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Adults Returning to Education Information Session

10:30 - 12:30 17 July 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…

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…

Collecting Trees

22 June - 6 October 2013
Trees are important to all of us. People plant trees to commemorate loved ones, climb them as children (and sometimes as adults) and worry about them being cut down. Collecting Trees…

Conservation on show

13:00 13 - 15:00 25 July 2013
Saturday 13, Thursday 18, Tuesday 23 & Thursday 25 July, 1-3pm. Meet the Museum’s conservation team and find out about their work – cleaning objects and helping to restore a cast of a pre-dynastic hippo bowl.

Explorer Tour: A peek behind the scenes!

14:30 - 15:30 17 July 2013
Ever wondered where some of the Library doors and staircases lead to? Then this is the tour for you!

Guided Visit

13:30 - 15:30 17 July 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…

Locating Boccaccio in 2013

11 July - 20 December 2013
On the 700th anniversary of his birth, this exhibition celebrates the enduring popularity of the works of the Italian medieval author Giovanni Boccaccio. Taking a wide-ranging overview…

MAP Whitworth Workshop: Construction

17 July 2013
"The Whitworth Art Gallery (which is part of the University of Manchester) is running 2 different workshops in July specifically for MAP students. This will be a great opportunity to…

MAP Y13 Summer School Day 3

17 July 2013
The MAP Summer School is a four day non-residential event for Y13 students who will be required to complete an academic assignment under the guidance of an Academic tutor based at the…

MHS Faculty Research Series: July 2013

12:30 - 14:00 17 July 2013
'''PLEASE NOTE: This event has been postponed until later in the year''' '''Host:''' Institute of Human Development and School of Psychological Sciences '''Speakers:''' Senior Presenter:…

Transploration

8 July - 31 August 2013
Temporary exhibition at Manchester Museum by artist, Tracey Walshaw Opens 8 July An exploration of the kidney transplant experience. The celebrated works of artist Tracey…

Warriors of the Plains: 200 years of Native North American honour and ritual

25 May - 3 November 2013
Ceremonial shirts, moccasins and tomahawks, alongside photographs of these objects in use, bring to life the world of Native North American warfare and ritual from 1800 to the present…

Whitworth Summer Season 2013

5 July - 1 September 2013
With love, W | Summer Season... Nikhil Chopra: Coal on Cotton | Revolutionary Light: Blake, Kapoor, Turner | Continental Drift: Themes in European Art | Wall to Wall: New Wallpaper…

Campus visits for schools and colleges

13:30 - 15:30 18 July 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…

MAP Whitworth Workshop: Revolutionary Light

18 July 2013
The Whitworth Art Gallery (which is part of the University of Manchester) is running 2 different workshops in July specifically for MAP students. This will be a great opportunity to…

MAP Y13 Summer School Day 4

18 July 2013
The MAP Summer School is a four day non-residential event for Y13 students who will be required to complete an academic assignment under the guidance of an Academic tutor based at the…

Rock Drop: Geology identification sessions

14:00 - 15:00 18 July 2013
Thursday 18 July, 2-3pm. Our Curator of Earth Sciences, David Gelsthorpe, will be in the Collections Study Centre once a month to answer your questions and identify your rocks and fossils.

Tall Tales and Short Sagas: Storytelling for adults

17:00 - 18:30 18 July 2013
Come and listen to some magical tales in one of our beautiful library rooms.

This seminar is part of the Molecular Cancer Seminar series.

13:30 - 14:30 18 July 2013
This seminar is part of the Molecular Cancer Seminar series. Identification of novel FOXM1 transcription factor target genes in oesophageal cancer using genome-wiede studies / The molecular…

Tour and Treasures

12:00 - 13:00 18 July 2013
Enjoy a closer look at material from the Library's world famous collections and find out more about this magnificent building.

Dig It: Archaeology identification sessions

12:00 - 13:00 19 July 2013
Friday 19 July, 12-1pm. Our Curator of Archaeology, Bryan Sitch, will be in the Collections Study Centre to answer your questions and identify your archaeological finds. During…

Boccaccio exhibition tour

13:00 - 14:00 20 July 2013
Come and join one of the curators on a tour around the Boccaccio exhibition, hear about the genesis of the project and see some of the items which were not included in the final selection!

Manchester Minute Microlecture (M-cubed)

14:00 - 15:00 20 July 2013
'''Host:''' Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences '''About the event:''' M-cubed events are a short series of sixty-second seminars by leading researchers in Manchester on biomedical…

Summer of Magic launch

17:00 - 19:00 20 July 2013
To launch our summer activities, come along and watch The Sword in the Stone in the atmospheric surroundings of the Library's Historic Reading Room.

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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