professor Steve Field, Deputy National Medical Director, NHS Commissioning Board The Manchester Medical School is…

The Rogue Cell

18:00 - 20:00 4 February 2013
6-8pm. As part of World Cancer Day, leading cancer researchers from the Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Manchester host a workshop open to the public describing just…

Extended Project Qualification Visit

09:45 - 15:00 5 February 2013
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 9 Build Your Future Visit

09:45 - 14:30 5 February 2013
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…

Institute of Population Health: Primary Care Group

14:00 - 15:00 5 February 2013
Title: The role of qualitative research in developing and evaluating a complex intervention to improve care for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary care (CHOICE…

Accommodation Tour

10:30 - 12:00 6 February 2013
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…

An Inventory of al Mutanabbi Street

6 February - 29 July 2013
This exhibition is the result of a project concieved by poet Beau Beausoleil and artist Sarah Bodman to "re-assemble" the "inventory" of reading material that was lost in the car bombing…

Collection Bites

13:15 - 14:00 6 February 2013
Wednesdays 6 Feb, 6 Mar, 3 Apr, 1 & 8 May, 1.15-2pm. Join our series of guest speakers for lunchtime conversations discussing key objects from the collection. The Not So New World:…

Gateways - Year 9 Build Your Future Visit

09:45 - 14:30 6 February 2013
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…

Leaders in Science Lecture Series: People and the planet - how can we all live and flourish on a finite Earth?

12:00 - 13:00 6 February 2013
Speaker: Professor Sir John Sulston, FRS, Nobel Laureate (Chair of the Institute for Science, Ethics and Innovation, University of Manchester) Title: People and the planet - how can…

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