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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…

Campus Tours

11:00 17 - 17:00 25 September 2015
The University can seem like a huge place, so get familiar with the campus with tours designed for students, by students. Our student ambassadors will tailor each tour to your school…

City Bus Tours

10:00 17 - 14:00 25 September 2015
Sit back, relax and enjoy the ride, as our professional tour guides reveal fascinating facts and interesting tales about our wonderful city. The tour takes you around the city, and…

CRE8TV.EU - Early Career Researcher Workshop

17 - 18 September 2015
CRE8TV.EU: PhD and Early Career Researcher Workshop Innovation, Creativity and Competitiveness 17-18 September 2015, Manchester, UK Call for Applications Supported by the European…

Darkness and Light: Exploring Gothic

16 July 2015 - 10 January 2016
EXTENDED UNTIL 10 JANUARY This intriguing exhibition reveals how Gothic architecture and anatomy inspired and influenced a literary genre, and how the lasting legacy of Gothic can be…

Each Thursday: Thursday Lates

18:00 23 July - 18:00 17 December 2015
Thursday Lates Our late night openings are the perfect place to meet friends and enjoy a selection of talks, performances, film screenings, live music and artist interventions. Thursday,…

Engaging with US academia and industry for aerospace research - Dr Neil Ashton

12:00 - 13:00 17 September 2015
This talk discusses the work done to boost UK-US collaboration in the fields of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and High-Performance Computing (HPC). The rationale for improving…

Film at Five: Skyfall

17:00 - 20:00 17 September 2015
We will be showing a different movie every evening at 5pm in the comfortable surroundings of the Council Chambers in the Students’ Union. So come and relax after a busy day on campus…

First Saturday each month: Outdoor Art Club – Family Events – the Whitworth

11:00 1 August - 13:00 5 December 2015
Family activities at the Whitworth Outdoor Art Club On the first Saturday of each month 11am - 1pm. Free A workshop that brings art, nature and creativity together that takes…

Gothic Film Showing: The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1920)

19:00 - 21:00 17 September 2015
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is a 1920 German silent horror film, directed by Robert Wiene and written by Hans Janowitz and Carl Mayer. Considered the quintessential work of German…

Hands-on

1 - 30 September 2015
Drop-in, free, all ages 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.

International Society: Women's Group

15:30 - 17:00 17 September 2015
The Women’s Group meets throughout the year and aims to bring people together to make friends, get help and advice and have fun. If you have children and/or babies, you’re welcome to…

Kate Mosse: The Taxidermist’s Daughter

19:00 16 - 20:00 22 September 2015
Manchester Literature Festival presents Kate Mosse, one of Britain’s best known novelists, reads from and discusses her latest, haunting novel. Held – appropriately – among the taxidermy…

Mingle After Hours

20:00 - 23:59 17 September 2015
After the Speed Meeting and Mingle event, why not carry on your conversations in the Union Bar where you can relax and chat with your new friends into the early hours? 8pm - late *Advance booking not required.

Speed Meeting and Mingle

19:00 - 21:00 17 September 2015
Hosted by the Whitworth Art Gallery, this is a chance to meet and chat to other new students who have just arrived in Manchester in an inspiring setting, with music and activities put…

Supermarket Trips

12:00 17 - 19:00 20 September 2015
Not got everything you need for your new room? Need to stock up on food to get you through your first few weeks? Fear not. We’re running free buses to a nearby supermarket to give you…

The 5 Safes of secure access to confidential data

12:00 17 - 16:00 18 September 2015
Why do we need a safe environment and procedures to access sensitive data for research? Confidential data, deemed ‘personal’, are generally prevented from release by data collectors…

The Phantoms of Congo River: Photographs by Nyaba Ouedraogo : Manchester Museum

11 September 2015 - 10 April 2016
Nyaba L. Ouedraogo is a self-taught photographer born in Burkina Faso, and now working and living between Paris and West Africa. The Phantoms of the Congo River is a photography exhibition…

The Study at Manchester Museum

11 September 2015 - 31 December 2016
Big ideas. Singular collaborations. Strange and wonderful things. Exhibitions and events with some of the most interesting people we know. And somewhere that brings them all together.…

Thursdays: Great Escape: Yoga – the whitworth

08:30 23 July - 08:30 10 December 2015
Great Escape: Yoga Thursday from 8:30am-9:45am No emails, texts, updates or alerts – yoga that takes full advantage of the Whitworth's peaceful setting - and some of its wonderful…

Wednesdays: Great Escape: Tai-Chi for Wellbeing

08:30 29 July - 08:30 16 December 2015
Great Escape: Tai-Chi for Wellbeing Wednesday, from 8.30am to 9.30am £5 Tai-Chi for Wellbeing A traditional Chinese internal art for mind and body. Located in the peaceful setting…

Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Matrix Research: "Get Connected 5: Chrono-Matrix" Conference

16 - 18 September 2015
The Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Matrix Research is holding a symposium entitled ‘Chrono-Matrix", Timing, timing, timing: the dynamics of cell matrix interactions’ at The University…

Conversation Corner: International Students

17:00 - 18:30 18 September 2015
Students who define as disabled, BME (Black and Minority Ethnic) women and LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans* and Queer) may experience discrimination or face barriers that others may…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 18 September 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…

iSPEX-EU: Take part in gathering air pollution data using your iPhone

12:00 - 14:00 18 September 2015
iSPEX-EU: Take part in gathering air pollution data using your iPhone Urban air pollution is a global problem with particulate matter, or aerosol particles, a major contributor. To…

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