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"A new, dynamic view of cell state transitions: timing and stochasticity"

13:30 - 14:30 13 October 2016
Gene Expression, Chromatin and Signalling Group Autumn Seminar Programme Andrew Sharrocks

Ammianus Marcellinus and Roman Identity.

16:55 - 18:30 13 October 2016
Classics & Ancient History Research Seminar

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…

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…

CIDRAL Theory Intensive: Silvia Rivera Cusicanqui: Bolivian Indigenous Thought and Decolonial Praxis

12:00 - 14:00 13 October 2016
This event is part of CIDRAL's Winter 2016 programme, 'Possible Worlds'. Molly Geidel (Lecturer in American Cultural History, University of Manchester) will be speaking about preeminent…

CO2e- the Zombie Climate Metric

16:00 - 17:30 13 October 2016
Anthropogenic greenhouse gases vary in the two dimensional space of atmospheric lifetime and radiative efficiency, but ever since the IPCC First Assessment Report, various metrics have…

Collections Encounter: Experimentations of the Counter-Culture

14:00 - 15:00 13 October 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…

Ehrhardt Seminar: Prof. Cheryl Exum (Sheffield), ‘Biblical Art as Biblical Commentary'

14:00 - 16:00 13 October 2016
The Centre for Biblical Studies weekly seminar series. These seminars are free and open to the public, with no registration required. Seminars last 90 minutes including a 30 minute…

Ensemble l'imaginaire

13:10 - 14:00 13 October 2016
Richard Barrett Portrait Concert A young ensemble based in France, committed to presenting audiences with strong musical experiences through their collaborations with composers. This…

History Research Seminar: Carolyn Steedman (Warwick) on “Poetry for Historians”

16:15 - 17:30 13 October 2016
History Research Seminar: Carolyn Steedman (Warwick) on “Poetry for Historians”

Is Translating Like Riding a Bike? Knowledge, knowing and translation practice Maeve Olohan, University of Manchester

14:00 - 15:30 13 October 2016
This presentation starts by considering different ways of thinking about knowledge, and the implications of treating knowledge as a product or as a process. Drawing on research by practice…

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:…

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…

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.…

Big data skills in the social sciences

12:00 - 16:00 14 October 2016
Many new sources of data have become available for studying individuals and society in recent years. Social media data, transaction information, administrative data, sensor data and…

Bike Registration Event

09:30 - 10:30 14 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…

Castlefield Manchester Sermon: Kamila Shamsie

19:00 - 20:30 14 October 2016
We are delighted that Kamila Shamsie will be giving the 7th Castlefield Manchester Sermon, reflecting on ethical issues of the day. One of our finest contemporary writers, Kamila grew…

Idris Khan

14 October 2016 - 13 March 2017
British contemporary artist Idris Khan's new solo exhibition. Idris Khan draws inspiration from the history of art, music, philosophy and theology, laying and manipulating images and…

Imagining Medicine

14 October - 22 December 2016
Hammers, vacuum cleaners and duck beaks: see how 16th and 17th century surgical procedures have been reimagined through the photography of Dr Sian Bonnell. Bonnell's photographs take…

Interactive Schools’ Poetry Performance with: JOHN HEGLEY

13:00 - 14:00 14 October 2016
English performance poet, comedian, musician and songwriter Acclaimed poet John Hegley will be performing to pupils from local primary schools to celebrate National Poetry Day 2016.…

Introductory tour

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

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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