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A Stone's Throw

18 April - 17 July 2016
In this photographic exhibition, Manchester photographer John Shinnick has captured the words and voices of people who interact with the centre of Manchester, a metaphorical stone’s…

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…

Evaluating the quality of survey and administrative data with generalized multitrait-multimethod models

13:00 - 14:00 25 April 2016
Administrative register data are increasingly important in statistics, but, like other types of data, may contain measurement errors. To prevent such errors from invalidating analyses…

Introduction to STATA short course

25 April 2016
The course provides an introductory training in STATA, a statistical package increasingly used for social research data analysis which has powerful data manipulation procedures and…

Lightning Talks in The Study

12:00 - 17:00 25 April 2016
Find out more about a range of fascinating topics with our lightning talks Monday 25: 12noon Orang-utan Hairy tree porcupine Aye-Aye Volcanic ash Polar bear 2pm Gharial (Gavialis…

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…

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…

Politics Peace Lecture 2016: Srdja Popovic - How To Topple Tyranny

15:00 - 16:30 25 April 2016
Join the University of Manchester’s Politics department for an afternoon with one of the world’s renowned nonviolent democracy campaigners. Srdja Popovic led the Serbian nonviolent…

Social Anthropology Seminar - Prof Veronica Strang (University of Durham)

16:00 - 18:00 25 April 2016
Title: Comparative Values: water serpent beings and human-non-human relations Abstract Beliefs in water serpent beings were, at one time, ubiquitous in human societies, and they…

Terraforming Tech City: place branding and spatial imaginaries in East London

13:00 - 14:00 25 April 2016
This paper performs a mixed-methods analysis of place-branding strategies developed in the ‘Tech City’ cluster initiative in Inner East London, drawing on ethnographic material, semi-structured…

The Intimate Contract of Photography

17:00 - 19:00 25 April 2016
A reading of images from the archive of Haleema Hashim. Mallika Leuzinger (UCL) School of Arts, Languages and Cultures Graduate Seminar Series Part 2: Vernacular Cultures

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.…

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…

Applied GIS: social science applications

26 - 27 April 2016
This course is aimed at researchers who have some familiarity with spatial data and GIS software functionality. This two day course uses a series of accessible hands-on practicals and…

Baby Explorers

10:30 - 12:15 26 April 2016
Interactive story and sensory play sessions Sessions: 10.30 -11.15 and 11.30-12.15 Our specially devised stories, inspired by our collections, include music, songs, props and real…

Campus Visit (Year 10)

26 April 2016
An exciting opportunity for pre-16 learners to visit the University Campus, experience a welcome talk from a member of staff at the University and a campus tour from current Student…

Crafty Climate

11:00 - 13:00 26 April 2016
Drop by to Make section in The Study for a crafty morning with climate inspired crafts. Bring your own make or have a go at our climate crafts. Drop in, free, adults.

Cyclic nucleotide coupled phosphodiesterase signalling in cardiac sympathetic neurons in heart disease: novel therapeutic targets

12:00 - 13:00 26 April 2016
CMD Seminar Series - Joy Wang and Donald Ward. Host: Joy Wang

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Jodrell Bank

Martin Harris Centre

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

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