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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…

CMIST afternoon seminar: How many classes? Statistical modelling of a social network and a terrorist network, with a latent class model and Bayesian model comparisons

16:00 - 17:30 22 September 2015
This talk discusses the assessment of the number of classes in a social network, through the latent class model extension of the exponential random graph model. The assessment uses…

Conversation Corner: Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans* and Queer

17:00 - 18:30 22 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…

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,…

Early Doors Quiz

18:00 - 19:30 22 September 2015
Pit your wits against your fellow students at the Union Bar Early Doors Quiz, with a chance to win a £50 bar tab! *Advance booking not required.

Film at Five: Withnail and I

17:00 - 20:00 22 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…

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.

Home Away from Home

12:00 - 18:00 22 September 2015
Drop in to our living room on campus to meet other students living off campus in the Greater Manchester area. Play table football, collect free taxi vouchers, find out more about the…

Integrin traffic and mechanosensing in cancer

13:00 - 14:00 22 September 2015
Integrins are a family of transmembrane cell-surface molecules that constitute the principal adhesion receptors for the extracellular matrix, and are indispensable for the existence…

John Rylands Library Tours

11:00 19 - 15:00 25 September 2015
Part of The University of Manchester, the stunning neo-gothic John Rylands Library is not to be missed. This treasure on Deansgate is host to one of the world’s finest collections of…

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…

Manchester Museum Tours

11:00 19 - 14:30 25 September 2015
Experts from the Visitors Services team will show you around the fascinating Manchester Museum, which is part of the University. Meet our in-house Tyrannosaurus Rex, ‘Stan’, and marvel…

Official Welcome Party: It's A Manchester Thing

20:00 - 23:59 22 September 2015
Get to know the beating heart of Manchester’s vibrant night scene with our four official University of Manchester Welcome Parties. One wristband gives you access to four bespoke nights…

Professor Tony Redmond OBE: International Crisis - How Manchester has helped shape the world’s response to humanitarian emergencies

18:30 - 19:30 22 September 2015
Manchester has played an integral role in developing responses to emergency situations; from the birth of 'casualty' departments during the construction of the ship canal, to the first…

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Martin Harris Centre

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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