Environmental Sustainability site

100 000 genomes update

12:30 - 13:30 4 October 2016
This is part of Genetics Medicines Seminar Series

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…

Ballroom and Latin for Beginners

13:05 28 September - 13:55 23 November 2016
1.05pm, Wednesday 28 September – Wednesday 23 November 2016 (Apart from Wed 2 Nov) This autumn the Martin Harris Centre is going back to basics! Join us for ‘Ballroom and Latin for…

Bike Registration Event

12:30 - 13:30 4 October 2016
Free Bike Marking session - To qualify for a discounted 'D' lock students and staff must register their bikes on the University scheme. LOCKS MUST BE BOUGHT THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY'S…

Britain after Brexit: political and economic challenges

17:00 - 18:30 4 October 2016
A special Pankhurst Lecture by the Politics DA and the JMCE ***The event is free and open to all, but registration is essential*** https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lord-peter-mandelson-britain-after-br…

Capturing Science: Images Past and Present

22 September 2016 - 29 January 2017
A picture is worth a thousand words and captures a moment in time. Manchester is European City of Science throughout 2016 and to celebrate this, we are sharing a selection of our science…

English Corner

13:00 - 14:30 4 October 2016
Free English conversation classes using the Museum’s collection as inspiration for discussion. Drop in, free, adult

English Corner

13:00 - 14:30 4 October 2016
Free English conversation classes using the Museum’s collection as inspiration for discussion. Drop in, free, adult

Environmental and Resource Economics Workshop by Antoine Dechezlepretre, LSE

13:00 - 14:00 4 October 2016
Title: Do pollution offsets offset pollution? Evidence from the Clean Development Mechanism in India. Abstract: We provide the first large-scale empirical evaluation of the additionality…

Lived Brutalism: Portraits at Robin Hood Gardens

3 - 21 October 2016
OPENING NIGHT: Tuesday 4 October, 7pm – 9pm. With a talk by Architects for Social Housing on estate demolition and strategies to resist it, and an introduction to the exhibition by…

Marcantonio Raimondi and Raphael

30 September 2016 - 23 April 2017
This exhibition features the work of one of the radical originators and innovators of the European tradition of printmaking, Marcantonio Raimondi (c. 1480-c. 1534). Marcantonio was…

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:…

Multispectral Imaging of John Dalton’s fire damaged papers

12:00 - 12:30 4 October 2016
The John Dalton Papers held at The John Rylands Library are of fundamental importance for studies of the history of science, and in particular the development of chemistry in the early…

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…

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…

Policy evaluation methods

4 - 6 October 2016
This course is run in association with the Centre for Microdata Methods and Practice How can one evaluate whether a government labour market programme such as the Work Programme, or…

Seminar with French alumnus Christopher Stone

16:00 - 17:00 4 October 2016
Seminar with French alumnus and successful businessman Christopher Stone Chris graduated in 1985 with a BA(Hons) in French Studies (First), with interests in medieval French literature…

Studying human colour vision and colour vision deficiency through hyperspectral imaging - Lessons from John Dalton’s colour vision

12:30 - 13:00 4 October 2016
Colour perception starts with the way sensors in the eye respond to light of different wavelengths. The nature of the spectrum varies according to the type of illumination and surfaces.…

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