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'In the Shadow of the First World War' - Conference - Social and Cultural Dimensions of Conflict in Global Perspective

17:00 15 - 22:30 16 May 2014
In the Shadow of the First World War - Social and Cultural Dimensions of Conflict in Global Perspective A conference over two days sponsored by the Department of History, University…

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…

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

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! 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

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…

Sherman Lectures in Jewish Studies 2014: Miri Rubin, "Thinking about Jews in Medieval Europe: Explorations with Text, Images and Sounds. Lecture 4: Jews and Material Christianity"

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

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)

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…

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…

Ahoy, there! Piratical Pandemonium...

17:00 16 - 09:00 17 May 2014
PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED. Ahoy me hearties! It's the annual Museums at Night sleepover! The Library will be transformed into a piratical paradise. Look shipshape…

Cultures of Translation: Practices of Adaptation and Translation in the Slavic Cultures between the Fourteenth and the Seventeenth Centuries

09:30 - 16:00 16 May 2014
This workshop explores the cultural specificities and implications of shifting translation practices in the Southern and Eastern Slavic world between the 14th and 18th centuries, drawing…

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