Events for prospective students

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…

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…

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…

History Research Seminar: Stephen Legg (Nottingham), ‘Conferencing the International: Making India in London during the Round Table Conferences, 1930-32’

16:15 - 17:30 10 November 2016
History Research Seminar: Stephen Legg (Nottingham), ‘Conferencing the International: Making India in London during the Round Table Conferences, 1930-32’

Museum of Medicine and Health Artefact Talk: Lights, Camera, Action…A History of the Endoscope

17:30 - 19:00 10 November 2016
Lights, Camera, Action…A History of the Endoscope Thursday 10 November 5.30pm – 7pm, Kanaris Lecture Theatre, Manchester Museum. Another in the series of free Artefact talks Dr David…

The Divide

18:30 - 20:30 10 November 2016
The University of Manchester is proud to host a screening of The Divide on Thursday 10th November as part of the week-long national ESRC Festival of Social Science. The Divide tells…

History Wednesday Lunchtime Seminar: Hannah Barker, ‘ Grocers in love’

13:00 - 13:50 16 November 2016
Wednesday Lunchtime Seminar: Hannah Barker, ‘ Grocers in love’

An Autumn Celebration! Music from Alla Petrichei and The Melia Duo

18:00 - 21:30 18 November 2016
We are very excited to welcome some of most well-received 'Rush House Series' performers back to St Peter's for a very special evening concert this autumn. There will be a vegetarian…

History Research Seminar: Craig Griffiths (Manchester Metropolitan) ‘The Ambivalence of Gay Liberation: Gay Politics in 1970s West Germany’

16:15 - 17:30 24 November 2016
History Research Seminar: Craig Griffiths (Manchester Metropolitan) ‘The Ambivalence of Gay Liberation: Gay Politics in 1970s West Germany’

Discover Criminology

09:30 - 15:30 29 November 2016
Discover Days at Manchester offer potential applicants the chance to gain real insight into degree programmes they might be studying at this University. They provide a great opportunity…

Discover Computer Science

09:45 - 15:00 30 November 2016
Discover Days at Manchester offer potential applicants the chance to gain real insight into degree programmes they might be studying at this University. They provide a great opportunity…

History Wednesday Lunchtime Seminar: Kristy Ironside, ‘ “Workers long-held dream”: the Cold War and the abolition of taxes in the Soviet Union 1959-1962’

13:00 - 13:50 30 November 2016
Wednesday Lunchtime Seminar: Kristy Ironside, ‘ “Workers long-held dream”: the Cold War and the abolition of taxes in the Soviet Union 1959-1962’

Royal Economic Society - 2016 Annual Public Lecture

17:30 - 20:00 30 November 2016
'In Search of the Perfect Match – the economics of picking our partners and jobs' - Professor Philipp Kircher (The University of Edinburgh)

What next for Syria? Civil War and the New Cold War

17:30 - 19:00 30 November 2016
On 20th September 2016, and despite a ceasefire that came into effect on 12th September, a UN aid convoy in Aleppo, Northern Syria, was attacked killing at least 20 people and destroying…

Ehrhardt Seminar: Prof. James R. Davila (St. Andrews), ‘Roles of Angels in 1 Enoch and the Hekhalot Literature'

14:00 - 16:00 1 December 2016
The Centre for Biblical Studies weekly seminar series. These seminars are free and open to the public, with no registration required. Seminars last 90 minutes including a 30 minute…

Christmas Carols by Salford Royal Choir

14:00 - 15:00 4 December 2016
In the beautiful and atmospheric surroundings of the Library’s grand Historic Reading Room, enjoy a medley of Christmas Carols by Salford Royal Choir. Take a break from Christmas…

Annual Linnean Society Lecture

16:00 - 18:00 6 December 2016
The Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health presents the Annual Linnean Society Lecture. Join us for a celebration of contributions made by women to Natural Sciences, in memory of…

Ehrhardt Seminar: Prof. Hugh Pyper (Sheffield), ‘Alban Berg’s Wozzeck: A Case Study in Changing Cultural Perceptions of the Bible'

14:00 - 16:00 8 December 2016
The Centre for Biblical Studies weekly seminar series. These seminars are free and open to the public, with no registration required. Seminars last 90 minutes including a 30 minute…

History Research Seminar: Philipp Schofield (Aberystwyth), ‘Identifying the Impact of Famine in the Medieval English Countryside’

16:15 - 17:30 8 December 2016
History Research Seminar: Philipp Schofield (Aberystwyth), ‘Identifying the Impact of Famine in the Medieval English Countryside’

The Whitworth

Jodrell Bank

Martin Harris Centre

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum