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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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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 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…

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…

Children Say the Funniest Things

11:00 7 - 16:00 8 November 2015
Drop in, free, families Come along for a weekend full of family friendly hands on and interactive activities, and discover more about the science behind the way we communicate, and…

Children’s spookily gothic tour

11:00 - 12:00 7 November 2015
Join us for a fun behind-the-scenes tour of The John Rylands Library. Did you know that back in Victorian times, when the Library was built, Gothic writing was all the rage? So there’s…

Creative chaos and the art of doing: Learning from the Ladyfest DIY ethos

10:30 - 16:00 7 November 2015
This FREE day workshop is part of the 2015 ESRC Festival of Social Science's celebrations in Manchester. - Get creative - Learn about DIY music events - Plan your own festival - Make…

Discovery Centre

11:00 7 - 16:00 8 November 2015
Drop into the Discovery Centre for drawing and other art activities inspired by the Museum's collection and pick up one of our free Museum activity sheets.

Kids say the funniest things

11:00 7 - 16:00 8 November 2015
The event will take place in the Manchester Museum as a collaboration between the Museum’s extremely successful family education/early years’ programme and the ESRC International Centre…

Regional Research Network in Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Cinema 'NEW CONTEXTS FOR SPANISH CINEMA'

10:00 - 14:30 7 November 2015
This event, organised and funded by University of Manchester with Manchester Metropolitan University, is timed to coincide with the ¡Viva! New Spanish Cinema Weekender and brings together…

HCRI Speaker Series - Dr Suda Perera, “Bermuda Triangulation: ‘Messy Truths’ and ‘Simple Lies’”

14:00 - 16:00 9 November 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…

Text mining of biomedical/clinical data, Title TBC

12:00 - 13:00 9 November 2015
Computational and Evolutionary Biology Autumn Seminar Series 2015

The Triple Challenge for Europe: The Economy, Climate Change and Governance

15:00 - 16:00 9 November 2015
Europe is confronted by an intimidating triple challenge - economic stagnation, climate change, and a governance crisis. This paper demonstrates how the three challenges are closely…

The Triple Challenge for Europe: The Economy, Climate Change and Governance

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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