Events for prospective students

Human Behaviour Seminar: Addressing Global Inequalities

13:00 - 14:00 30 November 2015
UN Global Goals and Human Behaviour: Results-based Management or Changing Social Norms or Celebrity Advocacy? Date: Monday 30th November 2015 Time: 1-2pm Venue: Mansfield Cooper…

Discover Life Sciences

09:30 - 15:30 1 December 2015
Discover Days at Manchester offer potential applicants the chance to gain real insight into degree programmes they might study at this University. They provide a great opportunity for…

Extended Project Qualification Visit

09:45 - 15:00 1 December 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…

Discover Sociology

09:45 - 15:15 2 December 2015
Discover Days at Manchester offer potential applicants the chance to gain real insight into degree programmes they might study at this University. They provide a great opportunity for…

Extended Project Qualification Visit

09:45 - 15:00 2 December 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…

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

13:00 - 14:00 2 December 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): "Humanitarianism: Can we prevent disasters?"

17:30 - 18:30 2 December 2015
A talk by Dr Gemma Sou (Humanitarian & Conflict Response Institute) - part of the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures open lecture series "Meet the Researchers". What causes a disaster…

The Royal Economic Society Public Lecture: Does Starbucks Pay Enough Tax?

3 December 2015
How much tax do large multinational firms pay? Where do they pay it and where should they pay it? Professor Rachel Griffith will discuss some of the empirical evidence and the implications…

Meet the Researchers Open Lecture Series (for schools and public): "Ford Madox Brown: Picturing Manchester, Making History Public"

17:30 - 18:30 9 December 2015
A talk by Dr Colin Trodd (Department of Art History & Visual Studies) - part of the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures open lecture series "Meet the Researchers". How do artists…

Discover Computer Science

09:45 - 15:00 10 December 2015
Discover Days at Manchester offer potential applicants the chance to gain real insight into degree programmes they might study at this University. They provide a great opportunity for…

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

13:00 - 14:00 12 December 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…

The Medicine Cabinet – Unlocking Manchester's Medical History

11:00 - 16:00 12 December 2015
The Medicine Cabinet – Unlocking Manchester's Medical History Saturday 12 December 2015 11am – 4pm Chetham's Library, M3 1SB MA Art Gallery and Museum Studies students from the University…

Jodrell Bank, the Dawn of the Space Age & the Birth of Radio Astronomy Heritage Lecture

19:30 - 21:00 14 December 2015
Launch of ‘70 Years of Jodrell Bank’, a year-long celebration On December 14th 1945, Bernard Lovell first switched on his radar equipment at Jodrell Bank. He had been granted permission…

Tim Peake launch event: Celebrating 70 years of space exploration and Jodrell Bank

10:00 - 14:15 15 December 2015
Bring your KS3 school children and join us at Jodrell Bank for an exciting day, celebrating two momentous events in British space exploration: 70th anniversary of the arrival of Sir…

Christmas Carols by Salford Royal Choir

14:00 - 15:00 20 December 2015
In the beautiful and atmospheric surroundings of the Library’s grand Historic Reading Room, enjoy a medley of Christmas Carols by Salford Royal Choir. Take a break from Christmas…

CIDRAL Public Lecture: Mary Poovey: Some Lessons of History: Why Economists Failed to Anticipate the Great Recession

17:00 - 19:00 13 January 2016
Professor Mary Poovey will lecture as part of CIDRAL's Semester 1 programme for the 2015-16 academic year, themed around Finance and the Market. This lecture explores the relationship…

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

13:00 - 14:00 13 January 2016
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…

Astrophotography Night at Jodrell Bank

19:30 - 21:00 18 January 2016
We’re delighted to be running our popular Astrophotography Night again this winter. The evening will be an informal and fun session including an Introduction to Astrophotography workshop…

Complex Infrastructure Systems: science and practice

16:00 - 17:30 21 January 2016
Infrastructure systems embrace not only the disciplinary fields of energy, water and waste, transport, and telecommunications, but also the inter-connections between these systems,…

Early Opening for Early Birds

09:00 - 10:00 23 January 2016
Are you and your young children up with the Larks and excited to get out and about and exploring? Come along to our early opening for early birds. Enjoy self-led tours, object handling…

After Hours: Gift for the Gods

18:00 - 21:00 25 January 2016
Drop-in, free, adults A vibrant and eclectic evening where you can meet the curators, mummify some oranges, enjoy a glass of wine, and much, much more.

Extended Project Qualification Visit

09:45 - 15:00 27 January 2016
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…

Political Parties in the Middle East: Past, Present and Future Perspectives

11:00 28 - 19:00 29 January 2016
This international conference, kindly made possible by sponsorship from the Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World (CASAW), aims to make sense of past, present and future perspectives…

Wallpaper

29 January - 4 September 2016
Continuing the celebration of post-war design this show features highlights from the Whitworth’s collection of 1950s and 60s wallpapers. At the heart of the exhibition are papers from…

Extended Project Qualification Visit

09:45 - 15:00 2 February 2016
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…

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