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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…

Bogdanow Lectures in Holocaust Studies 2016: Professor Michael Marrus (Toronto) - "Lessons of the Holocaust"

17:15 - 19:00 15 February 2016
The first Bogdanow Lecture in Holocaust Studies 2016. Michael Marrus is Professor Emeritus of Holocaust Studies at the University of Toronto. He is the author of numerous books including…

CMIST Afternoon Seminar: Why God is Watching: Supernatural Punishment and the Evolution of Cooperation

16:00 - 17:30 15 February 2016
Abstract: Amidst the dazzling diversity of religions across the world, certain elements stand out as common to them all. One of the most widespread and powerful is belief in supernatural…

Destination Space - The Astronaut Science Show

11:00 15 - 12:00 19 February 2016
This December, British European Space Agency astronaut Tim Peake will start his mission to the International Space Station. To celebrate this mission, our science show will show you…

Destination Space – the astronaut science show

15 - 19 February 2016
In December 2015, British European Space Agency astronaut Tim Peake started his mission to the International Space Station. To celebrate this mission, our science show will show you…

Disaster Dialogue: Three myths in our dealings with disasters, climate change and development

16:00 - 18:00 15 February 2016
The Disaster Dialogue series, hosted by HCRI, is a regular multi-disciplinary forum that responds to the urgent challenges posed by disaster events, including their interface with climate…

February half term: Meet the Expert

13:00 15 - 13:45 19 February 2016
A chance to meet one of our resident scientific and engineering experts, find out about their work and quiz them about what they do and their knowledge of Jodrell Bank. If you have…

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…

Half Term Activities (Mon 15 – Fri 19 Feb)

11:00 15 - 16:00 19 February 2016
Plait & Print Explore different wrapping techniques and textured fabrics used to wrap Animal Mummies and create a relief print to take home Drop in, free, all ages

JMCE Event - Seminar - Where Next for the UK and the EU? An Irish perspective - Ambassador DANIEL MULHALL

16:30 - 17:30 15 February 2016
You are warmly invited to this special JMCE Event: Where Next for the UK and the EU? An Irish perspective Ambassador DANIEL MULHALL (Irish Ambassador to the UK) 15 February,…

Lucky charm workshop

14:00 - 16:00 15 February 2016
Take part in our lucky charm workshop and create your own piece of jewellery to bring you good luck. Learn about the history of charms, amulets and talismans, and discover how these…

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…

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…

Social Anthropology Seminar - Prof Signe Howell (University of Oslo)

16:00 - 18:00 15 February 2016
Title: ”Seeing, Knowing, Being, Acting: Chewong animism and human anthropomorphizing” Drawing on ethnographic material from Chewong, a hunting, gathering and shifting cultivating…

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.…

They Said, We Said

11 January - 29 April 2016
?'They Said, We Said' is a collection of artwork produced by members of Pure Studio, an arts facility based in Stockport that helps its members, all of whom have a learning disability,…

Tibor Reich

29 January - 29 August 2016
A celebration of post-war design alongside an exhibition of Wallpaper from the Whitworth's collection

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…

Where Next for the UK and the EU? An Irish perspective

16:30 - 17:30 15 February 2016
A special joint event by the JMCE/EDIC and the European Movement ***The event is free and open to all***

Winter Studio - February half-term at the Whitworth

11:00 15 - 15:00 21 February 2016
Join our Winter Studio with your family this half-term and be inspired by bold patterns and prints. Explore our exhibitions through drama, discovering the hidden stories behind textile…

Baby Explorers Drop in sensory play session

11:00 - 14:30 16 February 2016
Join us for a drop in Baby Explorer sensory play session over half term. Discover real objects, supported by a range of playful sensory resources for babies to explore. A space to play,…

Cryptic laminin activity regulates matrix metalloproteinase expression during epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition – towards a strategy to target tissue fibrosis

12:00 - 13:00 16 February 2016
Abstract: The remodelling of the basement membrane (BM) – an integral part of the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) - involves constant modulation of integrin-BM protein interactions…

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