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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…

Accounting Seminar - Vasiliki Athanasakou

14:00 - 16:00 28 October 2015
Asymmetric information flows (PNF)

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…

Curious Connections: Policy and everyday life understandings of donating egg and sperm

14:00 28 October 2015
As part of the Centre for Social Ethics and Policy Seminar series Dr Petra Nordqvist (Morgan Centre, UoM) will be presenting a paper on: Curious Connections: Policy and everyday life…

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…

Dean School of Computer Science School Visit

14:00 - 16:00 28 October 2015
All staff within the School of Computer Science are invited to attend this open forum. There will be a short introduction by the Dean and Head of School and the remainder of the session will be dedicated to questions.

Democracy and Elections seminar: Prof David Farrell

14:00 - 15:30 28 October 2015
‘That’s all very well in practice, but what about in theory’: assessing the Irish Constitutional Convention of 2012-14 Join the distinguished Professor of Politics, Professor David…

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,…

English Literature and American Studies Research Seminar: Dani Caselli (UoM) ‘Dante’s Pilgrimage in Dorothy Richardson: A Lesson in Political Economy’

17:00 - 19:00 28 October 2015
Dani Caselli (UoM) ‘Dante’s Pilgrimage in Dorothy Richardson: A Lesson in Political Economy’

Finance Seminar - Kristin Linnerud, CICERO, Oslo

14:00 - 16:00 28 October 2015
Market and policy risk under different renewable electricity support schemes

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…

Ignacio Aguiló (Manchester): 'Photography and indigeneity in the Gran Chaco: From Anthropometrics to Aesthetics'

17:00 - 18:00 28 October 2015
Part of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Research Seminar. Venue: Arthur Lewis Building G.019

Inside cities

28 October 2015
Architecture Open Lectures part of the 2015 Visiting Speaker Series Presented by Manchester School of Architecture (MSA)

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 28 October 2015
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. Just turn up! Please note that we cannot accept large groups on this tour. If your group would like a…

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…

Let’s Dance: The Imagination Museum

11:30 - 15:30 28 October 2015
Everything is not as it seems in The Imagination Museum. Allow us to introduce you to Mildred, Henry and Harriet, three eccentric tour-guides who will bring to life a series of museum…

Mitchell Centre Seminar Series

16:00 28 October 2015
Vincent Lorant, Université catholique de Louvain Optimal network for the continuity of care of patients with severe mental disorder: a multi-level social network analysis Background/Objectives…

Mummifying Oranges

13:00 27 - 14:00 29 October 2015
Discover more about how and why ancient Egyptians mummified animals and the science behind mummification through this hands on activity. Part of Manchester Science Festival. Visit eventbrite.co.uk/e/m…

Mummifying Oranges

14:30 27 - 15:30 29 October 2015
Discover more about how and why ancient Egyptians mummified animals and the science behind mummification through this hands on activity. Part of Manchester Science Festival. Visit eventbrite.co.uk/e/m…

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…

PhD study with the British Election Study

16:00 - 17:00 28 October 2015
Are you an undergraduate or master’s student interested in studying for a PhD in electoral politics? If so, then we would like to invite you to an information session at The University…

PhD study with the British Election Study

16:00 - 17:00 28 October 2015
Are you an undergraduate or Masters student interested in studying for a PhD in electoral politics? If so then you need to come along to an information session at The University of…

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 impact of austerity on black and minority ethnic communities

12:30 - 14:30 28 October 2015
BME Matters and Manchester BME Network in conjunction with CoDE and the Just Greater Manchester initiative at the University of Manchester present: a special guest lecture by Dr Omar…

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…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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