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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…

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…

Critical Global Politics cluster - research seminar - Dr Juliet Brough Rogers (University of Melbourne, Australia)

16:00 - 18:00 24 February 2016
Dear all, Critical Global Politics cluster invites you to a research seminar taking place on Wednesday, February 24, 4 - 6pm in 5.209 University Place. Dr Juliet Brough Rogers (University…

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…

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…

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…

Ines Moreno de Barreda (University of Oxford)

17:00 - 18:00 24 February 2016
Equilibrium Persuasion

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…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 24 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.

Irish Adventures in Nation Building

14:00 - 15:00 24 February 2016
Manchester University Press in conjunction with the Centre on Dynamics of Ethnicity [CoDE] and the Ireland Research Network [IRN] welcome Hallsworth and Simon visiting academic Prof.…

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 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…

Mitchell Centre Seminar Series

16:00 - 17:30 24 February 2016
Carlo Morselli, University of Montreal Network Patterns of Collusion in Quebec's Construction Industry Summary: Over the past six years, the construction industry in the province of…

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…

SCI Seminar Series - Professor Sergio Schneider

16:00 - 17:30 24 February 2016
Professor Sergio Schneider, Professor of Rural Development & Food Studies, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, will be giving the SCI Seminar on the 24 February…

Taster Tours

14:15 - 15:00 24 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…

Telescope Demonstration Night

19:30 - 21:30 24 February 2016
Still searching for that perfect and unique Christmas present? Why not give the gift of a Telescope Demonstration Night? Come along for a chance to learn about the different types…

The Global Development Seminar Series 2016 - "Transparency International: Corruption and international development"

16:30 - 18:00 24 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…

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 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.…

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.

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: Key data: Census

15:00 - 16:00 24 February 2016
This webinar is intended for anyone who wants to know more about the Census data available from the UK Data Service. The UK Data Service provides access to Census data in a range of…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

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