Exhibitions, Seminar

"Finding causal genes in rheumatic diseases using functional genomics"

13:30 - 14:30 3 November 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

What’s in it for us? The economic and legal causes of the Social War (91-88 BC)

16:55 - 18:30 3 November 2016
Classics & Ancient History Research Seminar

Stroke: Stories of Self Through Art and Science

12:30 - 16:30 4 November 2016
The Stroke Association and University of Manchester ran creative workshops with a group of stroke survivors across 2015-16. Focussed on creative writing, visual arts, photography and…

Changing Patterns of Old Age Mental Health Services: Organisation, Operation and Outputs

12:45 - 14:00 7 November 2016
A Division of Psychology & Mental Health (Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health) research seminar. If you are attending, please email Dr Pearl Mok (pearl.mok@manchester.ac.uk) as soon as possible.

Simon Visiting Professor - Niko Besnier - Seminar

16:00 - 18:00 7 November 2016
Visit of Niko Besnier Simon Visiting Professor Niko Besnier is Professor of Cultural Anthropology at the University of Amsterdam. He is currently directing a five-year project entitled…

Social Anthropology Seminar - Niko Besnier - Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research – Manchester Simon Visiting Professor

16:00 - 18:00 7 November 2016
Niko Besnier – Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research – Manchester Simon Visiting Professor. Rethinking Masculinity, Nation, and Sport Few contexts of modern life showcase…

'A River Runs Through It': Cultural landscapes of the 19th century London landscape

18:00 8 November 2016
PhD Talk

'A Storm in a Cup Mark': Experiences of weather and weathering at rock art sites

18:00 8 November 2016
PhD Talk

Cancelled: CMIST Afternoon Seminar- “Immigrationization” of Welfare Politics?

16:00 - 17:30 8 November 2016
This seminar has been cancelled. We will rearrange this seminar. “Immigrationization” of Welfare Politics? How Sociocultural and Socioeconomic Circumstances Shape the Relationship…

Candid conversations about radicalisation

10:00 - 18:00 8 November 2016
“Candid Conversations about Radicalisation” is an arts-based research project run jointly by The Centre for Criminology and Criminal Justice (CCCJ) and Theatre in Prison and Probation…

Development Economics Seminar: Arun Advani (UCL/IFS)

13:00 - 14:00 8 November 2016
Title: Informal Insurance and Endogenous Poverty Traps. Abstract: Households in developing countries appear to invest too little in `lumpy' capital goods, which from asset transfer…

PEM Research Seminar: SPATIAL PLANNING, HARD WORKING AND/OR SOFT NETWORKING

17:00 - 18:00 8 November 2016
This seminar looks at ‘redefining planning’, with work in progress in Finland. The context is the Nordics and EU experience, and the large new urbanization research project ‘Beyond…

Provision of antenatal information for the NHS Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme

12:30 - 13:30 8 November 2016
This is part of Genetic Medicine Seminar Series Prof Rebecca Bennett and Dr Fiona Ulph - Provision of antenatal information for the NHS Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme

FSE Teaching Seminar

14:00 - 15:00 9 November 2016
Dear Academic Colleagues, FSE Teaching Seminar, Wednesday 9th November 2-3pm, Room F14, Renold Building. GTA Training - Plans, Pilots & Progress Dr. Jenny Slaughter, School of Chemistry…

Getting to know our new Faculty: IT

13:00 - 14:00 9 November 2016
For the sixth edition of our bite-size PSS information seminars, Simon Oliver, IT Business Partner, explains who’s who and gives an overview of the work undertaken by his team. The…

Sociology Seminar 9th Nov, 2-3pm: 'The Lighter, the Whiter, the Brighter, the Better? The Mixed Race Dilemma' by Karis Campion, Sociology PGR

14:00 - 15:00 9 November 2016
You are warmly invited to the next Sociology seminar, given by Karis Campion, Sociology PGR, UoM, on 9th November 2016, 2-3pm in the Arthur Lewis Boardroom (second floor). The talk…

Technicians Seminar Series: Prof Tim Cootes - Analyzing images with statistical shape models

13:00 - 14:00 9 November 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…

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