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A cross-species analysis identifies novel candidate genes for cognitive traits in both mouse and human

12:00 - 13:00 27 April 2015
Computational and Evolutionary Biology Spring Seminar Series 2015

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 Power and Beauty: Preliminary Reflections on Egyptian Karate Communities

18:00 - 19:00 27 April 2015
The history of karate in Egypt is not long, and yet it has established firm roots in youth culture. Karate is the second most popular sport in Egypt after football. This paper explores…

In conversation with Michael Mansfield QC - The tales of a radical lawyer

18:00 - 21:00 27 April 2015
The first in a series of lectures hosted by the Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers in conjunction with the School of Law's Advocacy and Mooting Society. We will be speaking to barrister…

International Teacher’s Programme 2015: Sharing best practices in Teaching and Learning

14:00 - 15:30 27 April 2015
The International Teacher’s Programme gives academics an opportunity to share best practice and reflect on their own teaching during two residential modules. Two MBS academics will…

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…

Making Monuments on Rapa Nui. The Statues from Easter Island

1 April - 6 September 2015
1 April-6 September 2015 Free entry The monumental stone statues of Rapa Nui (named Easter Island by European explorers) in the Pacific are some of the most widely recognised archaeological…

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…

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…

Sherman Lectures 2015 - Amy-Jill Levine: "Jesus in his Jewish Context: The Importance of Recovering History"

17:15 - 19:00 27 April 2015
Jesus and his first followers were Jews, thoroughly grounded in Jewish Scripture, Jewish ethics and theology, and Jewish hopes. To understand the New Testament materials is thus to…

Social Anthropology Seminar - Monday, 27TH April 2015 - Dr Katharine Tyler – University of Exeter - Scientific reality or genetic astrology?

15:00 - 17:00 27 April 2015
Social Anthropology Seminar Monday, 27th April 2015 Dr Katharine Tyler – University of Exeter Scientific reality or genetic astrology? Laypeople’s perspectives on the role of genetic…

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,…

Baby Explorers

10:30 - 13:45 28 April 2015
Tues 28 Apr, 10.30-11.15am, 11.30am-12.15pm: Sensory play and interactive story sessions for babies who aren't walking yet. Every other Tuesday (except half term school holidays when…

CIDRAL Public Lecture: Elisabeth Bronfen (Zurich): Gendering War Dispatches: Martha Gellhorn, Lee Miller and Margaret Bourke-White on the WWII front lines

17:00 - 19:00 28 April 2015
All welcome, no booking required. Elisabeth Bronfen is Professor of English and American Studies at the University of Zurich and, since 2007, Global Distinguished Professor at New…

CJS Seminar - Shimon Redlich (Ben Gurion University) - "A New Life in Israel: Autobiography in Historical Context"

15:00 - 16:30 28 April 2015
Centre for Jewish Studies Seminar

CoDE_Seminars@CMIST

13:00 - 14:00 28 April 2015
Title: Creative approaches to researching and engaging diverse communities

Cooperation & Equality Seminar: Thomas Smith (Manchester), 'What on earth would joint action be?'

13:00 28 April 2015
Thomas Smith (Manchester), 'What on earth would joint action be?' Part of the Cooperation & Equality Project: http://thomassmit3.wix.com/cooperation-equality

Cycle Registration Event CANCELLED

09:30 - 10:30 28 April 2015
Unfortunately due to the very poor weather forecast for tomorrow this event has been cancelled. Sorry for any inconvenience. Free Bike Marking session - To qualify for a discounted…

Laboratory Routes: The Science Behind Road-Building, 1923-1939

13:00 - 14:00 28 April 2015
This seminar is part of the lunchtime seminar series for the Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHSTM). Lunchtime seminars are typically no more than 30 minutes…

Posing Problems to Ethnography: New Objects and Matters of Concern in Management and Organization

28 April 2015
Ethnography is widely regarded as one of the most important methods for studying business and management, and in recent years has been identified as the fastest growing method in organization…

Sherman Lectures 2015 - Amy-Jill Levine: "The Mistakes Jews and Christians make about each other"

17:15 - 19:00 28 April 2015
Although both Jews and Christians share a common ancestry in the Scriptures of Israel, the parting of the ways between Synagogue and Church has led to ignorance and stereotyping of…

The impact of obesity on neurodegeneration

12:00 - 13:00 28 April 2015
Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease Seminar Series - Donald Ward and Joy Wang

Workshop: Data about places (UK Census aggregate data)

13:00 - 16:30 28 April 2015
The aggregate outputs from successive UK censuses provide an unparalleled resource of detailed, high quality information on a wide range of the demographic and socio-economic characteristics…

CIDRAL masterclass: Elisabeth Bronfen (Zurich)

10:00 - 12:00 29 April 2015
All welcome, no booking required. Elisabeth Bronfen with Ana Carden-Coyne (History) Readings: Elisabeth Bronfen, ‘Introduction’, ‘Reporting the War’, and ‘War’s Sustained Hauntings’…

Whimsical Wednesday: Personal Patterns

11:00 - 14:00 29 April 2015
In this workshop, we will learn how to think with repetition to create patterns using symbols, punctuations, letters, numbers...anything you wish!

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

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