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'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

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…

Baby Explorer interactive story and sensory play sessions

10:30 - 11:15 8 November 2016
Our specially devised stories, inspired by our collections, include music, songs, props and real objects, supported by a range of playful sensory resources for babies to explore. Sessions…

Baby Explorer interactive story and sensory play sessions

11:30 - 12:15 8 November 2016
Our specially devised stories, inspired by our collections, include music, songs, props and real objects, supported by a range of playful sensory resources for babies to explore. Sessions…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Discrete choice demand estimation

7 - 8 November 2016
This course is run in association with the Centre for Microdata Methods and Practice This two day course will study applications of discrete choice models to demand estimation in industrial…

ESRC Festival of Social Science

5 - 12 November 2016
The University of Manchester has teamed up with the University of Salford and Manchester Metropolitan University to bring you this year's Festival of Social Science, generously sponsored…

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…

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:…

Mundane Methods: ESRC Festival of Social Science - open to all!

7 - 8 November 2016
A FREE two-day ‘Mundane Methods’ extravaganza taking place at the University of Manchester, Monday 7th & Tuesday 8th November 2016. As part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2016,…

Musical Baby Explorers

13:00 - 13:45 8 November 2016
Join us for live music and songs inspired by our collections, supported by a range of playful sensory resources for babies to explore. A space to play, share and discover together Please…

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…

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

Sketching the everyday: Being thrifty

10:30 - 12:00 8 November 2016
Look at everyday life from a different perspective. Join us to find out how sociologists from The University of Manchester do research on our everyday lives and try out one of our more…

Sketching the everyday: Belonging and not belonging

14:30 - 16:00 8 November 2016
Look at everyday life from a different perspective. Join us to find out how sociologists from The University of Manchester do research on our everyday lives and try out one of our more…

Sketching the everyday: Belonging and not belonging

Sketching the everyday: Drop-in session

12:15 - 14:15 8 November 2016
Look at everyday life from a different perspective. Join us to find out how sociologists from The University of Manchester do research on our everyday lives and try out one of our more…

Sketching the everyday: Drop-in session

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.…

Unusual Views

14:00 - 15:00 8 November 2016
Take the opportunity to join us for a facilitated tour of the Library designed especially for photographers, enjoying areas of this spectacular building which aren't open to the public.…

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…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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