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Accelerating science, understanding impact: the promise of open science

13:00 - 14:00 6 February 2017
Open science aims to accelerate scientific progress to turn what is discovered into benefits for all. Researchers increasingly share their findings and research outputs in new, open…

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…

Children's Lives in Wartime Japan

1 February - 31 March 2017
This exhibition displays 50 entries from picture diaries made by Japanese primary school children in 1944-1945. It gives a vivid insight into the school lives of Japanese children…

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.…

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…

Literature Live: Vona Groarke and Katherine Angel

19:30 - 21:00 6 February 2017
Vona Groarke has published seven collections of poetry, most recently, Selected Poems (Gallery Press, 2016). Current editor of Poetry Ireland Review and a selector for the Poetry Book…

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 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…

Revolutionary Textiles 1910-1939

2 January - 23 April 2017
In the early decades of the 20th century textile design took off in new directions throughout the Western world. Invigorated by experimental techniques, art styles such as Fauvism,…

Social Anthropology Seminar - Monday, 6th February 2017 - Dr Casey High – University of Edinburgh

16:00 - 18:00 6 February 2017
Social Anthropology Seminar Monday, 6TH February 2017 Dr Casey High – University of Edinburgh Anthropological Collaboration and Social Transformation in Contemporary Amazonia My…

Whitworth Young Contemporaries: And Now We Are Plastic

27 January - 2 April 2017
As technology helps us to constantly evolve, the boundaries between our physical and digital spaces are blending, yet our ability to adapt and change remains visible in our art, marking…

Jeff Nuttall (1933 - 2004): Prankster in the Underground

12:00 - 13:00 7 February 2017
The archive of Lancashire born Jeff Nuttall is the source of John Rylands Library’s current, major exhibition, ‘Off Beat’, which showcases Nuttall’s work and correspondence with many…

Jeff Nuttall: prankster in the underground

12:00 - 13:00 7 February 2017
The archive of Lancashire born Jeff Nuttall is the source of The John Rylands Library’s current, major exhibition, ‘Off Beat’, which showcases Nuttall’s work and correspondence with…

Manchester Urban Institute Launch: Professor Michael Keith

17:30 - 20:00 7 February 2017
As part of the Manchester Urban Institute's programme of launch events, Professor Michael Keith, Director of the Centre on Migration, Policy and Society, University of Oxford, will…

Migration and Families in Europe: National and Local Perspectives at a Time of Euroscepticism

12:30 7 - 17:30 8 February 2017
Organised by CoDE this two-day international conference brought together researchers, practitioners in government and voluntary sectors and postgraduate students to discuss migration…

My Future Fest

10:00 - 16:00 7 February 2017
The annual My Future Fest is returning to campus this February! This year’s one-day event is packed with opportunities to help our students plan for the summer and discover what they…

Philosophy Research Seminar - Lubomira Radoilska (Kent)

15:00 - 17:00 7 February 2017
Title *Self-Effacing Reasons for Action and the Epistemic Condition on Responsibility Abstract *In this talk, I explore how and why a class of self-effacing reasons for action might…

Schools and Colleges Forum

15:30 - 17:30 7 February 2017
The University of Manchester Schools and Colleges Forum is open to any teacher or careers adviser. The group meets termly on the University campus to network, share best practice and…

Tuesday Talks: Roger Hiorns

12:30 - 14:00 7 February 2017
Tuesday Talks invites leading artists, thinkers and curators to explore the driving forces, influences and sources of inspiration within contemporary art. The Whitworth 12.30-2.00pm,…

Accomodation Tours

10:30 - 12:00 8 February 2017
- This date is fully booked - Want to have a look at your potential future home? We run accommodation tours of some of our halls of residence on Wednesday mornings between November…

Seminar: De-colonial computing - CANCELLED

14:00 8 February 2017
Unfortunately, this event has been cancelled. Speaker: Mustafa Ali (Open University) More details to follow This is a Critical Investigations of Digital Culture Seminar, organised…

Short Course: Introduction to Statistics (introductory)

8 February 2017
The aims of the course are to familiarise participants with some of the most commonly utilised statistical procedures using IBM SPSS, and to provide an introduction to the theory and…

The rise of a university: industry, engineering and science (Heritage Tour)

13:00 - 14:00 8 February 2017
This tour takes visitors on a journey from the height of the industrial revolution to the white heat of 1960s scientific and technological innovation. Our guides explain the history…

Undergraduate Guided Visit

13:30 - 15:30 8 February 2017
Can’t come to one of our open days? Join us for one of our regular guided visits of our campus instead, and get a feel for the facilities, amenities and atmosphere you’ll enjoy as a…

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