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"On the Practice of Humanistic Buddhism from the Perspective of the Heart Sutra" by Ven. Hsin Ting. Reception followed by lecture

18:00 - 20:15 30 June 2015
You are warmly invited to a lecture on the Heart Sutra from the perspective of modern 'humanistic Buddhism' that will take place next Tuesday at the University of Manchester Department…

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…

CoDE_Seminars@Cmist

13:00 - 14:00 30 June 2015
Religious Heterogeneity, Identity and Civic Participation in the UK. This paper examines the relationship between neighbourhood religious heterogeneity and civic participation among…

EMiT 2015 - A 2 day Emerging Technology Conference

30 June - 1 July 2015
EMiT 2015 is an informative, local opportunity for University of Manchester Researchers and Postgraduate students. The EMiT (EMerging Technology) conference series brings together…

EMiT 2015 Emerging Technology Conference

30 June - 1 July 2015
The EMiT (EMerging Technology) conference series brings together experts from all areas of computing to examine how to best take advantage of the changing landscape of computer hardware…

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…

Minimus and the Hunger for Latin

18:30 - 19:30 30 June 2015
Barbara Bell, the author of Minimus, the world-leading primary school Latin course, and founder and director of the Minimus Project, is speaking at the last of our Manchester Classics…

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…

Short Course in Ethnographic Documentary 2015

22 June - 3 July 2015
The 2015 Short Course in Ethnographic Documentary at the Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology, University of Manchester, is addressed to beginners who want to learn the technicalities…

The glomerular matrisome in Alport syndrome / Novel concepts of microtubule regulation during neuronal growth, maintenance and degeneration

13:00 - 14:00 30 June 2015
The glomerular matrisome in Alport syndrome: The glomerular capillary wall is a highly sophisticated filtration barrier. Cell-matrix adhesion is essential for barrier integrity and…

Transnational Cultures of Petitioning symposium

11:30 29 - 15:00 30 June 2015
Two day symposium on petitioning in the modern period in a transnational perspective. Keynote by Prof. David Zaret (Indiana) on 'Petition and Response in Pre-Modern Eurasia' on Monday…

Victor Hugo collection encounter

11:00 - 12:00 30 June 2015
Victor Hugo published The Last Day of a Condemned Man in 1829. The novel argues against the death penalty (which was only abolished in France in 1981). In this collection, you will…

Atmospheres

1 - 2 July 2015
Morgan Centre interdisciplinary conference.

Atmospheres

1 - 2 July 2015
Atmospheres play a significant role in, and add an important quality to, our intimate, domestic and public lives, yet are often overlooked in social research, not least because of the…

Extended Project Qualification Visit

09:45 - 15:00 1 July 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…

Family Finance Surveys User Conference 2015

1 July 2015
The annual Family Finance Surveys User Conference is a full-day conference and is free to attend. The programme will contain a mixture of papers from data producers and researchers,…

Hands-on

1 - 31 July 2015
Drop-in. Throughout the week visit one of our handling tables and get hands-on with objects from the collection, such as an Alexander the Great coin, an urban fox and an ancient Egyptian scarab beetle.

Patient Safety in Primary Care | A Shared Responsibility

13:30 - 17:30 1 July 2015
'''Host:''' Institute of Population Health '''About the event:''' The NIHR Greater Manchester Primary Care Patient Safety Translational Research Centre invites you to its 2nd annual…

University of Manchester Heritage Tour

12:00 - 13:00 1 July 2015
Come and discover how Manchester helped make the modern world... Our heritage tours lead visitors around some of the University's oldest and finest building whilst telling the history…

Wednesday Tours at Manchester Museum: Egyptian Royal Objects

14:00 - 15:00 1 July 2015
Wed 1 Jul, 2pm. Weekly Wednesday tour at Manchester Museum, with a different theme each week.

Whitworth exhibition tour: Lars Nittve on The M+ Sigg Collection

12:00 - 13:00 1 July 2015
Whitworth exhibition tour: Lars Nittve on The M+ Sigg Collection Wednesday 1 July, 12pm, free (no need to book). The Whitworth The international curator and director of Hong Kong's…

Discover Nursing

09:30 - 16:00 2 July 2015
Our Discover Nursing Day offers the chance to gain hands-on experience of the different degree courses on offer at Manchester, which include Child, Adult and Mental Health Nursing.…

Extended Project Qualification Visit

09:45 - 15:00 2 July 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…

Great Escape: Yoga – at the Whitworth (£5)

08:30 - 09:45 2 July 2015
Great Escape: Yoga No emails, texts, updates or alerts – yoga that takes full advantage of the Whitworth’s peaceful setting – and some of its wonderful new spaces. Yoga: Each Thursday.…

Rethinking Social Mobility

09:30 - 16:30 2 July 2015
Reflecting concerns that the post-war mobility boom has been put into reverse, ‘the problem of social mobility’ has come to the fore in public policy discourse in the UK over the last…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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