All events

Accommodation Tour

10:30 - 12:00 25 March 2015
Want to have a look at your potential future home? We run accommodation tours of some of our halls of residence on Wednesday mornings between October and March. Please arrive at 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…

Black Box Theatre Company present Macbeth

10:00 - 12:00 25 March 2015
Following the success of Romeo & Juliet (2014) Othello (2013) and Of Mice and Men (2012), award winning Black Box Theatre Company returns with a bold and exciting new production of…

Black Box Theatre Company present Macbeth

14:00 - 16:00 25 March 2015
“Something wicked this way comes...” Following the success of Romeo & Juliet (2014) Othello (2013) and Of Mice and Men (2012), award winning Black Box Theatre Company returns with…

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…

Domestic Moral Economy Conference

24 - 26 March 2015
The Search for the Good Life in Precarious Times: Grassroots perspectives on the value question in the 21st century Papers will include, among others, ethnographic reports from five…

Exploring chromosome instability

12:00 - 13:00 25 March 2015
Part of the Leaders in Science Lecture Series, hosted by the Faculty of Life Sciences.

Exploring chromosome instability

12:00 25 March 2015
Part of the Leaders in Science Lectures

Extended Project Qualification Visit

09:45 - 15:00 25 March 2015
The Extended Project is a single piece of work of a student's choosing that requires evidence of planning, preparation, research and independent learning. It is available as a stand-alone…

Garner Lecture – Powsells and Thrums: The Loom of creation. A lecture by Alan Garner

19:30 - 20:30 25 March 2015
In this inaugural lecture Alan Garner discusses the nature and role of creativity, especially in the field of language. He goes on to consider the possible origins and evolutionary…

Guided visit

13:30 - 15:30 25 March 2015
If you are unable to come to one of our University open days, you can join us for a guided visit of the campus on a Wednesday afternoon. Guided visits include a presentation on the…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 25 March 2015
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. Just turn up! Please note that we cannot accept large groups on this tour. If your group would like a…

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…

Migratory Birds: Poetry and Perceptions of Climate Change

15:00 - 19:30 25 March 2015
Roundtable A panel of literary scholars and climate change and bird species experts will address the following questions: - How does poetry represent birds and our relationship…

MOOCs@Manchester

13:00 - 14:00 25 March 2015
This seminar is part of the Teaching and Learning seminar series. …

Qualitative Software Planning Seminar

09:00 - 13:00 25 March 2015
Choosing the appropriate analysis software package is an important part of planning any qualitative or mixed method research project. There are a range of options available, but it…

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…

SCI Seminar Series - Eivind Jacobsen

16:00 - 17:30 25 March 2015
Abstract Jacobsen argues for combining elements from STS/ANT with practice theory in order to better understand mundane domestic practices. Material artifacts function as ordering…

What is..? using innovative approaches to explore and understand professional identity

13:00 - 14:00 25 March 2015
All welcome. No booking required. Presented by Bec Elvey and Sharon Spooner. Bec will present methods used during her PhD research on professional identity in pharmacy, which included…

What’s the Weather Like Today?

12 March - 28 June 2015
The weather is fascinating. We can hardly avoid talking about it and how it makes us feel. This exhibition uses items from the Library’s collections to explore descriptions, reflections,…

Whimsical Wednesday: Lino printing

11:00 - 14:00 25 March 2015
Try your hand at one of the simplest printing techniques. Be inspired by our collections or create your own unique print to take home and treasure.

Black Box Theatre Company present Macbeth

10:00 - 12:00 26 March 2015
“Something wicked this way comes...” Following the success of Romeo & Juliet (2014) Othello (2013) and Of Mice and Men (2012), award winning Black Box Theatre Company returns with…

NVivo v10 Introductory hands-on two day workshop

26 - 27 March 2015
This event is only open to University of Manchester staff and students and University of Liverpool and University of Lancaster PGRs. Only bookings made with official university email…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum