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A Manchester Evening (Postgraduate Event)

17:30 - 21:00 24 September 2015
Get to know the real Manchester with a guided tour of the city’s cultural highlights ending at the beautiful, neo-gothic John Rylands Library. Bringing the library to life with their…

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…

Conversation Corner: Postgraduate Students

15:30 - 17:00 24 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…

Development of novel anticancer agents that target prohibitins and the translation initiation factor elF4a

13:30 - 14:30 24 September 2015
CCB Autumn Seminar Series 2015

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,…

Explorer tour

14:00 - 15:00 24 September 2015
Ever wondered where some of the Library doors and staircases lead to? Then this is the tour for you!

Film at Five: The Grand Budapest Hotel

17:00 - 20:00 24 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…

Grub Club

12:00 - 15:00 24 September 2015
Novice in the kitchen? Pick up some tips during our live cookery demonstrations at the Outdoor Food Market, where we’ll be showing you how to whip up all the fridge fillers and freezer…

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 - 20:30 24 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…

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…

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…

Northern Quarter Cafe Crawl

14:20 - 18:30 24 September 2015
Join us for a wander around Manchester’s cultural hub as we sample some of the Northern Quarter’s many cafés. We’ve added an element of competition, offering a prize for the group who…

Official Welcome Party: In the City

20:00 - 23:59 24 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…

Outdoor Food Market

10:00 - 16:00 24 September 2015
Grab yourself a tasty lunch from some of Manchester’s favourite street food vendors at the Outdoor Food Market. What’s more, you can also set yourself up for your first weeks away from…

Professor Danielle George: Engineered in your Imagination

18:00 - 19:00 24 September 2015
A revolution is happening. Across the world people are taking control of the devices we use every day, customising them, creating new things and using the sparks of their imagination…

Students' Union BBQ

12:00 - 16:00 24 September 2015
With daily specials, great deals and resident DJs to keep you entertained, the Students’ Union BBQ is the perfect place to grab a bite to eat while you find your feet. *Advance booking not required.

Suicide Bereavement: The Missing Link in Suicide Prevention

08:30 24 September 2015
'''Host:''' Institute of Brain, Behaviour and Mental Health '''About the event''' ''4th Annual Suicide Bereavement Conference: Bridging the Gap Between What We Know and What We Do''…

Teatime at the International Society

17:00 - 20:00 24 September 2015
There will be free tea and biscuits at the International Society every evening during Welcome. It’s a great opportunity to find out what the International Society has to offer and how…

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…

Whitworth Art Gallery Tours

11:00 19 - 15:00 25 September 2015
A recent £15 million development has transformed the gallery, doubling it in size and providing a fitting home for The Whitworth’s extensive collection of art and design which is of…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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