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A corpus-based Definition of the Usage Constraint in Translation

14:00 - 17:00 13 March 2014
Centre for Translation and Intercultural Studies Seminar Series

Aftermath: 100 years of creativity from conflict

7 February - 29 June 2014
How remarkable is it that, throughout our shared history, some people have been inspired to answer the worst examples of man’s inhumanity with acts of compassion and creativity? Aftermath…

Argonautica Book 1: Lemnos, Cyzicus and the Reader's Experience

16:55 - 18:30 13 March 2014
Classics & Ancient History Research Seminar

Bus Stop Stories

20 February - 22 June 2014
At the start of 2013, John Shinnick, a Manchester photographer, set out to document the people using a local, city centre bus stop; a quiet stop were people rarely alight. The people…

Coral: Something Rich and Strange

29 November 2013 - 16 March 2014
Temporary exhibition at Manchester Museum. Explore the enduring fascination with coral as a material, symbol and inspiration for artists, cultures and societies across the centuries.…

Ehrhardt Seminar: Jack McKelvey, "Humanity's Destiny: Christ's and Ours (Hebrews 2)"

14:00 - 16:00 13 March 2014
The Ehrhardt Seminar series from the Centre for Biblical Studies continues. 90 minutes followed by tea.

Ehrhardt Seminar: Jack McKelvey, "Humanity's Destiny: Christ's and Ours (Hebrews 2)"

14:00 - 16:00 13 March 2014
Ehrhardt Seminar, followed by tea and biscuits.

Fragmentary Ancestors: Figurines from Koma Land, Ghana

25 October 2013 - 4 May 2014
This exhibition at Manchester Museum is the first ever officially approved showing of clay figurines made by a previously little understood people in Koma Land in Ghana in West Africa.…

Guided Visits for Schools and Colleges

13:30 - 15:30 13 March 2014
We run regular campus visits throughout the year for groups of students in Year 10 and upwards. Activities include a welcome presentation, a question-and-answer session with a panel…

Kupffer cells: ontogeny and function in infection and inflammation

17:00 13 March 2014
(FLS) Greater Manchester Immunology Group Seminar Series

Leading Labour MP speaks out on childcare

18:00 13 March 2014
Local MP and Shadow Minister for Childcare and Children, Lucy Powell, will come to the University on 13 March to argue that it is time to think big on childcare. At a special debate…

Musicology Forum: Composing, Performing and Publishing: Mozart’s “Haydn” Quartets

16:15 - 18:00 13 March 2014
Simon Keefe (University of Sheffield)

QUATUOR DANEL Lunchtime Concert

13:10 - 14:00 13 March 2014
Haydn Seven Last Words, Op. 51 Haydn’s meditative orchestral work commissioned by Cádiz Cathedral, also known in a choral version, here in the composer’s beautiful transcription…

Quatuor Danel Seminar: Masters of Composition

14:30 - 15:30 13 March 2014
A workshop of new string quartets by Masters students in composition at the University.

The Space Between: exhibition of artworks by Anthony McCarthy

27 February - 3 August 2014
The concept for the exhibition began as artist, Anthony McCarthy, walked along Chapel Street in Salford heading towards Manchester and The John Rylands Library. Armed with pencil,…

The Whitworth closure for major development work

2 September 2013 - 14 February 2015
The Whitworth reopens on Saturday 14 February 2015. The gallery is currently closed in order to carry out major development work, transforming the Gallery into a new 21st century Gallery…

Thursday Late: storytelling for grown-ups

17:00 - 19:00 13 March 2014
A brand new opportunity to pop in after work, or a day’s shopping, and see the Library in a new light. Join us at 6pm for spine-tingling stories in the stunning Historic Reading Room.

Toddler Tales

10:30 - 11:30 13 March 2014
Find a cosy corner, pull up a cushion and listen to fun stories. Join in playtime, creating a storyworld of your own. Suitable for children 5 years old and younger, no need to book.

Aftermath: curator tour

11:00 - 12:00 14 March 2014
Find out more about the stories and secrets behind this powerful and moving exhibition.

MUMS Lunchtime Concert

13:10 - 14:00 14 March 2014
A great chance to sample the high standards of performance from Manchester University Music Society: students perform a wide variety of both recognisable and lesser-known works all…

Programming and reprogramming the epigenome: implications for stem cell and cancer biology

14:00 - 15:00 14 March 2014
This seminar is part of the Manchester Tissue Regeneration & Stem Cell Network seminar series. …

QUATUOR DANEL Evening Concert

19:30 - 21:30 14 March 2014
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS CONCERT TAKES PLACE AT MANCHESTER GRAMMAR SCHOOL Schubert Quartettsatz; Yvonne Eccles new work; Rihm Quartet No. 9 (Quartettsatz); Beethoven…

Reviewing current and future practice in the use of virtual worlds in Higher Education

14 March 2014
This event will explore the current state of the art in the use of virtual worlds in education and will be a mixture of face-to-face presentations and online activity. It is free to…

Enchanting Tales

11:00 - 12:00 15 March 2014
Join the Library’s storyteller in one of our beautiful book-lined rooms, for tales of magic, mystery, mayhem and more. All welcome, no need to book.

Polish AS and A2 Workshops

09:30 - 16:00 15 March 2014
15 March 2014 Polish AS and A2 Workshops PROGRAMME Samuel Alexander Building Arts Theatre, A104, A113, A114, A115, A116 9.45 – 9.55 Registration 10.00 – 10.10 Arts Theatre Welcome…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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