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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…

CTIS/CIDRAL Public Seminar: Robert Irwin, 'Translations of the Arabian Nights'

14:00 - 15:30 5 November 2015

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…

Data Management basics

15:00 - 16:00 5 November 2015
This webinar is intended for anyone who want to learn about data management. Data management is essential to make sure that well organised, well documented, high quality and shareable…

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…

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. …

Innate immune memory: "training" and beyond

12:00 - 13:00 5 November 2015
CMD Autumn Seminar Series

Is that a big number? And does it matter?

13:15 - 14:45 5 November 2015
The need to critically evaluate data and numbers is crucial in policy contexts. The British Academy's 'Count us In' report, launched in June 2015, calls for "a transformation in the…

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…

On the Home Front: The challenges of reducing household energy use

16:00 - 21:00 5 November 2015
Can households dramatically reduce their energy consumption? What can the social sciences tell us about the most effective policies? And, how do the UK government’s existing policies…

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…

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…

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

Translations of the Arabian Nights, by Robert Irwin, Times Literary Supplement

14:00 - 15:30 5 November 2015
Part of the CTIS Research Seminar Series. All welcome, no registration necessary. Abstract: Translators of Beowulf, Proust, J.K. Rowling, and motor-car maintenance manuals have it easy,…

Understanding Cellular Heterogeneity

13:30 - 14:30 5 November 2015
CCB Autumn Seminar Series 2015

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…

Celebrating Research Success in FLS

15:00 - 16:00 6 November 2015
Indecent Science: Religion, Science and Movie Censorship, 1930-1968 Dr David Kirby Dr David Kirby, who is a member of the History of Science, Technology & Medicine (HSTM) Research…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 6 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…

The rise of a university: industry, engineering and science (Heritage Tour)

13:00 - 14:00 6 November 2015
This tour takes visitors on a journey from the height of the industrial revolution to the white heat of 1960s scientific and technological innovation. Our guides explain the history…

The rise of a university: industry, engineering and science (Heritage Tour)

6 November 2015
This tour takes visitors on a journey from the height of the industrial revolution to the white heat of 1960s scientific and technological innovation. Our guides explain the history…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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