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A system for statistical analysis

13:00 - 15:00 7 October 2014
BOOKING FOR THIS EVENT WILL OPEN AT 9AM 29 SEPTEMBER This session describes a system for statistical analysis that is comprehensive, mathematically non-technical and compact enough…

Afternoon Seminars@CMIST - Yosef Bhatti & Kasper M. Hansen - The social act of voting: Intriguing patterns, causal evidence and causal mechanisms

16:00 - 17:15 7 October 2014
In this Afternoon Seminars@CMIST event, Yosef Bhatti & Kasper M. Hansen from the University of Copenhagen will deliver a talk entitled 'The social act of voting: Intriguing patterns,…

Atmospheres - CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

23 September 2014 - 12 January 2015
Atmospheres play a significant role in, and add an important quality to, our intimate, domestic and public lives, yet are often overlooked in social research, not least because of the…

B.15:45 Architecture modelmaking exhibition: Celebrating 45 years of the B.15 modelmaking workshop

1 September 2014 - 31 December 2015
2015 marks 45 years of the Kantorowich B.15 modelmaking workshop at The University of Manchester. The B.15:45 exhibition is a retrospective look at the last 45 years of modelmaking…

Beyond the Fracking Polemic: Energy Futures and Vulnerability

14:30 - 16:00 7 October 2014
Beyond the Fracking Polemic: Energy Futures and Vulnerability Panel discussion Chair: Professor Stefan Bouzarovski, The University of Manchester Panel: Professor Erik Bichard, Salford…

Communities in Communication

17 July - 21 December 2014
The Middle Ages are commonly seen as a time of widespread ignorance and prejudice, but diversity and multiculturalism are not modern inventions. Perhaps surprisingly, examples can be…

Echo and Narcissus

11 August 2014 - 9 January 2015
Each of the mirrors in this body of work is dedicated to a literary heroine, provoking reflections of the feminine on several, potentially fragmented, levels. The statements etched…

Giving it Wigan: Norman Nicholson at 100

25 July - 14 December 2014
In celebration of writer Norman Nicholson’s centenary, this display draws on the Library’s extensive archive to tell stories of his life and work. Born in Cumbria, Nicholson drew inspiration…

Harmonious society

27 September - 23 November 2014
A major exhibition of new commissions and UK premieres shown across Manchester city centre. The John Rylands Library, in partnership with Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art (CFCCA),…

HCRI Speaker Series with Jane Cocking

14:00 - 16:00 7 October 2014
The Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) Speaker Series is a regular student-focused forum that draws on the expertise of a range of academics, researchers and practitioners…

Health Economics

12:00 - 15:30 7 October 2014
This workshop will discuss a range of issues in economics which may be encountered by researchers working in evidence synthesis but who are not themselves economists. Multi-morbidity…

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…

It's All Relative: Staff-Visitor Relations Set Against Physical Sciences In Chinese And British Science Museums

13:00 - 14:00 7 October 2014
This seminar is part of the lunchtime seminar series for the Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHSTM). Lunchtime seminars are typically no more than 30 minutes…

Manchester Postcolonial Atelier with Professor Neil Lazarus: 'Combined and Uneven Development: Towards a New Theory of World-Literature'

17:00 - 18:30 7 October 2014
Atelier Series 2014: 'Development' The fifth Manchester Postcolonial Atelier offers the opportunity for the research community to enter into conversation with Professor Neil Lazarus…

Manchester Poverty Masterclass: The challenges of poverty reduction in Brazil and Africa

12:00 - 14:00 7 October 2014
The Manchester Poverty Masterclass - A series of lectures for PhD students and staff. "The challenges of poverty reduction in Brazil and Africa" - Dr Fabio Veras Soares, International…

Men Who Like Women Who Smell Of Their Jobs

1 October 2014 - 31 January 2015
The dark humour and weird logic of David Gaffney’s critically acclaimed Sawn-off Tales series meets the warped gothic fables of internationally exhibited contemporary visual artist…

Poverty reduction in Brazil and its drivers (Devt@man seminar series)

16:30 - 18:00 7 October 2014
Devt@man seminar series: Poverty reduction in Brazil and its drivers, Dr Fabio Veras (International Poverty Centre and UNDP). Joint seminar with the Poverty research group, chaired…

Siberia: At the Edge of the World

4 October 2014 - 1 March 2015
Until 1 March 2015. The first exhibition of its kind in the UK, Siberia: At the Edge of the World brings together natural history and cultural objects from British and Russian museums,…

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: 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…

‘Latin Fever’ Dance Classes

13:05 24 September - 14:00 19 November 2014
Learn to Dance “Strictly Style” Wed. 24 September – Wed. 19 November 2014 Due to popular demand we’re bringing Ballroom back to the Martin Harris Centre! Would you like to learn the…

“A School for Manhunters”: Northwestern’s Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory, 1929-1938

16:00 - 18:00 7 October 2014
This seminar is part of the CHSTM Seminars Series Oct-Dec 2014. …

CMIST Short Course :: Introductory :: Introduction to STATA

09:00 - 17:00 8 October 2014
The course provides an introductory training in STATA, a statistical package increasingly used for social research data analysis which has powerful data manipulation procedures and…

Venture Out student ideas competition launch

12:00 - 13:00 8 October 2014
Do you have a great idea for a business? Here’s your chance to win cash prizes to make it a reality and start you on the path to becoming a successful entrepreneur. The Venture Out…

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