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A Risk Assessment Approach to Organised Crime and Human Trafficking

15:00 - 16:30 15 March 2016
Abstract: The risk posed by organized crime is a central concern of governments and markets around the world. Various manifestations of organised crime, including…

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…

Baby Explorers

10:30 15 March 2016
Baby Explorers interactive story and sensory play session Our specially devised stories, inspired by our collections, include music, songs, props and real objects, supported by a range…

Baby Explorers

11:30 - 12:15 15 March 2016
Baby Explorers interactive story and sensory play session Our specially devised stories, inspired by our collections, include music, songs, props and real objects, supported by a range…

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…

Desmoglein 2 and heart disease

12:00 - 13:00 15 March 2016
CMD Seminar Series - Joy Wang and Donald Ward. Host: David Garrod

Environmental and Resource Economics Workshop by Elizabeth Baldwin

13:00 - 14:00 15 March 2016
Environmental and Resource Economics Workshop by Elizabeth Baldwin Title: Choosing in the Dark: Incomplete Preferences, and Climate Policy Abstract: How should we frame collective…

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…

How the United States became the Most Punitive Democracy in the World”, by Peter Enns (Cornell University)

14:30 - 16:00 15 March 2016
Hear “How the United States became the Most Punitive Democracy in the World”, by Peter Enns (Cornell University) We are delighted that Peter Enns will be speaking to the Democracy…

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…

Musical Baby Explorers

13:00 15 March 2016
Our specially devised stories, inspired by our collections, include music, songs, props and real objects, supported by a range of playful sensory resources for babies to explore. Join…

New Arrivals

12 March - 20 November 2016
This exhibition brings together a selection of works that have recently been brought into the Whitworth’s collection. Highlighting a contemporary and diverse approach to drawing, they…

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…

Palaver Festival - Kabale und Liebe by Friedrich Schiller

20:00 - 21:30 15 March 2016
The University of Manchester's German Society presents Schiller's classic drama about intrigue and love. This play has been abridged and modernised to reflect issues in contemporary…

Philosophy Research Seminar - Tuesday 15th of March 2016 - Title: Just-left-of-the-middle knowledge: Freedom, foreknowledge, and the problem of evil

15:00 - 17:00 15 March 2016
Dear all, Date and time: 3 - 4.45pm Tuesday 15 March Speaker: Chris Ovenden (Manchester) Venue: Zochonis A Title: Just-left-of-the-middle knowledge: Freedom, foreknowledge, and…

Reducing the impact of social disadvantage on schooling outcomes: an assessment of the impact of the Challenge the Gap programme

17:00 - 18:30 15 March 2016
The Sarah Fielden Seminar Series in the Manchester Institute of Education

The Whitworth

Jodrell Bank

Martin Harris Centre

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

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