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"Ballroom Blitz"

13:05 30 September - 13:55 29 October 2015
Due to popular demand we're bringing Ballroom back to the Martin Harris Centre. Whether you've danced with us before or are a complete novice, you'll love these new routines! An…

5 Reasons To Join the ‘colour craze’

8 October 2015
Colouring for adults is the new trend sweeping across the country. Try it for yourself and learn about the benefits for wellbeing. This event is part of Wellbeing Week 2015 - a week…

Animal Flow

13:15 - 14:00 8 October 2015
Animal Flow is an innovative fitness program that combines quadrupedal and ground-based movement with elements from various bodyweight-training disciplines to create a fun, challenging…

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…

Beanbag Relaxation

16:00 - 17:00 8 October 2015
Learn relaxation exercises in this free class using giant beanbags. This event is part of Wellbeing Week 2015 - a week of free events aiming to get students and staff to think about…

Bhangra Dance

17:00 - 17:45 8 October 2015
Bhangra fuses Western pop music, Hindi film music and folk music from the Punjabi region of India. Come along to this event and learn some Bhangra dance moves, while also getting a…

Bokwa Dance

16:10 - 16:50 8 October 2015
Bokwa is a revolutionary new group exercise program that uses letters and numbers at its foundation to provide participants a fun, addictive and energizing workout, whether they are…

Book Break Reading Group

13:00 - 14:00 8 October 2015
Do you read to your kids? Or remember being read to? How long is it since anyone read to you? Book Break is a reading group with a difference; no need to read anything in advance, just…

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,…

Econometrics and Applied Economics workshop: Dr Degui Li

16:15 - 17:45 8 October 2015
Econometrics and Applied Economics workshop Panel Data Models with Interactive Fixed Effects and Multiple Structural Breaks Abstract: In this paper we consider estimation of common…

Ehrhardt Seminar: David Lamb - "Let the Reader Understand: The Function of 'Narrative Asides' in the Gospel of John: A Literary and Linguistic Analysis"

14:00 - 15:30 8 October 2015
Ehrhardt seminar in Biblical Studies. 90 minutes followed by tea.

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…

Fit Steps

18:00 - 18:50 8 October 2015
This event is part of Wellbeing Week 2015 - a week of free events aiming to get students and staff to think about their wellbeing, to relax, to get active, to try something new - but…

Forward Genetics of Human Immunity - Learning from Extreme Phenotypes

12:00 8 October 2015
MIG Seminar Series

Gifts for the Gods: Animal Mummies Revealed

8 October 2015 - 17 April 2016
A groundbreaking exhibition of over 60 animal mummies showing how modern science can help explain this ancient practice. Mummies of jackals, crocodiles, cats and birds are displayed…

Gothic Film Showing: Nosferatu (1922)

19:00 - 21:00 8 October 2015
Nosferatu is a 1922 German Expressionist horror film, directed by F. W. Murnau, starring Max Schreck. Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent…

Having Trouble Getting Motivated?

12:00 - 13:00 8 October 2015
Come along to this free session and learn about strategies to increase your motivation and boost your productivity! This event is part of Wellbeing Week 2015 - a week of free events…

In Stitches - knitting & crochet

12:00 - 13:00 8 October 2015
Whether you're new to knitting or a seasoned expert, come along to this session and get stitching! This event is part of Wellbeing Week 2015 - a week of free events aiming to get students…

Indian Club Swinging

14:10 - 14:50 8 October 2015
Indian club swinging is a fitness and exercise system based on the use of wooden clubs of various weights and sizes. This event is part of Wellbeing Week 2015 - a week of free events…

Introduction To Self-help Material - including Muse headbands

14:00 - 16:00 8 October 2015
This event is part of Wellbeing Week 2015 - a week of free events aiming to get students and staff to think about their wellbeing, to relax, to get active, to try something new - but…

Is Happiness Possible? Six steps to mental wellbeing

12:00 - 13:00 8 October 2015
This event is part of Wellbeing Week 2015 - a week of free events aiming to get students and staff to think about their wellbeing, to relax, to get active, to try something new - but…

Managing Procrastination

11:00 - 12:00 8 October 2015
Procrastination. A big word for what is simply putting off until tomorrow what can – or should – be done today. In fact, the literal translation of the classical Latin root procrastinus…

Marginalia and mortality in early modern Venice

17:30 - 18:45 8 October 2015
This paper evaluates the significance of marginal images in Venice’s civic death registers. Throughout the early modern period, notaries drew attention to a small proportion of deaths…

Mindfulness

13:00 - 14:00 8 October 2015
This event is part of Wellbeing Week 2015 - a week of free events aiming to get students and staff to think about their wellbeing, to relax, to get active, to try something new - but…

Noisy Bodies

1 October - 20 December 2015
Manchester-based contemporary artist Daksha Patel fuses art with science in this exclusive exhibition. Her intriguing work explores how scientific systems visualise, map and measure…

Osteopath Mini Consultations

10:00 - 17:00 8 October 2015
As part of Wellbeing Week, you'll have the chance to get a free short consultation from a professional Osteopath, right here on campus! This event is part of Wellbeing Week 2015 -…

PiYo Workout

17:00 - 18:00 8 October 2015
Like Pilates? Like Yoga? Then have a guess what PiYo involves... Come down and try out this new workout for free. All levels welcome. This event is part of Wellbeing Week 2015 - a…

Religious activity at the Oropian Amphiareion

16:55 - 18:30 8 October 2015
Classics & Ancient History Research Seminar

Rethinking Remakes: Translation Beyond Language, by Jonathan Evans, University of Portsmouth

14:00 - 15:30 8 October 2015
Part of the CTIS Research Seminar Series. All welcome, no registration necessary. Abstract: This presentation focuses on film remakes as a form of translation. Remakes have often…

Rush-hour Relaxation

17:00 - 18:00 8 October 2015
Does your hectic schedule leave you feeling anxious and overwhelmed? Do you get home and feel frustrated and exhausted? Then maybe it’s time to take a step back and focus on lowering…

Self Defence

12:10 - 12:55 8 October 2015
Learn basic self defence tips in this free session. This event is part of Wellbeing Week 2015 - a week of free events aiming to get students and staff to think about their wellbeing,…

Self-help For Stress - including Muse headbands

11:00 - 12:00 8 October 2015
This event is part of Wellbeing Week 2015 - a week of free events aiming to get students and staff to think about their wellbeing, to relax, to get active, to try something new - but…

Start The Day The Right Way

08:30 6 - 10:30 8 October 2015
Get your day off to the best possible start with relaxation sessions and a free healthy breakfast in the Wellbeing Rooms. These free drop-in sessions run every 15 minutes from 8:30…

Start The Day The Right Way

08:30 - 10:30 8 October 2015
Get your day off to the best possible start with relaxation sessions and a free healthy breakfast in the Wellbeing Rooms. These free drop-in sessions run every 15 minutes from 8:30…

The Chill Out Room

09:00 - 11:30 8 October 2015
Come and grab some 'me' time in the Chill Out Room, recline on a beanbag and get away from the hustle and bustle of Oxford Road for a few minutes. This event is part of Wellbeing Week…

The Chill Out Room

14:30 - 18:00 8 October 2015
Come and grab some 'me' time in the Chill Out Room, recline on a beanbag and get away from the hustle and bustle of Oxford Road for a few minutes. This event is part of Wellbeing Week…

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…

Understanding single cell live imaging of gene expression using Bayesian methods/The timing of cytokine stimulation differentially controls cellular heterogeneity and NF-kB-dependent gene expression

13:30 - 14:30 8 October 2015
CCB Autumn Seminar Series 2015

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Martin Harris Centre

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

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