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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…

Autism Friendly Early Opening

09:15 - 10:30 10 September 2016
See, Make and Do at the Museum Join us for our early openings at the Museum aimed at children who have autism and other needs, along with their families and carers, and siblings. Activities…

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,…

Mondays: Toddler Art Club – Family events at the Whitworth

10:30 18 July - 12:30 19 December 2016
Toddler Art Club – Family events at the Whitworth. Try these workshops – led by artists, dancers and musicians – and let your toddler discover, explore, create and play. Each Monday:…

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…

Off Beat: Jeff Nuttall and the International Underground

8 September 2016 - 5 March 2017
Painter, poet, actor and sculptor, a man once described as "the only all-round genius most of us are likely to meet," Jeff Nuttall was one of the few people in the early 1960s to publish…

Tale of 2 Cities Exhibition

10:00 10 - 17:00 16 September 2016
Tale of Two Cities is England's Grow Wild Flagship project based in Manchester and Liverpool. Community, innovation and inspiration are is at the heart of this project. Come and visit…

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

13:00 - 14:00 10 September 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.…

Alliance Manchester Business School's Health Services Research Centre (HSRC) evening reception

17:30 - 20:00 12 September 2016
We are delighted to invite you to attend an evening reception to showcase the quality of work being produced by the Health Services Research Centre at Alliance Manchester Business School.…

ESRC Strategic Network DACAS: Piyushimita Thakuriah on Seeing Cities through Big Data: Emerging Topics in Urban Informatics

09:00 - 10:30 12 September 2016
The ESRC Strategic Network Data and Cities as Complex Adaptive Systems (DACAS) is hosting its third event, the international summer school Understanding Urban Transformations through…

Fairer Futures? Understanding Standards and Practices at Work in a Challenging Global Context

12 - 13 September 2016
The third Fairness at Work Research Centre (FairWRC) International Conference aims to bring together academics and practitioners to discuss issues on the subject of fairness at work…

Baby Explorer interactive story and sensory play sessions

10:30 - 11:15 13 September 2016
Our specially devised stories, inspired by our collections, include music, songs, props and real objects, supported by a range of playful sensory resources for babies to explore. Sessions…

Baby Explorer interactive story and sensory play sessions

11:30 - 12:15 13 September 2016
Our specially devised stories, inspired by our collections, include music, songs, props and real objects, supported by a range of playful sensory resources for babies to explore. Sessions…

ESRC Strategic Network DACAS: Denise Pumain on Urban Dynamics and Geo-diversity: from Theory to Modeling

09:00 - 10:30 13 September 2016
The ESRC Strategic Network Data and Cities as Complex Adaptive Systems (DACAS) is hosting its third event, the international summer school Understanding Urban Transformations through…

ESRC Strategic Network DACAS: Katharine Willis on Whose Right to the Smart City: Data and Citizenship

10:45 - 11:45 13 September 2016
The ESRC Strategic Network Data and Cities as Complex Adaptive Systems (DACAS) is hosting its third event, the international summer school Understanding Urban Transformations through…

Explorer tour

11:00 - 12:00 13 September 2016
Ever wondered where some of the Library doors and staircases lead to? Then this is the tour for you.

Musical Baby Explorers

13:00 - 13:45 13 September 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 Please…

Bike Registration Event

12:30 - 13:30 14 September 2016
Free Bike Marking session - To qualify for a discounted 'D' lock students and staff must register their bikes on the University scheme. PLEASE NOTE - All registration sessions are…

ESRC Strategic Network DACAS: Juval Portugali on Complexity, Cognition, Information and the City

09:00 - 10:30 14 September 2016
The ESRC Strategic Network Data and Cities as Complex Adaptive Systems (DACAS) is hosting its third event, the international summer school Understanding Urban Transformations through…

ESRC Strategic Network DACAS: Peter Allen on The Co-Evolving Complexity of Cities: Towards Sustainability?

10:45 - 11:45 14 September 2016
The ESRC Strategic Network Data and Cities as Complex Adaptive Systems (DACAS) is hosting its third event, the international summer school Understanding Urban Transformations through…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 14 September 2016
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. No need to book, just turn up.

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

13:00 - 14:00 14 September 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…

Technicians Seminar Series - Marco Smolla: From bumblebee copycats to animal culture

13:00 - 14:00 14 September 2016
The technician’s seminars are popular and generally well attended, covering a wide range of research topics with FBMH. This event is to promote general interest across faculty. The…

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