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'A hunger for truth’: desire and temptation in late Victorian science

13:00 - 15:00 7 December 2016
In this presentation, Léjon Saarloos (Leiden University) will argue that the categories of ‘desire’ and ‘temptation’ were important to the ways Victorian men of science perceived, disputed,…

A Christmas Evening with Jeanette Winterson

18:30 - 20:00 7 December 2016
Waterstones Deansgate is proud to host an evening with Jeanette Winterson to celebrate the release of her new book, 'Christmas Days: 12 Stories and 12 Feasts for 12 Days'. 'Christmas…

Accounting seminar by Stephen Walker, Edinburgh Business School

14:00 - 16:00 7 December 2016
Accountants and the Pursuit of the National Interest: A Study of Role Conflict during the First World War

ARTIST ROOMS: Andy Warhol

19 November 2016 - 16 April 2017
ARTIST ROOMS: Andy Warhol shows the sharp critical opinions of an artist known to many primarily as art salesman, purveyor of product and celebrant of capitalism. Supported by Arts…

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…

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…

Deanna Petherbridge

2 December 2016 - 4 June 2017
A solo show of pen and ink drawings from across a 45-year career. Since the 1960s, Deanna Petherbridge has pioneered critical thinking on drawing and its place in art and architecture.…

Deepening engagement in learning: a question of identity?

17:00 - 18:30 7 December 2016
The Sarah Fielden Seminar Series in the Manchester Institute of Education

English Literature Research Seminar: Florence Impens, (UoM), 'Elaine Feinstein, Marina Tsvetaeva, and The Art of Translation'

17:00 - 18:30 7 December 2016
Florence Impens, (UoM), 'Elaine Feinstein, Marina Tsvetaeva, and The Art of Translation'

GDI Lecture series: Bangladesh Confronts Climate Change: Keeping Our Heads above Water

17:00 - 18:30 7 December 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…

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…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 7 December 2016
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. No need to book, just turn up.

Kirsty Hooper (University of Warwick), ‘Genealogy, Mobility and Family History in the Anglo-Hispanic Atlantic’

17:00 - 18:30 7 December 2016
Venue: A114

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

13:00 7 December 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…

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 7 December 2016
Fei Gao, Northeastern University, Shenyang

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 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…

Technicians Seminar Series: TE@M ( Technical excellence @Manchester) Manchester Technical networking, up and coming events and Christmas social

13:00 - 14:00 7 December 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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