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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…

Between men and gods: gift-giving in Ancient Greece

16:55 - 18:30 26 February 2015
Classics & Ancient History Research Seminar

CMIST Short Course :: Introductory :: Multi Item Scales for Surveys

09:30 - 17:00 26 February 2015
The course aims to cover bivariate statistical tests for a variety of situation. The basic material of t-test is enriched by adding methods for the comparison of the distribution (or…

Dan Garner - "Assessing Post-Holocaust Theologies of Image: Melissa Raphael's Fraught Theology of Divine Powerlessness"

16:00 - 17:30 26 February 2015
The Religions and Theology seminar series continues.

Econometrics and Applied Economics workshops: Arnaud Chevalier

16:15 - 17:45 26 February 2015
Not All Cohorts Are Born Equal: Evidence from the Educational Outcome of the "Children of the Wall" Abstract: After the fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany experienced an unprecedented…

Ehrhardt Seminar: Richard Britton - "Truth or Trick: Is Hermeneutics Ever Possible?"

14:00 - 15:30 26 February 2015
Ehrhardt seminar for staff and postgraduates. Followed by tea.

Inaugural Pankhurst Lecture delivered by Shami Chakrabarti

17:00 - 19:00 26 February 2015
Shami Chakrabarti, Director of Liberty (The National Council for Civil Liberties) and Honorary Professor in the School of Law at The University of Manchester, will deliver the inaugural…

Later-Day Saints

23 January - 28 June 2015
Our ancestors often relied on their beliefs to make sense of their world - is there an equivalent in our modern world of celebrity and material culture? Later-Day Saints brings the…

Loving Illumination - Paintings of Light

4 December 2014 - 29 March 2015
In this exhibition artist Judith Hurst explores the interconnectivity of science, maths, religion and art. Working on vellum, and using inlays of exotic wood and precious metals, Judith…

Merchants of Print: from Venice to Manchester

29 January - 21 June 2015
This exhibition celebrates the legacy of Aldus Manutius (1449 – 1515), an Italian humanist scholar who founded the Aldine Press at Venice. His publishing legacy includes scholarly…

Music Research Seminar: 'It is not the houses. It is the spaces in between the houses.'

16:15 - 18:00 26 February 2015
Speaker: Christopher Fox (Brunel) 'It is not the houses. It is the spaces in between the houses.' (James Fenton, 'A German Requiem') Some reflections on spaces for music and the spaces within music.

Post-structuralism and discourse analysis: a process of plugging in

13:00 - 15:00 26 February 2015
Booking for this event will commence at 9am on 12 February Even wondered how to integrate various philosophical theories to work in your data analysis? This session will explore how…

Quatuor Danel Seminar: Performing String Quartets (2)

14:30 - 15:00 26 February 2015
The Quatuor Danel and Professor David Fanning discuss issues in the performance of 20th-century string quartets

Romuald Hazoumè: Dance of the Butterflies

14 February - 29 July 2015
Dance of the Butterflies is a stunning new art work by one of Africa’s foremost contemporary artists Romuald Hazoumè. It features swarms of multicoloured ‘butterflies’ which will take…

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 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,…

Translation Studies Seminar Series 2014/15

14:00 - 15:20 26 February 2015
Crazy Japanese subtitles: Impact caption and viewer experience Speaker: Ryoko Sasamoto, Dublin City University

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series - Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert

13:00 - 14:00 26 February 2015
Shostakovich Quartet No. 7 in F sharp minor, Op. 108 Hindemith Quartet No. 4, Op. 22 Two Quatuor Danel 20th-century specialities: proof that Shostakovich could be concise…

Whitworth Studies Film Screening: 'Full' by Carol Mavor and Megan Powell

19:00 - 20:30 26 February 2015
Followed by in conversation with Maria Balshaw.

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 27 February 2015
We apologise for the cancellation of this tour. Other tours are available on future dates.

Magic Carpet

10:30 27 February 2015
Fri 27 Feb, 10.30-11.30 & 11.30-12.30. Story making and activity sessions. For toddlers up to 5yrs and their families/carers (Young babies welcome with older siblings).

Manchester Universities String Society

13:10 - 14:00 27 February 2015
Manchester Universities String Society brings together some of the finest string players in Manchester to perform exciting works from the string orchestra repertoire on the back of their first semester success.

Printing Press Demonstration

10:00 - 14:00 27 February 2015
Drop in and see our printing press in action. Try your hand at making your own print.

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert - PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS CONCERT TAKES PLACE AT MANCHESTER GRAMMAR SCHOOL IN THE NEW MANCHESTER GRAMMAR SCHOOL THEATRE

19:30 - 21:30 27 February 2015
Mendelssohn Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80 Weinberg Quartet No. 16, Op. 130 Schubert Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D810, ‘Death and the Maiden’ Death and…

Understanding social trust and other social behaviours – a transatlantic dialogue

10:30 - 16:00 27 February 2015
A CMIST research group workshop is due to take place. Details below: 10:30-11:00 Tea/Coffee 11:00-12:00 Ric Uslaner, University of Maryland, the USA “Diversity, Segregation,…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

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