All events

"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…

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…

Brambles galore

10:00 - 12:00 22 October 2015
Museums are treasure troves of information about where animals and plants live. Making the information available is challenge – but you could help! Drop-in to meet Rachel Webster, Curator…

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: Prof Stephen Machin

16:15 - 17:45 22 October 2015
"Cybercrime and Moral Hazard:Evidence From the Dark Net" We study online drug markets on the dark net, with the aim of better understanding the economic functioning of this mode of…

Examples of exceptional convergence between the earliest Arabic translation of the Hippocratic Aphorisms and glosses attributed to Paul of Aegina in the Syriac Lexicon of ?asan bar Bahlul

16:55 - 18:30 22 October 2015
Classics & Ancient History Research Seminar

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…

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…

Histories of Translation: An Anthology of Arabic Discourse, by Myriam Salama-Carr, University of Manchester

14:00 - 15:30 22 October 2015
Part of the CTIS Research Seminar Series. All welcome, no registration necessary. Abstract: The presentation will focus on an ongoing research project (2015-2017) aiming at producing…

Manson Memorial Lecture: Marcus Bockmuehl (Oxford) - "The Personal Presence of Jesus in the Writings of Paul"

14:00 - 15:30 22 October 2015
Professor Bockmuehl presents the prestigious Manson Memorial Lecture for 2015.

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…

Pathways of IgA induction in the intestine

12:00 - 13:00 22 October 2015
MIG Seminar Series

Putting People before Place: Making devolution work for communities of identity

15:00 - 17:00 22 October 2015
The proposed devolution process for Greater Manchester has attracted considerable public attention at both national and local level. Much of the discussion, however, has focused on…

Rock Drop: Geology Identification Sessions

14:00 - 15:00 22 October 2015
Drop in, free. Our Curator of Earth Sciences, David Gelsthorpe, will be available once a month to answer your questions and identify your rocks and fossils.

Telling Tales - Manchester Science Festival 2015 exhibition

19 October - 19 November 2015
'''Host:''' School of Psychological Sciences '''About the event:''' ''Telling Tales'' is a collaboration between members of the Language Development and Disorders Research Group,…

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…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert - Aquarelle Guitar Quartet

13:10 - 14:00 22 October 2015
Recognised as one of Britain’s leading chamber music groups, the Aquarelle Guitar Quartet is a dynamic and innovative ensemble known for its extraordinary precision in performance,…

Webinar: Getting started with secondary data

15:00 - 16:00 22 October 2015
This webinar is intended for researchers aiming to reuse secondary data in their own research. Participants will learn about key issues in secondary analysis, including understanding…

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…

‘We Cursed Manchester’ Wilfred Owen and The North

18:30 - 20:30 22 October 2015
No need to book - please drop in! Dr Guy Cuthbertson, Senior Lecturer at Liverpool Hope University and biographer of Wilfred Owen, will explore Wilfred Owen’s North in order to discuss…

Brambles galore

10:00 - 12:00 23 October 2015
Museums are treasure troves of information about where animals and plants live. Making the information available is challenge – but you could help! Drop-in to meet Rachel Webster, Curator…

The science behind animal mummies, in six objects

13:00 - 14:00 23 October 2015
Imaging techniques, 3D printing and chemical analysis are just a few of the methods used to learn more about the animal mummies of Ancient Egypt, which are showcased in the exhibition…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

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