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A Public Affair – Patient centred education and social responsibility

14:00 - 16:00 17 May 2016
Manchester Medical School is delighted to invite you to ‘A Public Affair – Patient centred education and social responsibility’ an event to celebrate the innovative work of Manchester…

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…

Climate Control

11 May - 18 September 2016
We hear about climate change on the news and in the newspapers. Climate change is happening all around us, but this isn’t the time to ignore it, it’s the time to get really, really,…

Explorer Tour

14:00 - 15:00 17 May 2016
Ever wondered where some of the Library doors and staircases lead to? Then this is the tour for you.

Immune Cell-to-Cell communication: Mechanisms of microRNA and proteins sorting into exosomes

13:00 - 14:00 17 May 2016
Exosomes are released by most cells to the extracellular environment and are involved in cell-to-cell communication, mediating transfer of proteins and RNAs through structures as the…

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…

Managing the 'Pissing Evil' in Welfare Dictatorship: Diabetes prevention, care and research in the German Democratic Republic, 1950-1990 - Kathrin Hiepko (University of Manchester, CHSTM)

13:00 - 14:00 17 May 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…

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…

Pushing The Frontiers of Poverty Research – one day workshop

09:30 - 18:00 17 May 2016
The Poverty and Social Justice Research Group (PSJ) is a multi-disciplinary group that seeks to push the frontiers of poverty research. It critically engages with the global poverty…

Research with Families and Intimate Groups

12:30 - 14:00 17 May 2016
This workshop is for University Research Ethics Committee members, school/institute signatories, Principal Investigators, supervisors and other interested parties. Arranged by the Research…

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

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…

Importing the liberal arts to England: differentiation and elitism in a marketised HE system

14:00 - 15:00 18 May 2016
The current higher education policy landscape is characterised by an increasing focus on employability, and in such a context it is particularly difficult for HEIs to make a case for…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 18 May 2016
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. No need to book, just turn up.

Precision and Reproducibility in Development

16:00 - 17:00 18 May 2016
Part of the 'Leaders in Science Seminar Series 2016' Further details available soon

SCI Seminar Series - Dr Jennifer Smith Maguire - Making tastes, making markets: Cultural intermediaries in the Chinese fine wine market

16:00 - 17:30 18 May 2016
Dr Jennifer Smith Maguire, Senior Lecturer of Cultural Production and Consumption, University of Leicester, will be giving the SCI Seminar on the 18 May 2016, entitled 'Making tastes,…

The Class Pay Gap in Higher Professional and Managerial Occupations

13:00 - 14:00 18 May 2016
The hidden barriers, or ‘gender pay gap’, preventing women from earning equivalent incomes to men is well documented. Yet in this talk we demonstrate that, in Britain, there is also…

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

13:00 - 14:00 18 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…

Unpacking links between learning gains, learning styles and achievement: a study of 1st year pharmacy students on an integrated curriculum?

13:00 - 14:00 18 May 2016
The seminar is part of the Teaching and Learning Seminar Series. The seminar will take place in Room 1.006 AV Hill Building on Wednesday 18 May 2016 from 1-2pm. Sign in via doodle…

Interfacing nanomaterials with neural networks: what happens when brain meets the artificial

11:00 - 12:00 19 May 2016
The application of nanotechnology to neuroscience promotes innovative solutions that may be useful for brain repair strategies after damage. Carbon based nanomaterials, such as carbon…

Tableau - The Beautiful Science of Data Visualisation - Full

10:00 - 13:00 19 May 2016
Seeing and understanding data is richer than creating a collection of queries, dashboards, and workbooks. You will see how visual and cognitive science explain what makes data visualisation…

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