Events for prospective students

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…

Views of an Antique Land: Imaging Egypt and Palestine in the First World War

10:00 - 16:00 11 June 2016
To commemorate the WW1 Centenary, researchers from Cardiff University will hold a ‘roadshow’ at the Museum exploring these local links and collecting memories. Items from the Manchester…

Views of an Antique Land: Imaging Egypt and Palestine in the First World War

11:00 - 12:00 11 June 2016
Manchester has a close connection to Egypt thanks to the lively trade in cotton and antiquities in the 19th century. Join Paul Nicholson for this talk exploring local links and collective memories.

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…

Views of an Antique Land: Imaging Egypt and Palestine in the First World War

10:00 - 16:00 12 June 2016
To commemorate the WW1 Centenary, researchers from Cardiff University will hold a ‘roadshow’ at the Museum exploring these local links and collecting memories. Items from the Manchester…

Extended Project Qualification Visit

09:45 - 15:00 14 June 2016
The Extended Project is a single piece of work of a student's choosing that requires evidence of planning, preparation, research and independent learning. It is available as a stand-alone…

Greater Manchester Higher- University of Manchester Campus visit. Year 10

15 June 2016
These university visits provide learners with the opportunity to visit a university campus and gain an insight into student life and the range of courses available. The visit will consist…

MA Conference Interpreting Open Afternoon

14:00 - 16:30 15 June 2016
Do you have a passion for languages and a heart for challenges? Have you ever considered becoming a conference interpreter? Are you curious about life as a professional interpreter?…

Extended Project Qualification Visit

09:45 - 15:00 16 June 2016
The Extended Project is a single piece of work of a student's choosing that requires evidence of planning, preparation, research and independent learning. It is available as a stand-alone…

Campus Visit (Year 8/9)

21 June 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…

Extended Project Qualification Visit

09:45 - 15:00 21 June 2016
The Extended Project is a single piece of work of a student's choosing that requires evidence of planning, preparation, research and independent learning. It is available as a stand-alone…

Discover Fashion Business

10:00 - 16:00 22 June 2016
Discover Days at Manchester offer potential applicants the chance to gain real insight into degree programmes they might be studying at this University. They provide a great opportunity…

Extended Project Qualification Visit

09:45 - 15:00 22 June 2016
The Extended Project is a single piece of work of a student's choosing that requires evidence of planning, preparation, research and independent learning. It is available as a stand-alone…

Campus Visit (Year 10)

23 June 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…

Tyndall Manchester seminar- Emancipating Transformations: from controlling ‘the transition’ to culturing plural radical progress by Professor Andrew Stirling

16:00 - 17:30 23 June 2016
Global environment policy reverberates with increasingly ambitious aims to ‘take control’ of planetary systems. Democracy is portrayed as a ‘failure’, a ‘luxury’, or ‘an enemy of nature’,…

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