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Activities at The Union

18:30 - 20:30 15 September 2016
‘Activities at the Union’ is your chance to meet with the Students’ Union and make friends with your fellow students over crafts, board games and a whole host of fun activities. Whether…

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…

Bike Registration Event

10:00 - 18:00 15 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…

Campus Tours

11:00 - 17:00 15 September 2016
The University can seem like a huge place, so get familiar with your campus on these tours designed for students, by students. Our student ambassadors will tailor each tour to your…

City Bus Tours

10:00 - 12:00 15 September 2016
Sit back, relax and enjoy the ride as our professional tour guides reveal all the fascinating facts and interesting tales about your new city. The tour takes you all around Manchester,…

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,…

Collections Encounter: Experimentations of the Counter-Culture

14:00 - 15:00 15 September 2016
An artistic and social revolution happened in the 1960s, a backlash against the authority of mainstream 'square' culture. Experimentation in art and poetry exploded as artists began…

Conversation Corner: International Students

17:00 - 18:30 15 September 2016
Come along to a Conversation Corner to meet new people, talk about shared experiences and issues, and find out more about the Students’ Union’s Liberation Campaigns and Projects. Sessions…

Families Group

15 September 2016
A great opportunity to meet other students and their families, as well as keep yours entertained! The Families Group is the perfect place for the whole family to chill out, with plenty…

Film at 5: Kingsman: Secret Service

17:00 15 September 2016
We will be showing a different movie every evening at 5pm at our pop-up cinema in the Students’ Union and Renold Building (8). So come and relax after a busy day on campus and check…

Living the weather: Voices from the Calder Valley

19:30 - 21:30 15 September 2016
An evening for people who know and love the Calder Valley and all its weather! We will be showing a documentary made by Lorenzo Ferrarini. It was made with local residents as part…

Mobilities, Peace, and Conflict: Conference

15 - 16 September 2016
Fifth Annual Conference of the International Association for Peace and Conflict Studies and the ECPR Standing Group on Critical Peace and Conflict Studies 15-16 September 2016 Dublin…

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…

Supermarket Trips

11:00 - 17:00 15 September 2016
Need some last minute bits for your new room? Want to get stocked up on food to get you through your first few weeks? Fear not; we’re running free buses to and from a nearby supermarket…

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…

Taster Evening for the PGCE School Direct

16:00 - 18:00 15 September 2016
THINKING ABOUT A CAREER IN TEACHING? PGCE School Direct Taster Evening An opportunity to find out about the structure of our 'School Direct' route into teaching and meet some of our…

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.…

Thursday Lates

18:00 - 21:00 15 September 2016
Start the weekend early with our Thursday Lates – a series of sociable late night openings that are the perfect place to meet up with friends, explore the gallery and enjoy a specially…

Campus Tours

11:00 - 17:00 16 September 2016
The University can seem like a huge place, so get familiar with your campus on these tours designed for students, by students. Our student ambassadors will tailor each tour to your…

Getting to know our new Faculty: Research, PGR and Business Services

12:00 - 13:00 16 September 2016
For the second of our bite-size PSS information seminars, Kay Hodgson, Head of Research, PGR and Business Services, explains who’s who and gives an overview of the work undertaken by…

Supermarket Trips

12:00 - 17:00 16 September 2016
Need some last minute bits for your new room? Want to get stocked up on food to get you through your first few weeks? Fear not; we’re running free buses to and from a nearby supermarket…

World Quiz

16 September 2016
From geography to world politics and history to popular culture, our World Quiz will certainly put your brain to the test. Grab yourself a drink, join a team and show off your quizzical skills!

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