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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…

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…

CJS Seminar: Tamar Drukker (SOAS): "Home Away from Home: Israeli's Abroad in Contemporary Literature"

16:00 - 17:30 27 March 2014
Centre for Jewish Studies seminar.

Ehrhardt Seminar: Philip Alexander, "Jewish Politics in Palestine from Judas the Maccabee to Judah the Prince, and the Problem of 'Continuing Exile'"

14:00 - 16:00 27 March 2014
The Ehrhardt Seminar series from the Centre for Biblical Studies continues. 90 minutes followed by tea.

Exploring Patient Safety

16:00 - 18:00 27 March 2014
'''Host:''' NOWGEN '''About the event:''' Have Your Say… What should never happen at your GP surgery? Patient safety is a top priority in the NHS. We want to hear your views…

Exploring Patient Safety

16:00 - 18:00 27 March 2014
Public Event: Exploring Patient Safety Thursday 27 March 2014, 4pm – 6pm Kanaris Theatre, Manchester Museum, Oxford Road, M13 9PL Have Your Say: What should never happen at your GP…

Featured Artist: Richard Casey (Piano) - ‘Beethoven and … Stockhausen’

13:10 - 14:00 27 March 2014
Beethoven Sonata op. 53 Beethoven Sonata op. 54 Stockhausen Klavierstück VIII Stockhausen Klavierstück IX Beethoven’s famous ‘Waldstein’ Sonata op. 53 is coupled with its…

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.…

From body snatching to computer simulation: a celebration of 200 years of anatomy teaching in Manchester

16:30 - 18:00 27 March 2014
'''Host:''' Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences '''About the event:''' This free public event is being run by the Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences in the University of Manchester…

Musicology Forum: Brahms and his Poets

16:15 - 18:00 27 March 2014
Natasha Loges (Royal College of Music)

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…

Reperforming empire: drama and oratory in early fourth-century Athens

16:55 - 18:30 27 March 2014
Classics & Ancient History Research Seminar

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: Harpist

17:00 - 19:00 27 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 beautiful music in the Historic Reading Room.

Cell behaviour underlying neurogenesis in the developing spinal cord

11:00 - 12:00 28 March 2014
Newborn neurons in the developing vertebrate central nervous system must delaminate from the neuroepithlium, a step that involves loss of apical polarity and is essential for generation…

Disseminating our research into a wider community

12:00 - 17:00 28 March 2014
A Fairness at Work Research Centre (FairWRC) half-day workshop. The Fairness at Work Research Centre (FairWRC) draws on a long line of internationally recognised and published research…

Magic Carpet

10:30 - 12:30 28 March 2014
Story making and activity sessions For toddlers up to 5yrs and their families/carers (Young babies welcome with older siblings) Book on 0161 275 2648 (from a week before), free, under 5s and their families/carers

Manchester University Baroque Orchestra

13:10 - 14:00 28 March 2014
The University of Manchester’s very own Baroque Orchestra presents a varied programme of well-known concerti grossi by Corelli and Handel interspersed with some gems from the chamber…

Urban Memory and Post-Communist Cities: Key Questions for Debate

10:00 - 16:00 28 March 2014
Programme 10.00 – 10.55 Welcome and mini-presentations 11.00 – 12.30 Session 1: Historical specificities of Eastern Europe 12.30 – 13.00 Lunch 13.00 – 14.30 Session 2: Municipal…

Healthcare Consulting Case Competition

09:00 - 18:30 29 March 2014
'''Host:''' Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences '''About the event:''' THIS SATURDAY: Missed your chance to enter OBR’s Consulting Case Competition? No need to worry – you can…

Urban Naturalist: Pond Life

14:00 - 16:00 29 March 2014
Sat 29 Mar, 2-4pm Urban Naturalist is a series of friendly, practical workshops run by leading naturalists. Join Rick Parker, chairman of Bolton Conservation Volunteers and find out…

Voices Manchester

14:00 - 16:00 29 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.…

Aftermath: Make Do and Mend

12:00 - 16:00 30 March 2014
Fake fish and fake eggs? See and taste what our families had to cook with in times when they 'made do'. Remember elbow patches, letting down sleeves and hems, darning underwear and…

The University of Manchester Chorus and Symphony Orchestra

19:30 - 21:30 30 March 2014
Triumphal Scene – Choruses from Verdi’s operas Manchester University Chorus and the Cosmo Singers celebrate the 200th anniversary of Verdi’s birth with scenes and choruses from…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

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