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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…

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…

Burning Bright

8 February - 23 July 2013
Focusing on his achievements in the art of books, 'Burning Bright' features designs and prints by the artist and poet William Blake. On display for the first time are some exciting…

Composers’ Forum: Dr Ricardo Climent (University of Manchester)

16:15 - 18:00 18 April 2013
Dr Ricardo Climent, Senior Lecturer in Computer Music, discusses recent work that has resulted from studio-practice in Berlin. All welcome.

Gateways- Year 7 University Uncovered Visit

09:45 - 14:30 18 April 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…

Jewish Studies Seminar: "Small State Thinking Big: Israel’s Periphery Pact in the Middle East", Dr Noa Schonmann (University of Oxford)

16:00 - 17:30 18 April 2013
For small states, foreign policy is typically a matter of adjustment to reality, not rearrangement of it. Not so Israel. Barely a decade old and struggling to survive in a hostile…

Languages in primary education in England: a successful process of curriculum change?

12:30 - 13:45 18 April 2013
AG.11 Ellen Wilkinson Building Speaker : Angela McLachlan

Looping and Linking installation

10 February - 26 May 2013
If you take a closer look at the tree outside the entrance to the Museum, you will discover a soundscape and installation of weaved local grasses telling a tale of illness and lost…

Millennialism Seminar: Adrian Streete (Queen's University Belfast), "Occultus Rex: Politics, Imperial Kingship and the Caroline Literary Realm, 1625-1631"

16:00 - 17:00 18 April 2013
The first seminar in the interdisciplinary series ‘Apocalypse and Millennial Studies’ will take place on 18th April 2013. “Apocalypse and Millennial Studies” is a video conferenced…

Performance Seminar: Quatuor Danel play new works by PhD composers

14:30 - 16:00 18 April 2013
After the lunchtime concert, the University's string quartet-in-residence, Quatuor Danel, give composers on our PhD programme the chance to hear and workshop their music and ideas.…

Probes, passion and penicillin: artefacts from the Museum of Medicine and Health

16:00 - 18:00 18 April 2013
First in a series of events from the Museum of Medicine and Health exploring the history of medicine and health through objects. The University holds an extensive collection of historical…

Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert

13:10 - 14:00 18 April 2013
Three fine chamber works by Mieczys³aw Weinberg – his knotty two-violin sonata, the exhilarating sixth piano sonata, and the last of his six violin and piano sonatas. The Danels’ violin…

The pendulum of educational reform in Japan: 'relaxed' and 'stringent' policies and their effects

17:00 - 18:30 18 April 2013
Education reforms in Japanese schools have fluctuated from ‘relaxed’ to ‘stringent’ policies over the last two decades. Until the early 2000s, popular keywords that led education policies…

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…

Tour and Treasures

12:00 - 13:00 18 April 2013
With one of our curators, enjoy a closer look at material from the Library's world famous collections and find out more about this magnificent building. Booking is essential.

Tyneside UCAS Higher Education Convention

18 April 2013
The University of Manchester will be attending the Tyneside UCAS Higher Education Convention on 18 April 2013. The University of Manchester receives applications from talented students…

Undergraduate careers event - Chinese Studies

14:00 - 16:00 18 April 2013
It's never too early to start thinking about careers! Chinese Studies have organised this short event to encourage undergraduate students to think about careers they can pursue with…

Vision in Virgil

16:55 - 18:30 18 April 2013
Classics & Ancient History Research Seminar ABSTRACT This discussion of vision in the Aeneid positions itself in relation to studies of visual culture, the art-text interface, and…

Whitworth | Spring Season

2 March - 16 June 2013
Spring Season Whitworth Art Gallery To 16 June 2012. Whitworth Art Gallery is delighted to announce its spring 2013 exhibition programme, including solo presentations of work by…

Dorset UCAS Higher Education Convention

19 April 2013
The University of Manchester will be attending the Dorset UCAS Higher Education Convention on 19 April 2013. The University of Manchester receives applications from talented students…

Gateways - Year 7 University Uncovered Visit

09:45 - 14:30 19 April 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…

Improving sleep health: the need for an interdisciplinary approach

16:00 - 17:00 19 April 2013
Manchester Centre for Health Psychology Research Seminar Speaker: Professor Ron Grunstein (University of Sydney) Hosted by: Dr Simon Kyle Venue: Turing seminar room, Coupland I…

Manchester University Music Society Lunchtime Concert - Manchester University Baroque Orchestra

13:10 - 14:00 19 April 2013
Come and enjoy a Friday lunchtime concert performed by The Manchester University Music Society. These concerts are FREE, no need to book just turn up. Following the success of their…

Quatuor Danel Friday Evening Concert Series

19:30 - 21:30 19 April 2013
The Quatuor Danel concludes its season with two of the highlights of the Weinberg quartet cycle, the gentle eighth and the subtle and exploratory sixteenth. The university’s Professor…

Enchanting Tales

11:00 - 12:00 20 April 2013
Join the Library's storyteller in one of our beautiful book-lined rooms, for tales of magic, mystery and mayhem! Most suitable for families with children aged 8-12, all welcome. Booking is recommended.

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