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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…

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…

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…

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,…

Humanities USA Country and Region Group

12:30 - 14:00 29 May 2014
The Faculty of Humanities’ Internationalisation Working Group is running a USA Country and Region Group, chaired by Professor Phil Shapira and to which all staff within Humanities with…

I kappa B kinase (IKK) and regulation of dendritic cell function in immunity and tolerance

12:00 - 13:00 29 May 2014
This seminar is part of the Special Seminar Series …

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…

Learning from the South Korean Developmental Success: Effective developmental cooperation and synergistic institutions and policies

14:30 - 16:30 29 May 2014
UNRISD and KOICA Seminar and Book Launch. 'Learning from the South Korean Developmental Success: Effective developmental cooperation and synergistic institutions and policies.' Thursday…

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…

Lovell Lecture - Prof. Gary Fuller

19:00 - 21:00 29 May 2014
Studying the Origins of Stars and Planets with ALMA The Atacama Large Millimeter/sub-millimeter Array (ALMA) is the largest telescope ever built. Located on a plateau at an altitude…

Mary Bryson and Chase Joynt: Biopolitics Under the Skin: Relating Cancer Narratives – An Archive of the ‘Talking Dead’?

17:00 - 19:00 29 May 2014
This public lecture is part of the Sexuality Summer School (SSS), organised annually since 2008 by the Centre for the Study of Sexuality and Culture (CSSC). The SSS brings international…

May Half term – The Vivarium

11:00 - 16:00 29 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.…

Neurogenesis and migration in the peripheral nervous system

11:00 - 12:00 29 May 2014
My group is interested in the early development of neurons. We have established the developing cranial sensory ganglia in chick as an easily accessible model to address questions relating…

Siemens stand – Interactive online games

10:00 27 May - 16:00 1 June 2014
Learn, explore and experience science, technology, engineering and maths in action with Siemens' interactive online games. Do you have the skills to keep cars rolling off a production…

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…

Whitworth Park: Pleasure, Play and Politics

24 May - 5 October 2014
This exhibition examines and explores how the role of Manchester’s Whitworth Park has changed over time. The displays are the result of a local archaeology project and the myriad of…

"Pituitary Orchestra Seeks Condotor" Investigating signalling pathways in the anterior pituitary.

13:00 - 14:00 30 May 2014
Part of the Endocrinology and Diabetes seminar series.

Build a castle

13:00 - 15:00 30 May 2014
Find a space in the Library to make your own and then use a selection of materials to build a castle. You might be inspired by an idea from our collection!

Magic Carpet

10:30 - 12:30 30 May 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…

May Half term – The Vivarium

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

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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