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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…

Adult Learners week taster sessions

13:00 18 - 14:00 20 June 2014
Adult Learners week taster sessions Dip into the Museum’s adult learning programme – Museum Meets for some taster sessions as part of Adult Learner’s Week Taster Tours…

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…

Big Data and new approaches to Aanalysing BME political and economic participation

14:00 - 16:00 20 June 2014
Richard Webber and Trevor Phillips present new approaches to Big Data and the analysis of BME political and economic participation.

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…

Creative Intentions 2014 - Postgraduate student conference

20 June 2014
Creative Intentions 2014 brings together Sociology PhD students from Universities of England’s North-West. The aim of the conference is to create a supportive atmosphere for PhD students…

Explorer tour

15:00 - 16:00 20 June 2014
Ever wondered where some of the Library doors and staircases lead to? Then this is the tour for you!

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…

Objects and Remembering

20 June 2014
Objects and Remembering is a one-day interdisciplinary conference taking place at the University of Manchester on Friday 20 June 2014. It will provide a platform for historians, anthropologists,…

Social-emotional learning and mindfulness-dohsahou for improved emotional regulation

10:00 - 12:00 20 June 2014
Professor Akira Miyazaki will provide information about the Japanese context and research on social-emotional learning in Japan. He will then present his work on improving emotional…

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…

To be confirmed

13:00 - 14:00 20 June 2014
Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes Seminar Series

Undergraduate Open Day

10:00 - 16:00 20 June 2014
A chance for students, parents and teachers to find out more about our undergraduate courses and visit the University and its facilities. Visitors can speak to staff and students, attend…

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…

Literary Activism

14:00 - 18:00 21 June 2014
2–4pm Changing Racisms The representation of the ‘other’ in literature today, in particular of Muslims and Islam. 4.30–6.30pm Creative Rendering and Resistance A history of literary…

The Subjective Structure of Consciousness

09:30 21 - 17:30 22 June 2014
The subjectivity of conscious experience has been increasingly recognised as a crucial target for consciousness research. This interdisciplinary workshop will address a range of key…

Undergraduate Open Day

10:00 - 16:00 21 June 2014
A chance for students, parents and teachers to find out more about our undergraduate courses and visit the University and its facilities. Visitors can speak to staff and students, attend…

GM PSTRC Research Symposium: evidence-based approaches to patient safety in primary care

13:30 - 17:30 23 June 2014
'''Host:''' Institute of Population Health '''About the event:''' The first GM PSTRC Research Symposium will be open to all those with an interest in patient safety in a primary…

Halle Strings at Tabley House

19:00 - 21:00 23 June 2014
Two of the Halle's leading musicians, husband and wife Sarah Ewins (co-principal violin) and Tim Pooley (viola) will present a programme of chamber music including works by Mozart,…

UMASS Summer Lecture Series: Psychology

13:00 - 15:00 23 June 2014
A series of lectures that will provide you with a taster of what you can expect from a lecture when you start university. All sessions will be delivered by academic staff at the University…

Maths & Sciences Teachers' Conference- Maths & Physics Focus

09:30 - 16:00 24 June 2014
Building on the success of the first teachers’ conference last year, we are pleased to announce the dates for our second conference for teachers of Maths and Sciences. We are hosting…

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