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…

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…

HCRI Speaker Series: Fundraising and campaigning: Insights and experiences

16:00 - 18:00 11 April 2016
This event has two speakers who will talk about fundraising and campaigning in large organisations. They will highlight their experiences and personal, ethical, practical and logistical…

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…

MCCIR AZ/GSK Update Seminar

15:30 - 16:30 11 April 2016
The next MCCIR AZ/GSK Update Seminar is on Monday the 11th of April 2016 3.30 - 4.30pm in the Michael Smith Lecture Theatre The topics are: The impact of substrate rigidity on NK…

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…

Open Science communication and the academic super user

13:00 - 14:00 11 April 2016
Open science is about the sharing of research knowledge and transparency in the research process. Along with major funding councils’ open access policy and data policy, open science…

Social Anthropology Seminar - 11th of April 2016 - Professor Peter Gow (University of St Andrews)

16:00 - 18:00 11 April 2016
Social Anthropology Seminar Monday, 11th April 2016 Professor Peter Gow – University of St Andrews “The Ghosts of Neighbouring Peoples : On the Freudian concept of the uncanny” …

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…

CMIST Afternoon Seminar: Social connections and health in older adults: Findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

16:00 - 17:30 12 April 2016
Abstract: Social connections play an important role in health and well-being across the life course. As individuals age, they experience a number of changes to their social networks…

Humour and the History of Science

16:00 - 17:00 12 April 2016
This seminar is part of the CHSTM Seminar Series Feb-May 2016. CHSTM seminars will be held fortnightly on Tuesdays at 4pm in Room 2.57 Simon Building, Brunswick Street, Manchester,…

miRNA signature and novel drug targets in pulmonary hypertension

12:00 - 13:00 12 April 2016
CMD Seminar Series - Joy Wang and Donald Ward. Host: Alison Gurney

The geographies of man: mapping tribal 'landscapes' in nineteenth century India - Cam Sharp Jones (University of Manchester)

13:00 - 14:00 12 April 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…

Who put the phase delay in? And why size matters. Looking at connectivity during the development and growth of the Drosophila motor network.

15:30 - 17:00 12 April 2016
We are trying to understand how those parts of the nervous system develop that generate behaviour. Working with the fruitfly, Drosophila melanogaster, allows us to tap into a rich repertoire…

Accounting seminar by Marc Wouters, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

14:00 - 16:00 13 April 2016
Management accounting R&D cooperation: The case of standards for the calculation of cost-of-ownership in the semiconductor industry

Epigenetics, Stem Cells and Cancer

16:00 - 17:00 13 April 2016
Part of the 'Leaders in Science Seminar Series 2016' Further details available soon

Finance seminar by Constantinos Antoniou, Warwick Business School

14:00 - 16:00 13 April 2016
Terrorist Attacks, Analyst Sentiment and Earnings Forecast

Having fun in the classroom – encouraging problem-solving, lateral thinking and teamwork

13:00 - 14:00 13 April 2016
This seminar is part of the Teaching and Learning Seminar Series. The seminar will take place in the Michael Smith Building Lecture Theatre on Wednesday 13 April 2016 from 1-2pm. …

JMCE Seminar - Dr Elizabeth Monaghan - Good Start?

14:00 - 15:00 13 April 2016
You are warmly invited to the next JMCE Seminar: Dr Elizabeth Monaghan (University of Hull) A Good Start? The European Citizens’ Initiative and Participatory Democracy in…

Mitchell Centre Seminar Series

16:00 - 17:30 13 April 2016
Daniel Tischer, University of Manchester A networked anatomy of the CDO bubble In the talk I will present our analysis of the emerging CDO market prior to 2008 using a network approach.…

The Global Development Seminar Series 2016 - "Commodification, capitalism and counter-movements: perspectives from South east Asia"

16:30 - 18:00 13 April 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…

To be or not to be... disabled? Disability and identity in modern China - Centre for Chinese Studies Seminar Series

17:00 - 18:30 13 April 2016
Centre for Chinese Studies (CCS) 2015-2016 Seminar Series presents: Sarah Dauncey (University of Nottingham) “To be or not to be... disabled? Disability and identity in modern China”…

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