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7th Annual Culture and International Mental Health Conference

09:00 - 17:00 9 November 2016
The conference will explore the field of Culture and Global Mental Health and will be led by two extremely accomplished Senior Academic Clinicians: Professor Nusrat Husain & Professor…

Accounting seminar by Mark Hellowell

14:00 - 16:00 9 November 2016
Borrowing to save? Can NHS bodies ease financial pressures by terminating PFI contracts?

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…

English Literature Research Seminar: Edna Longley, (Queen’s Belfast) 'Edward Thomas and Great War Poetry'

17:00 - 18:30 9 November 2016
Edna Longley, (Queen’s Belfast) 'Edward Thomas and Great War Poetry'

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…

Finance seminar by Sascha Steffen, University of Mannheim

14:00 - 16:00 9 November 2016
The Zero Risk Fallacy Banks' Sovereign Exposure and Sovereign Risk Spillovers

Francesco Pasarelli (University of Bocconi)

17:00 - 18:00 9 November 2016
Title: TBA Host: Antonio Nicolo/Horst Zank

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…

GDI Lecture series: Elizabeth Lunstrum – Capitalism and Conservation in the Age of Security

17:00 - 18:30 9 November 2016
The Global Development Lecture Series brings together scholars involved in cutting edge research on international development. It aims to facilitate dialogue and discussion, providing…

Geography Research Seminar: Dr. Daniel Schillereff (King's College London), Exploring patterns and drivers of macronutrient stoichiometry in ombrotrophic peatlands

16:00 - 17:30 9 November 2016
Decades of research here in the UK and abroad has confirmed that ombrotrophic peatlands across northern latitudes represent a globally-important store for carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and…

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…

Historical Geographies of Higher Education in Greater Manchester

10:00 - 16:30 9 November 2016
This one-day symposium will be a significant opportunity to examine the historical development of higher and further education, its geographical expansion, architectural expression…

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…

Insight into Art History and Visual Studies (Study Day for Sixth Form Students)

10:00 - 15:30 9 November 2016
Held at the University and at the Whitworth Art Gallery This day is aimed at aspiring undergraduate students who are interested in the subject area, but who may not yet know exactly…

Into the Field. The Added Value of Field Research in Legal Studies

15:00 - 16:30 9 November 2016
Stop. Embrace reality. Why let other people form your opinion about life, people, and places? Experience. Absorb. Analyse. Share. Join law researchers as they connecting the awe-inspiring…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 9 November 2016
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. No need to book, just turn up.

Launch of the Greater Manchester Academic Centre for Acute Tissue Injury and Trauma Care (GM-CAT)

13:30 - 17:30 9 November 2016
Join us for the official launch of the Greater Manchester Academic Centre for Acute Tissue Injury and Trauma Care (GM-CAT). This new alliance works across MAHSC partners and aims to…

Making the modern world: England's first civic university (Heritage Tour)

13:00 9 November 2016
This tour takes visitors on a journey from the beginnings of England’s first civic university to the sites of world changing discoveries. It begins within the fine neo-gothic architecture…

Manchester Open Data Dive

10:00 - 17:00 9 November 2016
As part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science, the UK Data Service and Digital Innovation are running an intense all-day Open Data Dive on Wednesday 9 November at The Shed at Manchester…

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…

Mitchell Centre Seminar Series

16:00 - 17:30 9 November 2016
Jef Vlegels, Universiteit Antwerpen Music classification, genres, and taste patterns: a ground-up network analysis on the clustering of artist preferences In the early 1990s, Peterson…

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…

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…

Short course: Practical Skills for Data Analysts (introductory)

9 November 2016
This is a foundation course for participants with no previous experience in statistics or statistical analysis software. It will introduce key concepts such as: cases, variables, values…

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…

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