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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…

English Literature and American Studies Research Seminar: Frank Towers (Calgary), 'Two Civil Wars: Slavery, Nation, and the Time Scales of 19th Century U.S. History'

17:00 - 18:30 4 May 2016
Frank Towers (Calgary), 'Two Civil Wars: Slavery, Nation, and the Time Scales of 19th Century U.S. History'

Ever closer Union? Changing relations between the Commission and the European Parliament

14:00 - 15:00 4 May 2016
Ever closer Union? Changing relations between the Commission and the European Parliament

Finance seminar by Ambrus Kecskes, Schulich School of Business, York University

14:00 - 16:00 4 May 2016
Do Technology Spillovers Affect Corporate Financial Policies?

Global Value Chains, Market-Making, and the Rise of Precarious Work with Jennifer Bair

17:00 - 18:15 4 May 2016
Jennifer Bair, University of Colorado at Boulder, will discuss Global Value Chains, Market-Making, and the Rise of Precarious Work In recent years, high-profile scandals involving…

Introduction to randomised controlled trials in the social sciences: design and analysis

13:00 - 15:00 4 May 2016
This workshop will introduce social scientists to randomised controlled trials (RCTS), using recent examples of social science trials. Participants will learn the practical steps involved…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 4 May 2016
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. No need to book, just turn up.

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…

Mitchell Centre Seminar Series

16:00 - 17:30 4 May 2016
Filip Agneessens, University of Surrey Centrality measure(s): local and global versions of walks, trails and paths. Measures of individual centrality for an actor (i) in a network are…

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…

Robin Burgess. London School of Economics

14:00 - 15:00 4 May 2016
TBC

The rise of a university: industry, engineering and science (Heritage Tour)

13:00 - 14:00 4 May 2016
This tour takes visitors on a journey from the height of the industrial revolution to the white heat of 1960s scientific and technological innovation. Our guides explain the history…

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.…

Tibor Reich

29 January - 29 August 2016
A celebration of post-war design alongside an exhibition of Wallpaper from the Whitworth's collection

Using agent-based models to answer questions about language change

09:00 - 11:00 4 May 2016
LEL Masterclass with Richard Blythe (Edinburgh). Abstract: "In this informal session, I will set out my views on the role that mathematical models may - and may not - play in answering…

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…

Webinar: Key issues in reusing data

15:00 - 16:00 4 May 2016
Participants will hear about the key issues in secondary analysis as a method. The session will briefly cover the pros and cons of reusing data and the importance of learning about…

Critical MASS: History of the Book Workshop

02:00 - 03:30 5 May 2016
Professor Barbara McCaskill (University of Georgia) will discuss her new book Love, Liberation, and Escaping Slavery: William and Ellen Craft in Cultural Memory. She will explain what…

HLA-guided studies of autoreactive T cells in type 1 diabetes

12:00 - 13:00 5 May 2016
MIG Seminar Series

Meet the President and Vice-Chancellor: University of Manchester Busy Bees Women’s Institute

12:45 - 13:45 5 May 2016
Next Thursday 5 May, the President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell will be visiting the UoM Busy Bees WI to talk to us about her role at Manchester and answer other…

Michelle Assay and David Fanning (pianos)

13:10 - 14:00 5 May 2016
A programme of two-piano favourites from husband-and-wife duo David Fanning and Michelle Assay, featuring the Mozart Fugue played by the Quatuor Danel at the beginning of this season,…

Toddler tales

10:30 - 11:15 5 May 2016
Find a cosy corner, pull up a cushion and listen to fun stories. Join in playtime, creating a storyworld of your own. Suitable for families with children 5 and under.

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

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