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'Responding to language diversity: the role of partnerships', in collaboration with Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

14:00 - 17:00 12 May 2015
Multilingual Manchester are hosting an event on 'Responding to language diversity: the role of partnerships', in collaboration with Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation…

2015 MICRA Annual Public Lecture - Extending Working Life: Prospects and Challenges

18:30 - 20:00 12 May 2015
James Banks Professor of Economics, University of Manchester and Deputy Research Director of the Institute of Fiscal Studies This year’s MICRA annual public lecture addresses a major…

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…

Baby Explorers

10:30 - 13:45 12 May 2015
Tues 12 May, 10.30-11.15am, 11.30am-12.15pm & 1-1.45pm. Sensory play and interactive story sessions for babies who aren't walking yet. Every other Tuesday (except half term school holidays…

Capital accumulation, public debt and social policy - debunking 'paradoxes' of the Mozambican 'miracle'

16:30 12 May 2015
A development@manchester seminar series event. Apparent paradoxes in the growth 'miracle' of Mozambique - fast growth, increasing inefficiency in transforming growth into poverty reduction,…

CIDRAL Public Lecture and Roundtable: Annette Kuhn (Queen Mary): Winnicott, Psychoanalysis and Cinema

17:00 - 19:00 12 May 2015
All welcome, no booking required. Sensing the Arts: CIDRAL Public Lecture: Winnicott, Psychoanalysis and Cinema With Annette Kuhn (Queen Mary) Followed by Roundtable on Little Madnesses:…

CMIST Short Course :: Intermediate :: Demographic Concepts and Methods

10:00 11 - 16:00 12 May 2015
This course is delivered over two consecutive days and is aimed at those with no demographic training. The focus will be on the basic components of demographic change through measures…

Cultivating Research: 'For better or for worse? A tale of two cultures and the new scientists' by Professor Nicola Shaughnessy (University of Kent)

17:30 - 19:00 12 May 2015
This presentation draws upon my experience of interdisciplinary research practices, exploring the challenges, costs and values of collaborations between arts and science. The allusion…

Give Your Car a Rest - Information Event

11:00 - 15:00 12 May 2015
Come along to the Give Your Car a Rest event on the ground floor of University Place (drum area) on Tuesday 12th May 11am to 3pm. Here you will be able to find out more about the travel…

Have Recent Regulations Spelt the Death of Fractional Reserve Banking?

16:00 - 18:00 12 May 2015
The Manchester International Law Centre will bring Professor Emilios Avgouleas, Chair in International Banking Law and Finance, with the lecture: Have Recent Regulations Spelt the…

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…

Putting safety at the heart of care | Dr Elaine Maxwell

14:30 - 16:00 12 May 2015
'''Host:''' School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work '''About the event:''' Florence Nightingale Foundation Nursing Lecture Series 2015. A showcase of leading clinical nursing…

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…

Threat, terror and medical violence in young adult novels about anorexia nervosa

13:00 - 14:00 12 May 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…

Unusual Views: Library tour for photographers

14:00 - 15:00 12 May 2015
Take the opportunity to photograph the Library building from spectacular viewpoints not normally open to the public!

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,…

CMIST Short Course :: Introductory :: Population Estimating and Forecasting

13 May 2015
This course is aimed at those with a working knowledge of demography but who have a need to expand this into the use of estimation and forecasting. The morning sessions will focus on…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 13 May 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…

Sociology seminar: Why is my curriculum white? - Dr Katy Sian

13:45 - 15:00 13 May 2015
All welcome. This paper will discuss some of the key challenges and barriers around decolonizing the social sciences. Drawing upon insights from a range of critical thinkers across…

The Post-2015 Development Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals: Innovation on a Global Scale or Business as Usual?

13:00 - 14:30 13 May 2015
In September 2015 the United Nations General Assembly will agree a new set of global development goals to replace the Millennium Development Goals (2000-2015). These Sustainable Development…

Webinar: Finding and accessing data in the UK Data Service

15:00 - 16:00 13 May 2015
This webinar is intended for anyone who wants to know more about finding data from the UK Data Service. Participants will be given a practical overview, focusing on the Service's search-and-browse…

Wednesday Tours at Manchester Museum: "English" Coinage

14:00 - 15:00 13 May 2015
Wed 3 Jun, 2pm. Weekly Wednesday tour at Manchester Museum, with a different theme each week.

“Business is brisk at this time of the year”: Blue-collar professionals, edgework, and extreme work in the UK ambulance service

13:00 - 14:00 13 May 2015
This seminar discusses emergent findings from an ongoing ethnography of front-line NHS paramedics. It focuses specifically on occupational culture and ‘professionalism’; and explores…

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