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A study of th experiences of post primary students with special educational needs in Ireland

12:00 - 13:00 10 February 2016
Research and Teaching Matters seminar series in Manchester Institute of Education

Accounting seminar by Leonidas Doukakis

14:00 - 16:00 10 February 2016
The Informativeness of Micro and Macro Information During Economic Crisis and Non-crisis Periods

An introduction to the latest thinking in social impact measurement: wellbeing valuation

13:00 - 14:00 10 February 2016
Social impact measurement is a hot topic at the moment. With governments scaling back the services they provide, greater burden is being placed on charities and not-for-profits to support…

Astrophotograhy Night at Jodrell Bank

19:30 18 January 2016 - 21:00 18 January 2017
Come along to Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre for an informal and fun evening of Astrophotography. You'll enjoy an Introduction to Astrophotography workshop (co-presented by Dr. Ant Holloway…

Democracy and Elections seminar: 'Benefits of Diversity: why do political parties recruit women and BME MPs and what does it mean for representation?'

15:30 10 February 2016
Benefits of Diversity: why do political parties recruit women and BME MPs and what does it mean for representation?' With Dr Maria Sobolewska With party diversity high on the agenda…

Designing Surveys for the Mobile Web

10:00 - 16:00 10 February 2016
Mobile devices (smartphones and tablets) are increasingly being used by respondents to complete Web surveys. This presents a number of design challenges for survey researchers. Smartphones…

DigiLab - Get hands-on with virtual reality

10:00 - 16:00 10 February 2016
Join us on Wednesday, 10 February from 10am and get hands-on with the amazing developments in the world of virtual reality. We’ll have Oculus Rift and the latest Google Cardboard…

English Literature and American Studies Research Seminar: Cecile Sandten (Chemnitz) ‘Postcolonial Invocations: The Poetics of Location and Dislocation in a Selection of Bombay Poems’

17:00 - 18:30 10 February 2016
Cecile Sandten (Chemnitz) ‘Postcolonial Invocations: The Poetics of Location and Dislocation in a Selection of Bombay Poems’

Finance seminar by Mauricio Larrain, Columbia Business School

14:00 - 16:00 10 February 2016
https://www0.gsb.columbia.edu/faculty/mlarrain/papers/CLLS.pdf

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…

Introduction to Statistics short course

10 February 2016
The aims of the course are to familiarise participants with some of the most commonly utilised statistical procedures using IBM SPSS, and to provide an introduction to the theory and…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 10 February 2016
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.

Magic, Witches and Devils in the Early Modern World

21 January - 21 August 2016
Ghosts, witches, sorcerers and demons: our fascination with the supernatural stretches back centuries. Experience how supernatural forces shaped the lives of everyone from kings and…

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

13:00 - 14:00 10 February 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…

Mitchell Centre Seminar Series

16:00 - 17:30 10 February 2016
Robert Young, University of Glasgow Adolescent peer networks and mental health: Studying the influence of online and in-person peer networks on young people’s mental health. The talk…

Miyakobashi Yokocho drawings exhibition

8 - 19 February 2016
This exhibition explores Miyakobashi Yokocho in drawings, photographs and text. It reveals previously concealed glimpses into Japan’s changing urban culture. Miyakobashi Yokocho (Yokohama,…

Our Earth: Its Climate, History, and Processes: A free online course to learn about Earth science.

18 January - 21 February 2016
This course focuses on a basic science understanding that demonstrates how the processes on Earth (including biological processes) lead to natural climate changes that have shaped the…

Saving a Century

8 January - 24 March 2016
'Saving a Century', curated by leading architectural historian Gavin Stamp, uses archive photographs and material from over 50 years of the The Victorian Society's fight to save historic…

Sensing of the environment by the NLRP3 inflammasome

16:00 - 17:00 10 February 2016
Leaders in Science - The first talk of the series will be delivered by Professor Eicke Latz who is Director of the Institute of Innate Immunity at the University of Bonn in Germany.…

The Global Development Seminar Series 2016 - "Human Development in the World Market: The UNDP’s Social Compact for Global Capitalism"

16:30 - 18:00 10 February 2016
The Global Development seminar series bringing together scholars involved in cutting edge research on international development. It aims to facilitate dialogue and discussion, providing…

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