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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…

10th Anniversary - International Postgraduate Conference in Translation and Interpreting (Conference)

29 - 31 October 2014
The IPCITI Conference is the result of a long-term collaboration between Dublin City University, Heriot-Watt University, the University of Edinburgh and the University of Manchester.…

Accommodation Tour

10:30 - 12:00 29 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…

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…

Blockprinting Workshop

14:00 - 16:00 29 October 2014
Printing has been practised in China for almost 2,000 years and we have many fantastic examples of Chinese printing in the collections. Taking inspiration from the collections and the building join us to have a go.

Cardiovascular Sciences Postgraduate Open Day

14:00 - 16:00 29 October 2014
'''Host:''' Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences '''About the event:''' The Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences at the University of Manchester has an outstanding track record in…

CLACS seminar series: '"Our delivery consists in appointing good ministers": corruption and the dilemmas of appointing government officials in early eighteenth-century Spanish America'

17:00 - 18:30 29 October 2014
Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies seminar series. Venue: Samuel Alexander Building A214. The paper analyses changing understandings of corruption in the early modern…

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…

Doubleday Lecture 2014 – Sir Robert Francis QC

14:00 - 15:30 29 October 2014
'''New venue''' This event is now taking place in Lecture Theatre B, University Place '''Host:''' Manchester Medical School '''About the event:''' Manchester Medical School is delighted…

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…

Guided visit

13:30 - 15:30 29 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),…

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…

Introductory Tour

15:00 - 15:30 29 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…

LEGO Mindstorm NXT Programming

13:00 - 15:30 29 October 2014
Wed 29 Oct, 1-3.30pm. Robogals Manchester is a chapter of an international student-led organisation that aims to increase women in STEM subjects by running robotics workshops in the…

Manchester Science Festival | Wonder-Drug Roadshow

11:00 - 15:30 29 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: The Science of Conservation

14:00 - 15:00 29 October 2014
Find out how we keep our books and archives safe for future generations and what some of the threats are.

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…

Methods Fair 2014

10:30 - 16:30 29 October 2014
The Methods Fair is back!! Come & find out about the range of research methods being used across the social sciences & beyond at the methods@manchester Methods Fair. There is also a…

Mitchell Centre: 50 Years of Sociology

12:00 - 18:00 29 October 2014
The event will take place the 29th of October 2014, at the University of Manchester (UNIVERSITY PLACE 2.220) and will host a keynote speech by Bruce Kapferer (University of Bergen and…

Postgraduate Open Day

14:15 - 16:00 29 October 2014
Postgraduate Open Day for prospective research students for 2015 entry. The event will be Chaired by Dr Mark Elliot (Director of Postgraduate Studies) and will be an opportunity to…

Research Matters: Lesson study as a Zone of Professional Development in secondary mathematics initial teacher education

12:00 - 14:00 29 October 2014
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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…

Systems-level analyses of cell-matrix adhesion complexes/Exploring apoptosis following a prolonged mitotic arrest

12:00 - 13:00 29 October 2014
CCB Autumn Seminar Series

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…

Theory of the threshold concepts

13:00 - 14:00 29 October 2014
This seminar is part of the Teaching and Learning seminar series. …

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…

Wonder-drug Roadshow – day two

11:00 - 16:00 29 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…

Woolly Animals

11:00 27 - 16:00 31 October 2014
Mon 27-Fri 31 Oct, 11am-4pm. Visit 'Siberia: At the Edge of the World' and discover the science on how some animals survive in such a cold climate. Be inspired by bears and mammoths…

‘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…

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