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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…

CIDRAL conference: 'Big Ruins: The Aesthetics and Politics of Supersized Decay'

10:00 - 18:00 14 May 2014
Speakers and topics will include: Tim Edensor (Keynote): Ruins are everywhere Luke Bennett: The ruin of ruins Michael Crang: The aesthetic taming of toxicity Anca Pusca: Postcommunist…

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,…

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…

Key Roles of Plasma Membrane Calcium Pump: From Heart Disease to Malaria Infection

13:00 - 14:00 14 May 2014
Physiology and Pharmacology Seminar Series 2014

Keynote Speech: Multiple Meanings of Multiple Christianities

16:00 14 May 2014
The Glocalisation of Christianity in China International Conference organised by the Centre for Chinese Studies, the Department of Religions and Theology, the Confucius Institute and…

MAP Parents event

14 May 2014
The Manchester Access Programme (MAP) is a structured scheme for local post-16 students who meet specific academic and background criteria. The aim of the programme is to support entry…

MARC Talks - Why measure urban health?

12:30 - 14:00 14 May 2014
Why measure urban health? There are a number of issues that affect urban areas (UA) primarily e.g. rapid migration into and out of the UAs, inequalities in health outcomes and exposure…

Mitchell Centre Seminar: Matthew Smith

16:00 - 17:00 14 May 2014
Title: Application of Multilevel Network Analysis to International Trade and Ownership

Non-linear dendrites can tune neurons

12:00 - 13:00 14 May 2014
This seminar is part of the Computational and Systems Neuroscience (COSYNE) Seminar Series …

Philosophy research seminar: Ian Proops

16:00 - 18:00 14 May 2014
Speaker: Ian Proops Title: Might I be many? Kant on the Second Paralogism

Research Matters: Beyond language: finding creative ways for interacting with research participants and audience

12:00 - 13:00 14 May 2014
This presentation will be based on creative work that was done as part of my PhD research. The work, which engaged students in a secondary school SEN unit, was based around arts and…

Sherman Lectures in Jewish Studies 2014: Miri Rubin, "Thinking about Jews in Medieval Europe: Explorations with Text, Images and Sounds. Lecture 3: Jews and Children"

17:15 - 19:00 14 May 2014
The annual Sherman Lectures in Jewish Studies

Special Manchester Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence Lecture

15:00 - 16:30 14 May 2014
Costas Simitis (former PM of Greece) 'Where Next for the Eurozone? A new European Policy is Necessary' The event is free and open ONLY to students and staff for the three Manchester…

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 unusual transcriptomes of high copy repeats

12:00 - 13:00 14 May 2014
Gene Regulation and Cellular Biotechnology - Spring Seminar Series 2014

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…

Thinking about political settlements and post- conflict institution building: lessons from Cambodia and the Pacific

16:30 - 18:00 14 May 2014
Thinking about political settlements and post- conflict institution building: lessons from Cambodia and the Pacific David Craig and Doug Porter Literature on post conflict stability…

Evaluation of Learners’ Experiences of e-Learning

12:00 - 16:30 15 May 2014
'''Host:''' Institute of Population Health '''About the event:''' Are you interested in sharing knowledge and practice around researching the learner experience and technology? …

Follicular helper T cell heterogeneity, differentiation and memory

12:00 15 May 2014
This seminar is part of the Greater Manchester Immunology Group Seminar Series - Autumn 2013-14

Here be Dragons! A tour of the Library for children

11:00 - 12:00 15 May 2014
The walls and celings 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

Single-cell p53 dynamics upon single-strand DNA damage / Understanding ERK and GSK-3-mediated transcription regulation activity during the early differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells

13:30 15 May 2014
Emanuela Monteiro, (Jackson Lab) Giulia Veluscek, (Sharrocks Lab)

Tour and Treasures

14:00 - 15:00 15 May 2014
Take a closer look at some items from the Library’s magnificent collections and find out more about this historic building.

‘Feasibility and Desirability’: Conference in honour of Alan Hamlin

15 - 16 May 2014
This conference is held in honour of Alan Hamlin on the occasion of his retirement from Politics at the University of Manchester. The conference covers themes, which have been the…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

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