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Changing your IT support for the better

15:30 - 16:30 4 February 2015
Come along to one of our forthcoming roadshows and get a first look at the changes we’ll be making to our IT support model and find out about the many improvements this will bring for…

Collection Bites: Rah-rah, Senenmut – Lover of the Egyptian Queen?

13:00 - 14:00 4 February 2015
Wed 4 Feb, 1-2pm. In 2013, an unassuming stone fragment in the Egyptology stores was identified as part of a statue of one of ancient Egypt’s most famous personalities: Senenmut, chief…

Striking Gold

12:00 - 13:00 4 February 2015
This monthly series of lunchtime talks introduces the new John Rylands Research Institute and its vibrant research portfolio. Each informal, accessible seminar showcases cutting-edge…

Ten years after Murambatsvina: what are current prospects for the urban poor in Zimbabwe?

13:00 - 14:30 4 February 2015
In 2005, the government of Zimbabwe evicted hundreds of thousands of low-income citizens from their homes and workplaces. Ten years later, an economic crisis, government of national…

What is..? GIS

13:00 - 14:00 4 February 2015
All welcome, no booking required. Over the last two decades or so, Geographical Information Systems (GIS) have become increasingly embedded within the social sciences as researchers…

Changing your IT support for the better

11:30 - 12:30 9 February 2015
Come along to one of our forthcoming roadshows and get a first look at the changes we’ll be making to our IT support model and find out about the many improvements this will bring for…

Spring Tuesday Talk - Tai Shani - at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU)

11:00 - 12:30 10 February 2015
Spring Tuesday Talks - at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU). Venue for Tuesday Talks on the 20,27 Jan and 10 Feb is: Holden Gallery, MMU’s All Saints Campus. 11am – 12.30pm,…

What is..? policy document analysis

13:00 - 14:00 11 February 2015
All welcome. No need to book. Presented by Jonathan Hammond and Imelda McDermott. This session will introduce some of the processes and principles relevant to the analysis of policy…

Talk: Romuald Hazoumè on Dance of the Butterflies

15:00 - 16:00 14 February 2015
Saturday 14 February, 3-4pm. A talk by one of Africa’s foremost contemporary artists, Romuald Hazoumè, about his stunning new art work, Dance of the Butterflies. Dance of the Butterflies…

February half term - Meet the Expert

16 - 20 February 2015
A chance to meet one of our resident scientific and engineering experts, find out about their work and quiz them about what they do and their knowledge of Jodrell Bank. If you…

The Importance of LGBT History

17:00 - 19:00 17 February 2015
Sarah Prager, an American activist on LGBTQ issues, will present her unique thoughts on why LGBTQ history matters and how everybody can take part in it. Come learn interesting stories…

Gay Pride, Bisexual Euphoria

12:30 - 14:30 18 February 2015
Talk and discussion led by Jen Yockney from Biphoria [[www.biphoria.org.uk.]] Jen Yockney is one of the most prominent bisexual community activists in the UK, having worked on giving…

What is..? interviewing ‘elite’ groups

13:00 - 14:00 18 February 2015
All welcome. No booking required. Presented by Neil Perkins. In this session Neil will consider some of the challenges involved in gaining access to high ranking members of organisations…

Urban Forum: Is an elected mayor for Manchester a good thing?

18:00 - 21:00 24 February 2015
Unlike London, Greater Manchester does not have a directly elected mayor. However - as part of the recent devolution deal for Greater Manchester - by 2017 we will be getting one.…

Inside View

13:00 - 14:00 25 February 2015
Inside View – at the Whitworth Our monthly curator talks give you new insight into individual works of art, as well as into the ideas and themes behind future exhibitions. Last Wednesday…

Situated Practices: the Mundane and Iconic in Brussels' Architecture’

12:00 25 February 2015
Part of the MARC Spring series

Transgender and religious -an oxymoron?

12:30 - 14:30 25 February 2015
Facilitated discussion led by Alex Young around issues and obstacles religious Trans* people encounter Alex Young has been a Student Worker at St. Peter's House for two years. He graduated…

What is..? observation in the workplace

13:00 - 14:00 25 February 2015
All welcome. No booking required. Presented by Lynsey Warwick-Giles. Interviewing is an important part of the work that we do, but we also spend many hours observing formal meetings…

The smart city is a techno-utopian fantasy

16:00 - 18:00 26 February 2015
Smart city initiatives have been adopted worldwide, proposing techno-utopian solutions to urban problems big and small. These policies are indicative of the digitization of urban life,…

Gay Writers and Poets of the First World War

12:30 - 13:30 28 February 2015
As part of LGBT history month, Matthew Schofield will present a close-up session on gay writers and poets of the First World War, including Rupert Brook, Edward Carpenter, Wilfred Owen…

Carry on Collecting: Sex, Gender & Ethnography at Manchester Museum

13:00 - 14:00 2 March 2015
Mon 2 Mar, 1-2pm. Ethnographic collections formed in Britain in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were invariably informed by contemporaneous notions of gender and sex. The chiefly…

Innocent until proven guilty?

19:30 2 March 2015
Mon 2 Mar, 7.30pm. ‘Only 1,070 rapists are convicted every year despite up to 95,000 people – the vast majority of them women – suffering the trauma of rape – according to the new…

Public Opinion and the 2015 Election

17:40 - 19:00 3 March 2015
As part of a series of events to coincide with the 2015 General Election, the People’s History Museum brings together leading pollsters and academics to discuss current thinking on…

Hebrew Collections

12:00 - 13:00 4 March 2015
This monthly series of lunchtime talks introduces the new John Rylands Research Institute and its vibrant research portfolio. Each informal, accessible seminar showcases cutting-edge…

What is..? textual analysis

13:00 - 14:00 4 March 2015
All welcome. No Booking required. Presented by Imelda McDermott and Jonathan Hammond. Although discourse analysis has gained popularity in social research, there has been less attention…

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