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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…

Curator Talk: Bus Stop Stories

11:00 - 11:30 10 May 2014
Join photographer John Shinnick as he talks about the connections he made with people he met and photographed at his local bus stop.

Enchanting Tales

11:00 - 12:00 10 May 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.

From Bugs to Drugs

11:00 - 15:00 10 May 2014
'''Host:''' Manchester Pharmacy School '''About the event:''' Have you ever wondered how medicines are made? What the ingredients are, how medicines work, how they reach the right…

From the War of Nature

11 April - 31 August 2014
Manchester Museum new exhibition. Boxing hares, burrowing parasites, baby birds and prowling wolves are just some of the characters appearing in this story of predation, competition,…

Here be Dragons!

12:00 - 13:00 10 May 2014
The walls and ceilings of the Library are full of strange and mysterious creatures – join our tour to seek them out! This tour is most suitable for families with children aged 5-10.

Imprinting the Imagination: Northern Renaissance Prints from the Holtorp Collection

8 May - 26 October 2014
Imprinting the Imagination delves into the world of the sixteenth-century printed image. This small but captivating show, including works by artists such as Hans Burgkmair, Albrecht…

Reflections on Language

10:00 - 16:00 10 May 2014
A celebration of 50 years of General Linguistics at the University of Manchester. Featuring short, accessible talks by current department members about their research and why it matters,…

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…

11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 in skin: effects of stress, aging and UV

13:00 - 14:00 12 May 2014
Systemic glucocorticoid (GC) excess (i.e. Cushing’s syndrome, stress) shares many features of organismal ageing e.g. impaired brain function, muscle wasting, osteoporosis and hypertension.…

Child Health Research Network: The Healing Foundation Centre for Cleft and Craniofacial Research: A platform for clinical trials and collaborations

12:00 - 14:30 12 May 2014
Timetable 12 Noon : Arrival and lunch 12.55pm : Welcome and Introductions - Prof. Peter Callery (Lead, Child Heath Research Network). 1.00pm : Professor Kevin O'Brien, Director…

Coevolution in the tropics: cuckoos versus hosts

15:00 - 16:00 12 May 2014
Claire Spottiswoode from the University of Cambridge will be giving a seminar about coevolution in tropical cuckoos and their hosts.

Collaborate to innovate: How business can work with universities to generate knowledge and drive innovation

13:00 - 14:00 12 May 2014
Universities play a major role in supporting innovation and competitiveness in the UK. In addition to delivering outstanding research and teaching, universities widely interact with…

Early Latin and late Latin/Romance: continuity and innovation

12 - 13 May 2014
The aim of the workshop is to consider aspects of the relationship between early Latin and late Latin/Romance. There is no charge for attendance at this Workshop but there are only…

Explorer tour

15:00 - 16:00 12 May 2014
Ever wondered where some of the Library doors and staircases lead to? Then this is the tour for you!

Mechanisms of spindle positioning and elongation in human cells

12:00 - 13:00 12 May 2014
This seminar is part of the Cellular Systems Seminar series

Social Anthropology Seminar: Prof Lourdes Arizpe

16:00 - 18:00 12 May 2014
The “Mexica” of the 21st Century: Reindigenization or Identity Co-Evolution?

The Sherman Lectures in Jewish Studies 2014: Miri Rubin, "Thinking about Jews in Medieval Europe: Explorations with Text, Images and Sounds. Lecture 1: People and Places"

17:15 - 19:00 12 May 2014
The first of the annual Sherman Lectures in Jewish Studies.

Workshop on ‘Energy, austerity, informality: Exploring the everyday politics of urban infrastructure’

12 May 2014
The Centre for Urban Resilience and Energy at The University of Manchester is organising a one-day workshop on ‘Energy, austerity, informality: Exploring the everyday politics of urban…

"Why drag it out into the light?" History, the early 20th century British slaughterhouse and the 'the politics of sight'.

13:00 - 14:00 13 May 2014
This seminar is part of the CHSTM Lunchtime Seminar Series, which is held weekly (during term time). All are welcome. For further information please contact stuart.butler@manchester.ac.uk…

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