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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…

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,…

Climate Control - Manchester Museum Movies

24 June 2016
ICE AGE : The Meltdown This is one of a series of weekend of climate themed screenings for families and adults at Manchester Museum, with films to suit everyone. Join us to watch…

Collections Encounter: Chinese Connections

14:00 - 16:00 24 June 2016
Over the years, Manchester has formed many connections with China, and this can be seen in the large number of objects, brought over from China, that now form part of the Library's…

Geography@Manchester A-Level Workshop

09:30 - 15:00 24 June 2016
Geography teachers are invited to a one day workshop at the University of Manchester on 24th June, 2016 to support the launch of the new A-Level Geography Syllabus. Parallel lectures…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 24 June 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…

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…

Targeting the AnxA1-FPR2/ALX Pathway in Inflammation: Impact For Therapy

12:00 - 13:00 24 June 2016
FLR Brain- Inflame Seminar will be give by Dr Felcity Gavins, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-¬Shreveport, USA 'Targeting the AnxA1-FPR2/ALX Pathway in Inflammation:…

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…

Big Saturday – Minibeasts and Us

11:00 - 16:00 25 June 2016
Celebrate National Insect Week and discover more about the wonderful variety of minibeasts both local and global. Find out more about how insects help us, from helping to create the…

Circuit WARP Festival After Party

21:00 25 - 00:00 26 June 2016
Hosted by the Whitworth Young Contemporaries - FREE - Booking essential Help us celebrate WARP Festival in style by dancing the night away. Doors 9-12pm Featuring: Music from So…

Making the modern world: England's first civic university (Heritage Tour)

13:00 25 June 2016
This tour takes visitors on a journey from the beginnings of England’s first civic university to the sites of world changing discoveries. It begins within the fine neo-gothic architecture…

Northern Biotech Consulting Case Competition

09:00 - 18:00 25 June 2016
The Northwest Biotech Initiative would like to invite current graduate students from all disciplines to participate in our upcoming Northern Biotech Consulting Case Competition supported…

The Urban Naturalist

14:00 - 16:00 26 June 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. The Meteorology…

The Urban Naturalist

'The Other Within' - The Hebrew and Jewish Collections of The John Rylands Library

13:00 27 - 16:00 29 June 2016
The John Rylands Library preserves one of the world’s valuable collections of Hebrew and Jewish manuscripts, archives and printed books. The holdings span Septuagint fragments to the…

Arabs at Home and Abroad: Politics, Society, and Art

10:30 - 15:30 27 June 2016
Arabs at Home and Abroad: Politics, Society, and Art Seminar - Monday 27 June 2016 10.30am – 3.30pm Venue: Room 2.05 Williamson Building The School of Arts, Languages and Cultures…

Discover Sociology Day

09:45 - 16:00 27 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…

Interdisciplinary research to discover and develop novel biomedicines

15:00 - 16:00 27 June 2016
Despite tremendous efforts, only a few new antibiotics have been developed in the last 50 years. At the same time, resistant strains have emerged in increasing numbers of bacterial…

Pharmacy Education Conference

09:30 - 16:30 27 June 2016
Our annual Pharmacy Education Conference brings scientists, pharmacists and educators involved in pharmacy teaching together. The event offers an opportunity to meet colleagues from…

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