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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…

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…

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…

Family Pop-Up Planetarium Day

10:30 - 15:45 15 November 2014
Join us to explore the wonders of the night sky in our pop-up planetarium! Suitable for 5+ years, the show lasts for 30 minutes. Please note that visitors are required to sit on the…

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),…

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…

MUMS String and Brass Ensembles

19:30 - 21:30 15 November 2014
Elgar Serenade for Strings Ireland Downland Suite Vaughan-Williams Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus Callum Harrison New Work Emma Wilde New Work Dan Price Tranquil Seas…

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…

Tour en Français - French language only tour

11:00 - 12:00 15 November 2014
THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED La Bibliothèque John Rylands Deansgate ouvre ses portes pour vous emmèner à l'intérieur, et vous faire découvrir le site, dédié aux livres et à son architecture…

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…

Wonderstruck

15 - 16 November 2014
Sat 15 & Sun 16 Nov, performances begin at 11am and 1.30pm It’s not what you know, it’s what you do. Come and hear the sound of a hundred voices as choirs and performers from across…

‘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…

Imagining (the value of) the Sea: Coastal Infrastructure, Storms & Mermaids' Tears

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

Introduction to Digital Humanities (Workshop)

14:00 - 16:00 17 November 2014
This workshop will explore notions of the 'digital humanities' from various perspectives: as a discrete academic discipline; as a set of computationally engaged practices, media, and…

Introduction to LaTeX

09:30 - 16:30 17 November 2014
BOOKING WILL COMMENCE 5 NOVEMBER AT 9AM LaTeX is a free and widely used program for creating elegant and professional-looking publishable documents. It is designed to meet the need…

Recent Late Quaternary palaeoanthropological discoveries in West Turkana, Kenya

12:00 - 13:00 17 November 2014
Part of the Computational and Evolutionary Biology Autumn Seminar Series

Research Seminar: 'Nationalism and Political Culture in Symbols and Myths in Putin’s Russia: 1999-2010'

16:30 - 18:00 17 November 2014
Dr Yuri Teper (Bar-Ilan University & the Israeli Centre for Russian and Eurasian Studies) This presentation analyses official representations of Russian identity during Putin's rule.…

Writing the Rules for Europe or why is the European Union so technocratic?

13:00 - 14:00 17 November 2014
Writing rules for Europe in the early twenty-first century appears to be the job of politicians and policy makers in the European Union (EU). Alongside the management of the Eurozone…

Bike Registration Event

09:00 - 10:30 18 November 2014
Free Bike Marking session - To qualify for a discounted 'D' lock students and staff must register their bikes on the free University scheme. PLEASE NOTE - All registration sessions…

CMIST Short Course :: CMIST Short Course :: Introductory :: Understanding Statistics

09:30 - 17:00 18 November 2014
This course is about understanding the statistics in social policy reports and behind the software packages. It is an opportunity for participants to ask that the basic statistical…

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