Exhibitions, Seminar

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!

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

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…

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…

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 Roman Mother-in-Law

16:55 - 18:30 3 March 2016
Classics & Ancient History Work-in-Progress Seminar

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…

[61] Harmonica Alley, Yokohama

29 February - 10 March 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,…

Evaluating Novelty: The role of panels in the selection of R&D projects

13:00 - 14:00 7 March 2016
Building on a unique, multi-source and multi-method study of R&D projects in a leading professional service firm, we develop the argument that organizations are more likely to fund…

HCRI Speaker Series - The Syrian Uprising and Refugees from Syria

16:00 - 18:00 7 March 2016
This event has two parts: Hafsah Naib is an independent filmmaker. In this Speaker Series event Hafsah will introduce her short film “Departing: Arrivals”. Shot in Manchester, the…

Manchester Pharmacy School Seminar Series 2015/16

12:30 - 14:00 7 March 2016
'''Host:''' Manchester Pharmacy School Presentation title: To be confirmed Speaker(s): Dr Annalisa Tirella The seminar series held in MPS is primarily designed to be of interest…

Social Anthropology Seminar - Dr William Schroeder III (The University of Manchester)

16:00 - 18:00 7 March 2016
Title : Playing with Happiness: Queer Chinese Views on Finding Emotional Satisfaction Although escaping from the mundane is a common strategy for achieving happiness, queer Chinese…

All that is Dirty melts into Air: Perceptions of Coal Power, 1947-1974 - Georgia Newmarch (Lancaster University)

13:00 - 14:00 8 March 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…

Aspirin: From vascular to cancer protection

12:00 - 13:00 8 March 2016
CMD Seminar Series, Joy Wang and Donald Ward Host: Jason Bruce

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

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