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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…

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 CANCELLED

09:30 - 10:30 18 October 2016
Due to the current weather conditions and poor forecast for the rest of the morning this event is cancelled, sorry for any inconvenience. Free Bike Marking session - To qualify 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 Public Lecture: Professor Kai von Fintel (MIT): 'If'

17:00 - 19:00 18 October 2016
This event is part of the CIDRAL programme for Winter 2016, 'Possible Worlds'. Cognition and language revolve around distinguishing between alternative ways the world might be. As…

Explorer tour

14:00 - 15:00 18 October 2016
Ever wondered where some of the Library doors and staircases lead to? Then this is the tour for you.

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…

Inter-Community Feasting in Neolithic Cyprus: recent results from the Prastio Mesorotsos excavation and experimental project

18:00 18 October 2016
Archaeology Research Seminar

Learn how to use a map and compass as part of Ordnance Survey National Map Reading Week

13:30 18 October 2016
Absolutely no prior experience needed this informal workshop will introduce choosing the right maps, understanding symbols, unravelling the mysteries of contours, locating a place on…

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…

Recent landmark legal rulings in healthcare law

12:30 - 13:30 18 October 2016
This is part of Genetic Medicine Seminar Series Dr. Tara Clancy - Recent landmark legal rulings in healthcare law

The Big Careers Fair - Day 1

10:30 - 16:00 18 October 2016
The first day of the University’s annual Big Careers Fair is ideal for students and graduates interested in graduate jobs, student internships and placements in consultancy, HR, retail,…

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.…

B!RTH festival

19 - 22 October 2016
B!RTH is an international theatre festival developed by the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester and The Oglesby Charitable Trust to provoke debate on a global scale and question one…

CIDRAL Roundtable and Masterclass: Professor Kai von Fintel (MIT): 'How to do conditional things with words'

09:00 - 13:00 19 October 2016
This event is part of the CIDRAL programme for Winter 2016, 'Possible Worlds'. Roundtable Possible Worlds Round Table, 9-10:30am Participants will have the opportunity to briefly present…

Engaging and Communicating with People who are Suicidal, Self-harm or who have Depression

09:00 - 16:00 19 October 2016
This is a one-day free conference to develop, among the non-mental health workforce, skills and strategies for communicating and engaging with adults who are suicidal, who self-harm…

Faculty Research Seminar: Neuroscience and Mental Health

12:30 - 14:00 19 October 2016
Host: Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester | About the event: Professor Rob Lucas: “An optogenetic approach to restoring vision in advanced retinal…

Technicians Seminar Series: Dr David Kirby - Lab Coats in Hollywood: Scientists’ Impact on Cinema, Cinema’s Influence on Science

13:00 - 14:00 19 October 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…

The Big Careers Fair - Day 2

10:30 - 16:00 19 October 2016
The second day of the University’s annual Big Careers Fair is ideal for students and graduates interested in graduate jobs, student internships and placements in science, engineering…

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

13:00 19 October 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…

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