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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…

Annual Meeting of Postgraduates in Ancient History

10:30 - 18:00 22 March 2014
This annual conference (also known as AMPAH) is designed to offer an opportunity for UK postgraduates in Ancient History to present aspects of their work to friendly audiences of other postgraduates.

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…

Exploring African Medicinal & Religious Objects

14:00 - 15:00 22 March 2014
An object-orientated event exploring African Medicinal and religious artefacts held in the collects of Manchester Museum. Speakers will highlight some important objects from the museum's…

Exploring African Medicinal and Religious Objects in Manchester Museum

14:00 - 15:00 22 March 2014
This object-orientated lecture will explore African medicinal and religious artefacts held in the collections of Manchester Museum. Speakers will highlight some important objects from…

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.…

I Heart MCR Big Sat

11:00 - 16:00 22 March 2014
There are many fascinating stories behind the objects at Manchester Museum. Find out about Maharaja the elephant’s walk from Edinburgh to Manchester’s Belle Vue Zoo as well as many…

Manchester University Wind Orchestra (MUWO)

19:30 - 21:30 22 March 2014
Marshall Aue! Ticheli Blue Shades Ticheli Sanctuary Matthews Thirty to Tango Laurisden O Magnum Mysterium Whitacre Cloudburst Bonney Chaos Theory (Electric Guitar: Shaun Rimmer)…

Roman & Dark Age Manchester, Showcase Seminar Talk

11:00 - 12:00 22 March 2014
This illustrated talk about the Roman origins of the pre-industrial settlement of Manchester explores the fascinating history and archaeology of the city. The story of the Roman fort…

Roman Object Handling

12:00 - 13:00 22 March 2014
Come along and see some objects from the museum’s collection related to Roman Manchester. As part of the Manchester Histories Festival. Family, drop-in, free

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…

Water Day

11:00 - 16:00 22 March 2014
Clean water is an essential part of our life, but not everyone is as lucky as us to have access to it. See examples from our collection relating to water and join us for fun activities.

Voices Manchester

14:00 - 16:00 23 March 2014
We plan to work with a group of young people, allowing them to explore parts of our collection which concern Manchester, make their own connections and decide on their own outcomes.…

Wedding Fair at The Tabley House Collection

12:00 - 16:00 23 March 2014
Free entry with special discounts available from suppliers for all your wedding needs, in the Georgian splendour of Tabley House.

Aftermath: Drawing on experience

14:00 - 15:00 24 March 2014
Meet with fine art students from Salford University to discuss how they responded to letters written by Manchester University students of one hundred years ago. How did they feel…

Bioenergetic constraints on the evolution of life

15:00 - 16:00 24 March 2014
Ecology, Evolution and Computational Biology Seminar Series

Diabetes and Obesity Research Network. Speed Networking - make connections and find new research partners

12:00 - 15:00 24 March 2014
We would like to invite you to come to this event to meet colleagues with different research backgrounds and expertise: • Free networking event for anyone interested in research…

Functional implications of short- and long-range structure of the extracellular matrix

12:00 - 13:00 24 March 2014
This seminar is part of the FLS special seminars series. Hosted by Cay Kielty (FLS) & Cathy Merry (EPS)

RNCM Monday Recital Series

13:15 - 14:00 24 March 2014
Béla Bartók Piano Sonata BB 88 Ryan Drucker piano Richard Rodney Bennett Excerpts from Soprano Saxophone Sonata Béla Bartók Selection of Romanian Folk Dances…

Signalling pathways controlling integrin trafficking during invasion

14:00 - 15:00 24 March 2014
This is part of the FLS Special Seminar Series Elena will be presenting data from three different projects from her PDRA position in Jim Norman's…

Imperial Science and the First World War: The Case of the Imperial Bureau of Entomology

13:00 - 14:00 25 March 2014
This seminar is part of the CHSTM Lunchtime Seminar Series …

Myth Telling in Contemporary China

25 March 2014
Lihui Yang is a Professor of Folklore and Mythology at Beijing Normal University and author of ‘The Handbook of Chinese Mythology’. Written from an exclusively Chinese perspective,…

Of trunks and tails: creating shape diversity among vertebrates

13:00 - 14:00 25 March 2014
This seminar is part of the Tissue Systems seminar series. …

Palaver Festival 2014

25 - 29 March 2014
PALAVER is a festival of language and performance, celebrating new languages of theatre and bringing language learning to life. Following its launch in 2005, and its growing success…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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