All events

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…

CMIST Afternoon Seminar: Sex by numbers: what statistics can, and can't, tell us about sexual behaviour.

16:00 - 17:30 23 February 2016
Abstract: How often, with whom, and doing what? The statistics of sexual behaviour can be riveting, but can we believe them? I will look at examples ranging from pre-nuptial pregnancy…

Development Economics Seminar

01:00 - 14:00 23 February 2016
Development Economics Seminar- Dr. Mehdi Chowdoury, University of Bournemouth

Disease, professionalisation and research; creating a prison medical service in Victorian England - Laura Sellers (University of Leeds)

13:00 - 14:00 23 February 2016
This seminar is part of the lunchtime seminar series for the Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHSTM). Lunchtime seminars are typically no more than 30 minutes…

Explorer tour

11:00 - 12:00 23 February 2016
Ever wondered where some of the Library doors and staircases lead to? Then this is the tour for you! To book a place for this event, phone our Customer Services team on 0161 306 0555.

Extended Project Qualification Visit

09:45 - 15:00 23 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…

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…

Lee Walters (Southampton): The Unforgeable

15:00 - 17:00 23 February 2016
Abstract: in music, unlike painting, there is no such thing as a forgery of a known work. There are, indeed, compositions falsely purporting to be by Haydn as there are paintings falsely…

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…

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…

Taster Tours

14:15 - 15:00 23 February 2016
Drop-in (no need to book), free, meet at the Information Desk (Floor G) Come and join one of our Visitor Services Assistants for a tour and learn more about some of the fascinating…

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…

Webinar: What is Hadoop?

15:00 23 February 2016
Have you heard of Hadoop but don’t know what it is or what it does? Or do you know that Hadoop is used to store very large datasets but you don’t know what it can do or why it might…

CIDRAL Theory Intensive: Ferdinand de Saussure Inside and Outside Linguistics

12:00 - 14:00 24 February 2016
This seminar is part of CIDRAL's Theory Intensives series. Professor Nigel Vincent (Linguistics, University of Manchester) will lead a Theory Intensive seminar on the work of Ferdinand…

Evaluating complexity: methodological challenges in the evaluation of children's communities

12:00 - 13:00 24 February 2016
Research and Teaching Matters seminar series in Manchester Institute of Education

Extended Project Qualification Visit

09:45 - 15:00 24 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…

Greater Manchester Higher- University of Manchester Campus visit. Year 10

24 February 2016
These university visits provide learners with the opportunity to visit a university campus and gain an insight into student life and the range of courses available. The visit will consist…

Introduction to Structural Equation Modelling short course

09:00 24 - 16:30 26 February 2016
Structural Equation Models (SEM) amalgamate regression analysis, path analysis and factor analysis, allowing for more richly detailed statistical models to be specified and compared…

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

13:00 - 14:00 24 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…

The IET & BCS Turing Lecture 2016

24 February 2016
The IET & BCS Turing Lecture 2016 in University Place, University of Manchester. L.T. B from 5.30pm The Internet of me: It’s all about my screens by Robert Schukai MBE , Head of Applied…

The Supposed Decline of the European Commission

14:00 - 15:00 24 February 2016
Title: The Supposed Decline of the European Commission by Prof Neill Nugent (College of Europe, Bruges). The event is free and open to all.

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

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