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…

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,…

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…

HCRI Speaker Series, with guest speakers from Children of Uruzgan (CoU) Programme at Save the Children

14:00 - 16:00 26 October 2015
The Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) Speaker Series is a regular student-focused forum that draws on the expertise of a range of practitioners, academics and researchers…

Junk Model Animals

11:00 26 - 16:00 30 October 2015
Jackals, cats, birds and crocodiles, you will see these and other animals in our 'Gifts for the Gods: Animal Mummies Revealed exhibition, floor G. Discover what new scientific research…

Lock-in, path dependence and the internationalization of QWERTY

13:00 - 14:00 26 October 2015
We look at the adoption of QWERTY in Europe and find that each national variant represented a highly efficient adaptation to its specific environment and linguistic characteristics.…

Manchester Pharmacy School Seminar Series 2015/16

12:30 - 14:00 26 October 2015
'''Host:''' Manchester Pharmacy School Presentation title: Learning from the legacy of John Snow: making the case for change Speaker(s): Professor Carmel Hughes, Professor of Primary…

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…

Pattern Factory at the Whitworth - half-term activities for families

11:00 26 - 15:00 30 October 2015
Join the production line this half term and explore the Whitworth through pattern, print and play with your family. Be inspired by our wallpaper and textile collections to create your…

Social Anthropology Seminar - Monday, 26th October 2015 - Liana Chua, University of Brunel

16:00 - 18:00 26 October 2015
Social Anthropology Seminar Monday, 26th October 2015 4:15-6:00pm (Tea and Coffee will be available outside the boardroom at 4:00pm) Liana Chua, University of Brunel If God is with…

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 Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Solar System

11:00 - 16:00 26 October 2015
Venture into the world of planetary sciences and learn about our Solar System. Hold real pieces of Mars, meteorites, and even the Moon. Make meteorite craters, plan space missions,…

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…

Who Cares: The Evolution of Other-Regarding Concerns

12:00 - 13:00 26 October 2015
Computational and Evolutionary Biology Autumn Seminar Series 2015

Accounting Workshop - Yves Gendron, Universite Laval

09:30 - 17:00 27 October 2015
Making audit research matter more - Building on research experiences and engagement with audit practice and regulation

Baby Explorers

11:30 - 14:30 27 October 2015
Drop in sensory play and interactive story sessions for babies who aren't walking yet. Visit manchester.ac.uk/museum for booking details.

Fuelling the calcium pumps in pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer

12:00 27 October 2015
CMD Autumn Seminar Series

Mainstreaming Heat Networks in the UK

09:45 - 16:45 27 October 2015
This workshop provides an occasion to discuss the opportunities and challenges of mainstreaming heat networks in the UK. Professionals and academics will provide insights on the state…

Workshop on Free Will and Self Control

10:00 - 17:00 27 October 2015
10.00 – 10.30 Coffee 10.30 – 11.30 Tom Connor (Manchester), ‘Pretence as self-control’ 11.30 – 12.30 Chris Ovenden (Manchester), ‘Committed agency’ 12.30 – 1.30 Lunch (own arrangements)…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

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