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Analysing Migration Flows Using the IMAGE Studio

12:00 19 - 16:00 20 November 2015
The IMAGE Studio is a bespoke software system that has been developed for the analysis of internal migration data, focusing specifically on matrices of origin-destination migration…

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…

Can a Bill of Rights do better than the Human Rights Act?

17:00 - 21:00 19 November 2015
This year's Harry Street Lecture will be delivered by the Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP. Dominic Grieve's presentation is entitled 'Can a Bill of Rights do better than the Human Rights…

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,…

Ehrhardt Seminar: Stefania Slivestri - "The Medieval Hebrew Bible from Sepharad: Production and Patronage"

14:00 - 15:00 19 November 2015
Ehrhardt Seminar in Biblical Studies. 90 minutes followed by tea.

Esther Gomez Sierra - "A Unique Time: Converso Intellectuals in 15th-Century Spain"

16:00 - 17:30 19 November 2015
Religions and Theology research seminar - all welcome! Room TBC.

Extended Project Qualification Visit

09:45 - 15:00 19 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…

Finance seminar by Karin Thorburn

14:00 - 16:00 19 November 2015
TBC

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…

Girls' Night Out: Destination Space!

18:30 - 21:30 19 November 2015
Girls’ Night Out is back and out of this world as we prepare for lift off – so get ready for an evening full of all things space travel. Find out about the inspiring teams of people…

Helen and the Trojan War in Greek Historiography

16:55 - 18:30 19 November 2015
Classics & Ancient History Research Seminar

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…

Open Space seminars

16:00 - 18:00 19 November 2015
Open Space aims to facilitate dialogue between advanced PhD students, early career researchers and academic staff across academic disciplines on urban-related themes. The initiative…

Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert

13:10 - 14:00 19 November 2015
Haydn Quartet in C, Op. 54, No. 2 Bartók Quartet No. 6 Haydn's Op. 54 quartets were composed for Johan Tost, violinist in the Esterházy court orchestra, and…

Quatuor Danel Seminar: ' Quartets in a Cold Climate'

14:30 - 15:30 19 November 2015
Professor David Fanning joins the Danels for a preview of December's Shostakovich cycle.

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…

Translating Values: The Case of Sacred and Devotional Texts, by Piotr Blumczynski, Queen’s University

14:00 - 15:30 19 November 2015
Part of the CTIS Research Seminar Series. All welcome, no registration necessary. Abstract: Culture revolves around values: they hold the cultural community together and underpin mutual…

Webinar: An introduction to Data on Ethnicity

15:00 - 16:00 19 November 2015
This joint webinar from the UK Data Service and the Institute for Social and Economic Research is for anyone with an interest in research on ethnicity. Participants will learn how to…

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…

MUMS Lunchtime Concert - Manchester University Baroque Orchestra

13:10 - 14:00 20 November 2015
Students from the Manchester University Baroque Orchestra give a historically informed performance on the university’s reproduction instruments. This concert offers a unique and exciting…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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