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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…

Bury Book Collective: Create a book workshop

13:00 - 14:00 16 June 2014
Have fun making your own artist’s book as part of the Bury Collective’s exhibition near the historic entrance.

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…

Developing proposals for Research for Patient Benefit: A Research Design Service North West seminar

12:00 - 14:00 16 June 2014
'''Host:''' Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences '''About the event:''' This seminar is one of a series organised by the Research Design Service North West (RDS NW) to highlight…

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…

MAP Manchester Museum Workshop: Humanties Focus

16 June 2014
MAP students are able to explore the Museum’s collections from an interdisciplinary perspective in this specialist workshop. The Manchester Access Programme (MAP) is a structured scheme…

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…

Whitworth: Past, Present & Future tour - Saturday dates for autumn and winter

11:00 7 June 2014 - 12:00 17 January 2015
On Saturdays: Saturday 6 Dec 11am – 12noon, Saturday 17 Jan 11am – 12noon. *Tours start at The Anchor, 508 Moss Lane East • Which historic areas of the building are being restored…

Whitworth: Past, Present & Future tour - Thursday dates for autumn and winter

12:15 5 June - 13:00 4 December 2014
On Thursdays: Thursday 4 Dec 12.15pm – 1pm, Thursday 15 Jan 12.15pm – 1pm. *Tours start at The Anchor, 508 Moss Lane East. • Which historic areas of the building are being restored…

Extended Project Qualification Visit

09:45 - 15:00 17 June 2014
The Extended Project is a single piece of work of a student's choosing that requires evidence of planning, preparation, research and independent learning. It is available as a stand-alone…

Manchester Postcolonial Reading Group and Atelier

17:00 17 June 2014
Disaster, Postcapitalism, Development: We are delighted to welcome Dr Anthony Carrigan, Lecturer in Postcolonial Literatures andCultures at the University of Leeds. Dr Carrigan will…

Technological persistence through the sailing-ship effect: some considerations for policy

16:00 - 17:30 17 June 2014
The “sailing-ship effect” is the process whereby an existing (incumbent) technology is improved when a new, usually more powerful one, comes into existence. There does not exist any…

The Future of Teaching: Where Should Policy Go Next?

17:00 - 18:30 17 June 2014
The Coalition government has radically transformed teacher education in England. Schools are now in the forefront of teacher training. More learning is ‘on-the-job’. Increasing numbers…

The Making of the Modern Refugee: Peter Gatrell in Conversation

17:00 - 19:00 17 June 2014
16th - 20th June is national Refugee Week. Join the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre for a conversation event with Peter Gatrell, a pioneering scholar in the global…

Unusual Views: Library tours for photographers

15:00 - 16:00 17 June 2014
Take the opportunity to photograph the Library building from spectacular viewpoints not normally open to the public!

Annual Cycle Event

08:00 - 14:00 18 June 2014
Annual Cycle Event for the Corridor partners

Developing and using videos to enhance teaching

13:00 - 14:00 18 June 2014
This seminar is part of the Teaching and Learning seminar series. …

MAP Humanities Event

18 June 2014
This specialist event for MAP students will allow them to explore a number of humanities disciplines and experience undergraduate level teaching. The Manchester Access Programme (MAP)…

MAP Insight into Pharmacy Event

18 June 2014
For students interested in Pharmacy, this day will allow students the opportunity to hear from a leading researcher in Pharmacy and think about the career options a Pharmacy degree…

MAP Library Drop in Sessions

18 June 2014
This one hour session will allow you to learn how to access books and online resources at The University of Manchester Library. The Manchester Access Programme (MAP) is a structured…

Synthetic promoters for custom designed gene regulation

12:00 - 13:00 18 June 2014
Gene Regulation and Cellular Biotechnology - Spring Seminar Series 2014

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

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