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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 formal system for representing research

13:00 - 15:00 28 October 2014
Booking will commence at 9am on 17 October This session shows how many research questions can be represented using a simple equation-based description. Describing research in the…

Artefacts and Experiences | Reframing Narratives across Medicine and Health

09:00 22 October - 17:00 7 November 2014
'''Host:''' Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences '''About the event:''' Part of the [http://www.manchestersciencefestival.com/whatson/msf14artefactexperiences Manchester Science…

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…

Centre for Research on Socio-Economic Change, Annual Lecture 2014: The Unsettled State

17:30 - 19:00 28 October 2014
The Scottish referendum on independence takes place on 18th September 2014. Whatever the outcome of this vote, the event marks a period of intense debate and reflection on the relationship…

CoDE Seminars@CMIST - Jolanda van der Noll - I accept them, but not their behaviour: Rejection of value-violating behaviour by Muslims and non-Muslims in Belgium

13:00 - 14:00 28 October 2014
As part of the CoDE Seminars@CMIST events, which are held on the last Friday of the month, Jolanda van der Noll from FernUniversität in Hagen (Germany) will deliver a talk entitled…

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…

Enterprising Scientists: Generating value and opportunities

28 - 29 October 2014
Enterprise Workshop for Science and Engineering Early Career Researchers Tuesday, 28 October – Wednesday, 29 October 2014 Manchester Business School Programme Tuesday 28 October…

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),…

Ice Age Science: Mammoths, mega boulders and microscopes

11:00 27 - 13:00 31 October 2014
Mon 27-Fri 31 Oct, 11am-1pm. Meet the scientists at The University of Manchester who study ice age animals, plants, and landscapes. Take part in fun activities including cave painting…

Learn Together: Create a Golden Bee

14:00 - 16:00 28 October 2014
THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED A beginners gold-embroidery workshop, where you will create your own golden bee. Learn how to embroider with gold thread with an experienced teacher.…

Manchester Science Festival | Wonder-Drug Roadshow

10:30 - 15:00 28 October 2014
'''Host:''' Institute of Population Health '''About the event:''' We hear about wonder-drugs in the media and we all want better medicines, but are our expectations realistic? No…

Manchester Science Festival: Mini Collection Encounter

11:00 - 11:30 28 October 2014
A chance to spend half an hour finding out about science in our collections

Manchester Science Festival: Mini Collection Encounter

13:00 - 13:30 28 October 2014
A chance to spend half an hour finding out about science in our collections.

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…

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,…

Spectacular stars science show

10:00 27 - 17:00 31 October 2014
This half term don’t miss out on our action packed science show. We will be discovering how stars are born, why they are different colours, what a star is made from and what happens…

Strange Science

10:00 27 - 17:00 31 October 2014
Become a scientist for the day and carry out some hands-on experiments! Sometimes when you see what looks like a trick there is actually a really good scientific explanation behind…

The City as Canvas: Designing Creative Places - a cities@manchester Urban Forum in conjunction with Design Manchester 2014 Festival

18:30 - 21:00 28 October 2014
Contemporary cities serve as sites for a wide range of interventions by designers, ranging from informal graffiti and temporary installations to community murals and rearrangement of…

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