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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…

Discover Engineering

09:30 - 15:30 9 July 2015
Our Discover Engineering Day will allow Year 12 students and other potential applicants who are interested in studying engineering the opportunity to explore the different course options…

Discovery Centre

4 - 26 July 2015
Sats & Suns, 11am-4pm Drop into the Discovery Centre for drawing and other art activities inspired by the Museum's collection and pick up one of our free Museum activity sheets.

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.

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…

Manchester Methods Summer School

6 - 10 July 2015
The third Manchester Methods Summer School will be held at the University of Manchester from July 6-10, 2015. The school will run for one week, and participants will select a single…

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…

Toward “a city for all”: Contesting the politics of education privatization and racialized coercive governance in Chicago

13:00 - 14:00 9 July 2015
Pauline Lipman is professor of Educational Policy Studies and Director of the Collaborative for Equity and Justice in Education at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Her interdisciplinary…

Vivarium Tours

12:00 9 July 2015
Every Thurs, 12pm Book on 0161 275 2648, free. Take a tour of one of the most popular and distinctive galleries at Manchester Museum. Explore our comprehensive collection of live reptiles…

Celebrating PPIE in Medical and Human Sciences

13:00 - 16:00 10 July 2015
'''Host:''' Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences '''About the event''' A free event open to all of our patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) representatives contributing…

Health surveys user conference 2015

09:00 - 17:00 10 July 2015
The conference is organised by the UK Data Service and is free to attend. The morning sessions will allow users to hear updates from the data producers on the main UK health surveys…

Autism Friendly Early Opening: See, make & do at the Museum

09:15 - 10:30 11 July 2015
Sat 11 Jul, 9.15-10.30am. Join us for our early openings at the Museum aimed at children who have autism and other needs, along with their families and carers, and siblings. Activities…

Tour en Français - French language only tour

11:00 - 12:00 11 July 2015
La Bibliothèque John Rylands Deansgate ouvre ses portes pour vous emmèner à l'intérieur, et vous faire découvrir le site, dédié aux livres et à son architecture Victorienne. Cette visite…

University of Manchester Heritage Tour

13:00 - 14:00 11 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…

Tabley House: The University’s Cheshire Palladian mansion

13:00 - 14:00 12 July 2015
An opportunity to learn more about a fine Palladian mansion, home to the University’s country house collection. The Leicester family lived at Tabley from the 13th Century, first in…

Unusual Views: Library tours for photographers

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

'When I was a little child': Childhood, memory, and eighteenth-century Methodism.

14:00 - 16:00 13 July 2015
Accounts of childhood occur frequently in Methodist life writings, with childhood regretted as a time of sinfulness or celebrated for juvenile piety. Conventions governing such accounts…

Democracy and Elections Seminar: Young people's civic engagement in a social media age

01:00 - 14:30 13 July 2015
Young voters' civic engagement in a social media age. Dr Ariadne Vromen How young people use social media to engage with politics in an age of online celebrities and politicians is…

"Towards self-improving schools: lessons from the field"

17:00 14 July 2015
"Towards self-improving schools: lessons from the field" Professor Mel Ainscow CBE Tuesday 14th July, 5pm Room C5.1, Ellen Wilkinson Building Please contact shelley.darlington@manchester.ac.uk to reserve a place.

FUTURE FLARES - UK students: The Circulation Game and Whoaaa Steady!

17:00 - 19:00 14 July 2015
Part of FLARE15, the International Festival of New Theatre: Ashley Williams (UK) presents ‘The Circulation Game’ and Leentje Van de Cruys and University of Salford (BE/UK) present ‘Whoaaa…

The Flare International Festival of New Theatre

09:00 14 - 22:00 17 July 2015
The Flare International Festival of New Theatre will bring some extraordinary new theatre from across Europe and beyond to several of the leading theatres in Manchester, including the…

Towards self-improving school systems : lessons from the field

17:00 - 18:30 14 July 2015
Sarah Field Seminar Series-Manchester Institute of Education Celebrating excellence in educational research Seminars are open to all staff.students and members of the public email Shelley.darlington@manchester.ac.uk…

Discover Audiology

09:45 - 16:45 15 July 2015
On Discover Audiology, you will find out more about the Audiology course at the University of Manchester, providing an insight into clinical roles and information about future career…

Discover Computer Science

09:45 - 15:30 15 July 2015
This Discover Day is designed for students who have a keen interest in studying Computer Science at degree level. This day will allow participants to get a unique insight into studying…

Migrant Men’s Well-Being in Diversity (MIMEN): Final Project Event

09:00 - 17:00 15 July 2015
The Centre for Criminology and Criminal Justice is organising the final event of the cross European project on Wellbeing and Young Migrant Men to present and discuss the key issues…

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