Exhibitions, Seminar

"Characterisation of regulatory elements, activities and architectures from transcription initiation events"

13:30 - 14:30 20 October 2016
Gene Expression, Chromatin and Signalling Autumn Seminar Programme Andrew Sharrocks

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…

Francis DiTraglia (University of Pennsylvania)

16:15 - 17:45 20 October 2016
Title: Estimating the Effect of a Mis-measured, Endogenous, Binary Treatment Abstract: This paper studies the use of a discrete instrumental variable to identify the causal effect…

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…

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…

Mason Memorial Lecture: Prof. Steve Mason (Groningen), Judaism and Paul: A Category Crisis'

14:00 - 16:00 20 October 2016
Held in conjunction with weekly Ehrhardt Seminar. The Centre for Biblical Studies weekly seminar series. These seminars are free and open to the public, with no registration required.…

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…

Roman women and work in later life.

16:55 - 18:30 20 October 2016
Classics & Ancient History Research Seminar

NEW SCULPTURE

22 October 2016 - 12 June 2017
This exhibition presents a dynamic selection of contemporary sculpture recently acquired by the Whitworth. Spanning the last 25 years, the exhibition offers an eclectic journey through…

Visit of Niko Besnier - Simon Visiting Professor

23 October - 13 November 2016
Social Anthropology Visit of Niko Besnier Simon Visiting Professor 23 Oct – 13 Nov. 2016 Niko Besnier is Professor of Cultural Anthropology at the University of Amsterdam. He is…

Social Anthropology Seminar - Peter Wade - University of Manchester

16:00 - 18:00 24 October 2016
Social Anthropology Seminar Monday, 24th October 2016 Peter Wade – University of Manchester ‘’ Liberalism and its contradictions: Democracy and Hierarchy in Mestizaje and Genomics…

CCCJ Seminar: Counter-Extremism and Policy Making: Evidence, Aspirations, Effects

16:00 - 17:30 25 October 2016
This presentation by Professor Gabe Mythen from the University of Liverpool provides an overview of the impacts of counter-extremism policy in Britain over the last decade. Focusing…

CMIST Afternoon Seminar: Political patterns of decision-making on the UK Supreme Court

16:00 - 17:30 25 October 2016
Abstract: The UK Supreme Court is seven years old this month. It has decided enough cases for academics and legal commentators to form views about the court and the judges who comprise…

Environmental and Resource Economics Seminar by Jacquelyn Pless

13:00 - 14:00 25 October 2016
Title: The Surprising Pass-Through of Solar Subsidies Abstract Whether solar subsidies benefit consumers is an open question. In the U.S. residential solar market, consumers can either…

NGS increases the sensitivity in FAP and MUTYH-associated Polyposis testing: a laboratory and clinical perspective

12:30 - 13:30 25 October 2016
This is part of Genetic Medicine Seminar Series Sancha Bunstone and Elizabeth Alexander: NGS increases the sensitivity in FAP and MUTYH-associated Polyposis testing: a laboratory and clinical perspective

Seminar: Hakki Yazici (Sabanci University)

16:15 - 17:45 25 October 2016
Title: Wage Risk and the Skill Premium

Using genetics and ancient DNA to study the origins and spread of agriculture

18:00 25 October 2016
Archaeology Research Seminar

Finance seminar by Joan Farre-Mensa, Harvard Business School

14:00 - 16:00 26 October 2016
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Geography Research Seminar: Prof. Sarah Holloway (Loughborough University), New economy, neoliberal state and professionalised parenting

13:00 - 14:00 26 October 2016
Abstract: Contemporary economic, political and social shifts in the Global North are reconfiguring the resolution of productive and reproductive labour. This talk explores how labour…

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