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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…

Chris Baker (Chester) - "Belonging, Becoming and Participation: New Spaces of Religious Citizenship and Progressive Urban Localism in a Post-secular Global Economy"

16:00 - 17:30 9 October 2014
Religions and Theology seminar series.

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…

Ehrhardt Seminar: Thomas Yoder Neufeld (Waterloo) - Killing Enmity: The Enigma of Violence in the New Testament

14:00 - 16:00 9 October 2014
The Ehrhardt Seminar from the Centre for Biblical Studies. 90 minutes followed by tea.

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),…

Human tissue mononuclear phagocyte system revisited

12:00 9 October 2014
Muzlifah Haniffa is a Clinical Senior Lecturer and Principal Investigator in the Human DC Lab funded by a Wellcome Trust Intermediate Fellowship and an award from the British Skin Foundation.…

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…

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…

Peter Morton (Edinburgh): ‘Social decay in Sicily? Going beyond slavery in the Second Sicilian Slave War.’

16:55 - 18:30 9 October 2014
University of Manchester, Classics and Ancient History Research Seminar. Samuel Alexander Bdg, S2.9, Thursday 4.55pm. Everyone is invited to join the speaker for drinks and dinner at…

Print and Materiality in Early Modern World: "Boccaccio & the Italian Novella Collection" & "16th century Sephardic Bible Exegesis in the John Rylands Library"

17:00 - 19:00 9 October 2014
John Rylands Seminar on Print and Materiality in the Early Modern World 2014/15 interdisciplinary seminar series John Rylands Library, The University of Manchester • Dr Guyda Armstrong,…

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…

Translation Studies Seminar Series 2014/15

14:00 - 15:20 9 October 2014
Machine Translation: how much can statistics help? Speaker: Adria de Gispert, University of Cambridge & SDL Research

Understanding the US Civil Rights Movement

17:30 - 19:30 9 October 2014
As part of our Black History Month programme, Professor Emeritus Lou Kushnick (founder of the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre) delivers a public lecture on the politics…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series - Shakespeare à la Russe: Voice and Piano

13:10 - 14:00 9 October 2014
Frédéric Albou (bass-baritone) Michelle Assay (piano) programme to include: Sonnet Settings by Shostakovich, Weinberg, Kabalevsky and Sviridov Russian composers have a long and…

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…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 10 October 2014
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. Just turn up! Please note that we cannot accept large groups on this tour. If your group would like a…

'The Sensory War 1914 - 2014' An exhibition at Manchester Art Gallery

11 October 2014 - 22 February 2015
The Sensory War, 1914-2014 exhibition opened in October at the Manchester Art Gallery. It is the result of a four-year curatorial partnership between Dr Ana Carden-Coyne (Centre for…

Creative workshop with Alison Erika Fforde and David Gaffney

13:00 - 15:00 11 October 2014
Join the creators of the Men Who Like Women Who Smell Of Their Jobs exhibition for a workshop about collaborations. There will be creative writing / drawing/ collage, swapping and…

MAP Interview skills for Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy and General Interview skills

11 October 2014
The Manchester Access Programme (MAP) is a structured scheme for local post-16 students who meet specific academic and background criteria. The aim of the programme is to support entry…

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