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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…

Ben Rivers

25 February - 22 May 2016
Ben Rivers presents his most ambitious work to date. The Two Eyes Are Not Brothers is Ben Rivers’ most ambitious work to date. Migrating between documentary, fantasy and fable, and…

Centre for Jewish Studies Seminar: Alan Craig (Leeds) - "EU-Israel Relations: Sanctions by any other name?"

16:00 - 17:30 3 March 2016
Centre for Jewish Studies Seminar. Please note change from usual venue!

Collection Bites

14:00 - 15:00 3 March 2016
Collection Bites is on the first Thursday of the month, joined by a series of guest speakers for conversations discussing key objects from the collection.

Collections Encounter: Freedom or Death? The Women’s Suffrage Movement.

14:00 - 15:00 3 March 2016
The Library holds key archives of the women’s suffrage movement in early 19th century Britain. Join us as we look at original documents providing a captivating insight into the social…

CTIS Research Seminar: 'Liberte to al Britane': Translating Tacitus in Scotland (1531-36)

14:00 - 15:30 3 March 2016
The early modern period saw the study of classical history flourish. From debates over the rights of women to the sources of Shakespeare’s plays, the Greco-Roman historians played a…

DigiLab showcase event

10:00 - 16:00 3 March 2016
Don't miss this great opportunity to get hands on with new technology. You'll also get to meet inventors, give your feedback on some brand new start-ups and chat with innovators in…

Econometrics and Applied Economics workshop: Prof Jesus Gonzalo

16:15 - 17:45 3 March 2016
TRENDs in Distributional Characteristics: Existence of Global Warming.

Ehrhardt Seminar: Yoonjong Kim - "'We Were Reconciled to God through the Death of His Son': Reconciliation in Romans in the Light of Interdependence Theory"

14:00 - 16:00 3 March 2016
Ehrhardt Seminar in Biblical Studies, 90 minutes followed by tea.

Ferguson Lecture: Prof. Janet Martin Soskice (Cambridge) - "And the Name of God is...? Revelation and Philosophy after Sinai"

16:00 - 17:30 3 March 2016
The new book by Pope Francis is entitled "The Name of God is Mercy", but what’s in a name, and what’s at stake in naming God? Moses famously asked God for a name at the burning bush,…

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…

Immunosenescence and Cancer: is there an Immune Risk?

12:00 - 13:00 3 March 2016
MIG Seminar Series

Lovell lecture: The formation of stars and planets – new insight from the Herschel Space Observatory

19:30 - 21:00 3 March 2016
Prof Derek Ward-Thompson University of Central Lancashire The Herschel Space Observatory was an ESA space telescope which flew from 2009 until 2013 and collected a huge archive of…

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…

Nico Vascellari

25 February - 18 September 2016
Nico Vascellari’s major work, Bus de la Lum draws on the ancient powers of the forest. Light, video and sound explore the legend of a natural cavity located within the woodland of the…

Politics MANCEPT research seminar - Thursday 03 March - Fred Horton - University of Manchester - “Scanlon’s Motivation Problem”

16:00 - 18:00 3 March 2016
The next MANCEPT research seminar will be on Thursday 3 March, when our very own Fred Horton will give a presentation titled “Scanlon’s Motivation Problem”. The seminar starts…

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