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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…

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…

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…

Disparities in the evolution of multicelluarity

12:00 - 13:00 3 November 2014
Part of the Computational and Evolutionary Biology Autumn Seminar Series

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),…

Manchester Policy Week: Employment inequalities – low paid and precarious work

15:00 - 17:00 3 November 2014
Differences in the quality of work are a major contributor to inequality in the UK. In this session, practitioners and policy experts will debate two major challenges – the growing…

Manchester Policy Week: Ethnicity and inequalities in education

13:00 - 14:30 3 November 2014
Hear and debate the findings from three recent projects looking at; job outcomes of ethnic minority graduates at top universities, the effect of ethnicity on the degrees of Manchester…

Manchester Policy Week: Inclusion in Policy and Practice

10:00 - 12:00 3 November 2014
Inclusion in Policy and Practice: New Researchers Network Postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers lead debates on the topics of inclusive policy, growth and development. This event…

Manchester Policy Week: Opening Address // by the Rt Hon.The Lord Heseltine.

18:45 - 19:30 3 November 2014
Hear the former MP and government minister Lord Heseltine deliver the opening address for this year’s Policy Week. He will be welcomed by Sean Harriss, Chief Executive of Bolton Council…

MCCIR AZ/GSK Update Seminar Series

15:30 - 16:30 3 November 2014
Chair: Pippa Kennedy Nanocluster organization of NK cell activating and inhibitory receptors and their adaptor proteins - Stefan Balint. Nano-Scale Organization of CD16 on NK cells - Katja Srpan.

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…

Showcasing Research in Survey Methods and Statistical Modelling

13:00 - 16:00 3 November 2014
1:15-1:50 Harvey Goldstein Linkage is Really a Missing Data Problem: a Bayesian Approach 1:50-2:25 Natalie Shlomo Statistical Disclosure Control Methods and Measurement Error Coffee…

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,…

Textual Analysis (Workshop)

12:00 - 14:00 3 November 2014
This workshop will introduce one of the most practised methods in the study of texts. Textual analysis is here intended as a tool which engenders readings. The workshop will provide…

The Mackerel Economy

15:00 - 17:00 3 November 2014
Social Anthropology Research Seminar

The Social Embeddedness of Deterrence and Compliance - Business Reactions to Unsanctioned Offenses of Competitors

16:00 - 17:00 3 November 2014
Business compliance behaviour is often understood as a reaction to deterrence: an equation of sanction severity and detection probability. Although deterrence theories have been criticized…

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…

Manchester Policy Week: Education Policy and Educational Inequalities

09:30 - 18:30 4 November 2014
All the major political parties in England are currently committed to reducing educational inequalities. In recent years, the nature of policy intervention has shifted from Labour’s…

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