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Approaching resilience: critical perspectives

17:00 - 18:00 4 November 2015
CURE presents two special guest speakers: "Tripping rigidity traps in disaster resilience: typology and trajectory of change" by Dr Peter Rogers (Macquarie University) "Resilience…

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,…

Extended Project Qualification Visit

09:45 - 15:00 4 November 2015
The Extended Project is a single piece of work of a student's choosing that requires evidence of planning, preparation, research and independent learning. It is available as a stand-alone…

Falling Through the Gaps: Improving Health Outcomes for Adolescents and Young Adults in Greater Manchester

08:30 - 09:45 4 November 2015
Adolescents and young adults currently engage poorly with health and social care services, exacerbating health inequalities across Greater Manchester. How can we improve services to…

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…

Industrial Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology

14:00 - 17:00 4 November 2015
The next meeting in the Industrial Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology seminar series will be held on Wednesday, 4th November 2-5 pm in the Michael Smith Lecture Theatre. This session’s…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 4 November 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…

Launch: HCRI Disaster Dialogue series, with David Alexander and Kathy Oldham

17:30 - 19:30 4 November 2015
The Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) is pleased to launch its new Disaster Dialogue series. The Disaster Dialogue series, hosted by HCRI, is a regular multi-disciplinary…

Making the modern world: England’s first civic university (Heritage Tour)

13:00 - 14:00 4 November 2015
This tour takes visitors on a journey from the beginnings of England’s first civic university to the sites of world changing discoveries. It begins within the fine neo-gothic architecture…

Meet the Researchers Open Lecture Series (for schools and public): "Tales from the diaspora: Language and identity in second-generation South Asian Britons"

17:30 - 18:30 4 November 2015
A talk by Sheena Kalayil (University Language Centre) - part of the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures open lecture series "Meet the Researchers". My target group are professional…

Methods@Manchester Methods Fair 2015

10:30 - 17:00 4 November 2015
Methods@Manchester will hold its annual Methods Fair on 4 November 2015. Our Key Speaker is Professor Jane Green who is a co-investigator on the British Election Study and was one…

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…

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 House - A solo performance by Carran Waterfield (Triangle Theatre)

19:00 - 21:00 4 November 2015
The House is inspired by historical sources relating to poor women in the Victorian workhouse and contemporary debates about poverty and welfare. It traces a series of real and imagined…

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…

What is citizen social science, and how can it help make policy?

15:15 - 16:45 4 November 2015
Citizen social science is research by lay people that also helps tackle complex policy challenges. This intense and interactive session asks what is citizen social science? How does…

Greater Manchester Devolution: Implications for dementia services

10:15 - 11:45 5 November 2015
An opportunity to be updated on the Dementia Pilot within the devolution of the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care budget by project lead, Maxine Power from Salford Royal. …

Researching Latin American Cities - CLACS/GURC Postgraduate Workshop

11:00 - 17:15 5 November 2015
The Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the Global Urban Research Centre at the University of Manchester invite applications to participate in a workshop that will explore…

Toddler Tales

10:30 - 11:30 5 November 2015
Come and join us in our cosy corner and pull up a cushion. Enjoy great stories, songs and other fun activities. Just drop in! Suitable for ages 0 - 5

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