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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…

Beyond Kobane and Mosul: Today's Kurdish Question in historical perspective

17:30 - 19:00 5 March 2015
Kurdish politics in a post Sykes-Picot world – new chances, old risks?“ Although later than the national questions of the Balkans of the 19th century and overshadowed by the Armenian…

Bringing affluence to the masses: innovations in production, marketing, and value chains for consumer durables in inter-war Britain

14:00 - 15:00 5 March 2015
The United States witnessed a “consumer durables revolution” during the 1920s. This is often contrasted with Britain where, it is argued, low working-class incomes could not sustain…

CJS Seminar: Michael Hilton (London) - "The ZigZag Kid: patterns of Bar and Bat Mitzvah in Israel"

16:00 - 17:30 5 March 2015
The Centre for Jewish Studies seminar.

Dispersal Newspaper Project

3 - 31 March 2015
Pod Collective’s newspaper project is in response to the fifteenth anniversary of the dispersal programme in 2015. People who have sought asylum in the UK have been dispersed throughout…

Ehrhardt Seminar: Andy Boakye - "Dead Men Walking: The Spirit, the Living Christ and Abraham's Legacy in Paul"

14:00 - 15:30 5 March 2015
Ehrhardt Seminar for staff and postgraduates. Followed by tea.

Extinction: Impact physics and life on earth

14:00 - 15:00 5 March 2015
Matter is ever-changing, its form developing in a series of nested processes which complete on the time scales on which mechanisms operate. This talk concerns behaviour in the regime…

Ferguson Lecture 2015: Professor Dr. Hans-Peter Grosshans (University of Muenster) - "On Christian Freedom"

16:00 - 17:30 5 March 2015
The 2015 Ferguson lecture will discuss various important aspects of the relation of Christian faith and freedom, starting with the understanding of freedom in the Old and the New Testament.…

HCRI Speaker Series with Richard Conibere

13:00 - 15:00 5 March 2015
HCRI Speaker Series with Richard Conibere Thursday 5th March 2015, 1-3pm C1.18 Ellen Wilkinson Building Richard Conibere is currently studying for his Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD)…

History Research Seminar: Craig Taylor - 'Remembering War in the Late Middle Ages: Biographies and Memoirs'

16:15 - 18:30 5 March 2015
History Research Seminar 2014-15: All Welcome! Craig Taylor (York) 'Remembering War in the Late Middle Ages: Biographies and Memoirs'

Human-scaled geovisualisation and society: An introduction to human cartographic techniques for the analysis of social and spatial inequalities

14:00 5 March 2015
Booking for this event will commence at 9am 20 February. This half-day workshop provides a general introduction of the state of the art in using geovisualisation in the social sciences,…

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…

Make it happen | Driving forward international research careers

09:00 5 - 16:30 9 March 2015
'''Host:''' Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences '''About the event:''' Posters will be displayed in the foyer of University Place from Thurs, 5th March - Monday, 9th March. Here…

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…

Phrasing Homer. A Cognitive Approach to Homeric Versification

16:55 - 18:30 5 March 2015
Classics & Ancient History Research Seminar

Printing Press Demonstration

10:00 - 14:00 5 March 2015
Drop in and see our printing press in action. Try your hand at making your own print.

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…

School of Psychological Sciences Seminar | Title TBC

16:00 - 17:15 5 March 2015
'''Host:''' School of Psychological Sciences '''About the event:''' School of Psychological Sciences Seminar Series. This series of talks are designed to inform postgraduate, third…

Thinking about Teaching? PGCE Open Evening

18:00 - 20:00 5 March 2015
The University of Manchester is holding an open evening for anyone thinking about a career in teaching. Come along to find out about our PGCEs (Postgraduate Certificates of Education)…

Toddler tales

10:30 - 11:30 5 March 2015
Come and join us in our cosy corner and pull up a cushion. Enjoy great stories, songs and other fun activities. Just drop in! Suitable for ages 0 - 5

Translation Studies Seminar Series 2014/15

14:00 - 15:20 5 March 2015
Translation of Francophone Senegalese women’s literature Speaker: Georgina Collins, University of Glasgow

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series: Leah Stuttard: The Wool Merchant and the Harp

13:00 5 March 2015
Music alumna Leah Stuttard has been playing medieval harp for over 15 years. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 1998 with a first class music degree and prizes in musicology…

Women in Science

17:00 - 18:00 5 March 2015
'''Host:''' Manchester Debating Union (cross-faculty event featuring FMHS) '''About the event:''' The Women in Science Panel Discussion is being held as part of our International…

Are we too clean?

13:00 - 14:00 6 March 2015
Infection is the biggest killer of people under the age of 50. Improvements in hygiene, availability of antibiotics and vaccines has improved life expectancy for many - but does it…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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