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A life of a woman in politics

17:00 - 19:00 9 March 2017
The School of Law is delighted to welcome the Right Honourable Dame Margaret Hodge to deliver the annual Pankhurst Lecture. Margaret Hodge was the first elected Chair of the Public…

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…

Brian Bell (Kings College London)

16:15 - 17:45 9 March 2017
Title: The Burden of Legacy Costs: Evidence from Pension Black Holes Abstract Who pays for the costs that arise from legacy employment arrangements? We create a unique dataset that…

CANCELLED: CTIS Seminar: Ruth Bush, "African Literature and the Post-capitalist Imaginary: Reading Tram 83"

14:00 - 15:30 9 March 2017
The Centre for Translation and Intercultural Studies seminar series brings researchers from across the UK and Europe to the University of Manchester to present on their work. These…

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…

CIDRAL Public Lecture: Professor Joseph Vogl: Financial Governance

17:00 - 19:00 9 March 2017
This event is part of CIDRAL's Spring 2017 programme 'Precarity'. Joseph Vogl (Professor of Modern German Literature, Cultural, and Media Studies, Humboldt-University Berlin) will…

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.…

Ehrhardt Seminar: Prof. Loveday Alexander (Sheffield), 'Orality and the Gospels'

14:00 - 16:00 9 March 2017
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…

Enriqueta Rylands: her story

14:00 - 15:00 9 March 2017
Meet the mysterious founder of The John Rylands Library through our collections. Enriqueta Rylands stayed out of the limelight during her lifetime, so little is known about her. Join…

History Research Seminar: Charles West (University of Sheffield) ‘“A long and a dark tale” – Clerical Exemption before Becket.’

16:15 - 17:45 9 March 2017
Charles West (University of Sheffield) ‘“A long and a dark tale” – Clerical Exemption before Becket.’

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…

Manchester Molecular Pathology Innovation Centre: Annual Symposium 2017

12:30 - 17:00 9 March 2017
Manchester Molecular Pathology Innovation Centre is one of six molecular pathology nodes funded by MRC and EPSRC to facilitate the translation of stratified medicine discovery to biomarker-based…

Manchester Urban Institute Launch: Lord Blunkett

17:30 - 20:00 9 March 2017
'Universities post Brexit, aspiring to remain international but with a mission that is essentially local' Lord Blunkett has served the public for over 40 years in roles including Secretary…

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…

Quatuor Danel

13:10 - 14:00 9 March 2017
Though numbered third, Beethoven’s D major quartet was in fact the first he had composed. Its arch-shaped opening bars in turn form the basis for the tribute by Japanese composer Karen…

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,…

SICK! Festival

8 - 25 March 2017
SICK! Festival The award-winning SICK! Festival returns to Manchester and Salford from 8 to 25 March 2017 with a three-week programme taking place across the city and with venue partners…

Silvanos Mudzvova: Acting Up in Zimbabwe

18:00 - 19:30 9 March 2017
Silvanos Mudzvova is a Zimbabwean playwright, theatre director, filmmaker and activist. Through a range of different creative strategies, he has for several years been involved in…

Sooni Taraporevala: Home in the City, Bombay 1976-Mumbai 2016

4 March 2017 - 1 January 2018
The first UK solo exhibition of photographer Sooni Taraporevala. Photographer, screenwriter, filmmaker Sooni Taraporevala will present a series of black and white photographs depicting…

The four-legged getaway car: donkeys and their owners in papyri from Roman Egypt

16:55 - 18:30 9 March 2017
Classics & Ancient History Research Seminar

Thursday Lates: Wonder Women - Drawing from the Wider World

18:00 - 21:00 9 March 2017
Eclectic late-night openings until 9pm every Thursday, with music, performances, talks and screenings. Start the weekend early with our Thursday Lates – a series of sociable, after…

Vital Topics: Cyber Security - Five dominating trends

17:45 - 20:00 9 March 2017
Can you trust your digital footprint anymore? In recent times, high profile email hacks have ruptured reputations and caused tremors which have, without exaggeration, altered the course…

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…

Young Persons' Forum

9 March 2017
The University of Manchester invites local Year 10-13 students to come along to sessions held here on campus, where they have the chance to review workshops, activities, literature…

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