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'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…

A nuclear role for the mitochondrial respiratory enzyme CLK-1/The immune microenvironment confers resistance to MAPK pathway inhibitors through macrophage derived TNF?

12:00 - 13:00 15 October 2014
CCB Autumn Seminar Series 2014

Accommodation Tour

10:30 - 12:00 15 October 2014
Want to have a look at your potential future home? We run accommodation tours of some of our halls of residence on Wednesday mornings between October and March. Please arrive at the…

Aspects of design in randomised clinical trials

14:00 - 17:00 15 October 2014
'''Host:''' Institute of Population Health '''About the event:''' The Centre for Biostatistics, in the Institute of Population Health at The University of Manchester and the Royal…

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…

Brains on fire: the role of inflammation in CNS disease

13:00 - 14:00 15 October 2014
This seminar is part of the Technicians Seminar Series. Synopsis: A brief overview of the evidence for inflammation being involved in diseases of the brain, including stroke and Alzheimer’s.…

CMIST Short Course :: Introductory :: Logistic Regression

09:00 - 17:00 15 October 2014
This course examines the fitting of models to predict a binary response variable from a mixture of binary and interval explanatory variables. The approach is illustrated using examples…

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…

Guided Visit

13:30 - 15:30 15 October 2014
If you are unable to come to one of our University open days, you can join us for a guided visit of the campus on a Wednesday afternoon. Guided visits include a presentation on the…

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),…

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…

Introductory Tour

15:00 - 15:30 15 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…

MAP Interview Skills Workshop

15 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…

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…

Militarization 'Over There' and 'Close To Home': It's Masculinized, But Depends on Women

16:30 - 18:00 15 October 2014
Prof Cynthia Enloe (Clark University) Annual Peace Lecture Following the lecture, a wine reception will be held in the foyer of the Samuel Alexander Building. Please register http://tinyurl.com/lw45abn

Mitchell Centre Seminar Series: Isabella Gollini

16:00 - 17:30 15 October 2014
Weekly seminar series of the Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis. Isabella Gollini, University of Bristol HBS G6 Bayesian framework for social network analysis with focus…

Out of synch: José Luis López Vázquez, performance and sound in Spanish film

17:00 - 18:30 15 October 2014
Part of the Spanish and Portuguese Seminar Series Until the 1970s, Spanish film used postsynchronised sound, in which actors would dub their own voices during postproduction. Quite…

Policy evaluation methods (joint with PEPA)

14 - 17 October 2014
Please book via: http://www.cemmap.ac.uk/event/id/1045 How can one evaluate whether a government labour market programme such as the New Deal, or a subsidy to education such as the…

Relaunch of the Melland Schill Lecture Series: John Dugard questions the sanctity of State Boundaries

18:00 - 20:30 15 October 2014
After a 40 years hiatus, the Manchester International Law Centre is delighted to relaunch the prestigious Melland Schill lecture series in public international law. This is an unique…

Research Matters: Critical Education Policy and Leadership research showcase - reforming schools, reforming times: researching schools and schooling

12:00 - 14:00 15 October 2014
This seminar will showcase recent, current and future research in the Critical Education Policy and Leadership thematic programme of research in MIE.

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