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#austerityGtrMcr - photography competition

20 May - 20 June 2014
Are you affected by recent cuts in public services? Are they worsening your standard of living or the quality of your life? Or have you found new ways of taking control of things in…

#cityfuturesmcr exhibition

20 - 27 May 2014
An exhibition showcasing the twenty winning images from cities@manchester's recent #cityfuturesmcr Instagram competition, curated by Laura Partridge. This event will be held at Twenty…

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…

Baby Explorers

10:30 - 13:45 27 May 2014
Sensory play and interactive story sessions for babies who aren't walking yet. Every other Tuesday (except half term school holidays when there are drop-in sensory play sessions) Book…

Bee backpacks trails 24th May to 1st June

10:00 26 May - 17:00 1 June 2014
Explore the life of a bee as you make your way around the gardens and carrying out bee-themed activities on your journey! Backpacks can be collected at reception on arrival. Suitable…

Best of Cheshire Science shows 26th to 30th May

10:00 26 - 17:00 30 May 2014
Our interactive science shows will explore all the different types of science which happen across Cheshire! Through live demonstrations we’ll look to discover more about astronomy,…

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…

Cheshire Beekeepers Association 26th to 30th May

10:30 26 - 15:00 30 May 2014
An opportunity to talk to real Beekeepers at the Discovery Centre and learn about the ancient craft of Beekeeping and the wonderful life of the honeybee. See live bees up close in an…

Evidence Synthesis Network: New approaches to prognostic reviews and qualitative evidence synthesis

12:00 - 15:30 27 May 2014
Workshop objectives: This workshop will provide an introduction to prognostic reviews and give practical advice on defining the review question, developing the review framework and…

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,…

Green Screening: A Conversational Workshop with Peggy Shaw and Lois Weaver

19:30 - 21:30 27 May 2014
'''Host:''' School of Arts, Languages and Cultures This public workshop is part of the Sexuality Summer School (SSS), organised annually since 2008 by the Centre for the Study of Sexuality…

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…

Live Beekeeping Demonstrations

14:00 26 - 14:30 30 May 2014
Visitors are able to closely view the hive inspections from behind the netted screen of our Apiary. Our Beekeepers will talk through what they’re looking for and how the colony is doing…

May Half term – The Vivarium

11:00 - 16:00 27 May 2014
Explore the Vivarium and create hopping frogs and slithery snakes. Mon 26 – Fri 30 May, 11am-4pm Drop in, free, all ages

Meet the Expert 27th to 30th May

13:30 27 - 14:00 30 May 2014
Kids have an endless fascination with science and have all kinds of questions they want answering. This session gives them the chance to speak to a real expert! Normal admission applies.…

Professor David Vogel - The Politics of Precaution: Comparing the regulation of health, safety and environmental risks in Europe and the United States

16:30 - 18:00 27 May 2014
Public lecture by Professor David Vogel based on his award-winning monograph, 'The Politics of Precaution: Regulating Health, Safety, and Environmental Risks in Europe and the United…

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