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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…

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…

Arthur D. Darbishire’s Bergsonian Biology - Emily Herring (University of Leeds)

13:00 - 14:00 26 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…

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 - 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…

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…

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…

CMIST Afternoon Seminar: Estimating the Uncertainty in the Local Authority Mid-year Population Estimates

16:00 - 17:30 26 April 2016
Abstract: Each year, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) produces mid-year population estimates for each local authority. In the years following the Census, these are produced…

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

Explorer tour

14:00 - 15:00 26 April 2016
Ever wondered where some of the Library doors and staircases lead to? Then this is the tour for you.

French Studies Guest Lecture: "'Freedom of expression or freedom from Islam? The emergence of secularism in French political debate since the 1980s"

17:00 - 18:00 26 April 2016
Professor Olivier Esteves, Université de Lille (chaired by Dr Barbara Lebrun, French Studies) In 2016, secularism (laïcité) continues to be harnessed by French politicians and the…

International Research Panel Discussion: Research and Working in Areas of War, Crisis and Political Unrest

12:30 - 14:00 26 April 2016
This workshop is for University Research Ethics Committee members, school/institute signatories, Principal Investigators, supervisors and other interested parties. Arranged by the Research…

Lightning Talks in The Study

12:00 - 16:00 26 April 2016
Find out more about a range of fascinating topics with our lightning talks Tuesday 25 April 12noon Harpy eagle Archaeopteryx Phantasmal frog Reindeer moss Garden tiger + wall brown…

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…

Making Archives Shaping History

10:00 - 12:00 26 April 2016
International Workshop

Musical Baby Explorers

13:00 - 13:45 26 April 2016
Join us for live music and songs inspired by our collections, supported by a range of playful sensory resources for babies to explore. A space to play, share and discover together.…

Nathaniel Bland’s Turkish Notebooks

16:00 - 17:00 26 April 2016
This seminar will explore the two Turkish notebooks kept by Nathaniel Bland (1803-1865), Orientalist scholar. Bland's valuable collection of Persian, Turkish and Arabic manuscripts…

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…

Postgraduate Symposium on Latin American and Caribbean Studies

09:45 - 17:00 26 April 2016
The Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies invites PhD students working in Latin American Studies at the Universities of Manchester, Liverpool and Lancaster to participate…

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.…

The Urban Naturalist

14:00 - 16:00 26 April 2016
Friendly, practical workshops run by leading naturalists. From wild food-foraging and composting to bird song and insect identification, explore biodiversity on our doorstep. Identification…

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…

‘"Begin With The Girls": Narratives of Science and Education in Juvenile Periodicals, c.1860-1910’

16:00 - 17:00 26 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,…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

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