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Accomodation Tours

10:30 - 12:00 29 March 2017
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 and March, from 10.30am until…

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…

Astrophotography at Jodrell Bank

19:30 - 22:00 29 March 2017
We’re delighted to be running our popular Astrophotography Nights again at Jodrell Bank this winter. The evening will be an informal and fun session including an Introduction to Astrophotography…

Barbara Brown

17 March 2017 - 15 March 2018
Barbara Brown was the golden girl of Heal Fabrics in the 1960s and early 1970s. Talent-spotted as a student, her designs for furnishing fabrics are some of the most striking and unusual…

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…

Critical Global Politics - CGP Cluster Seminar - Semester 2

15:30 - 17:00 29 March 2017
Critical Global Politics - CGP Cluster Seminar - Semester 2 IDEASLAB IdeasLab is a PhD-led seminar exploring a timely theme over the course of a term. The organisers will choose a…

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.…

EAC Department Seminar Series: Natalia Cecire (SUSSEX), "The Cell, the Shell, and the Death Drive: Marianne Moore and the Open Secrets of the Natural World"

17:00 - 18:30 29 March 2017
Critical MASS event

Green Space Garden Volunteer Day

11:00 - 15:00 29 March 2017
Come along to Jodrell Bank for a day of willow coppicing in the gardens as part of our brand new garden volunteering scheme! Starting from Wednesday 29th March, our new Garden Volunteer…

History Wednesday Lunchtime Seminar: Tom Tunstall-Allcock, ‘Black-tie balls and barbecues: presidential diplomacy during the Cold War’

13:00 - 13:50 29 March 2017
History Wednesday Lunchtime Seminar: Tom Tunstall-Allcock, ‘Black-tie balls and barbecues: presidential diplomacy during the Cold War’

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 29 March 2017
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. No need to book, just turn up.

John Akomfrah

24 March - 23 July 2017
John Akomfrah's acclaimed video installation Vertigo Sea. Vertigo Sea, a three-screen film, first seen at the 56th Venice Biennale as part of Okwui Enwezor's All the World's Futures…

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

13:00 - 14:00 29 March 2017
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 29 March 2017
Julia Brennecke

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…

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,…

Robert Dur (Erasmus University of Rotterdam)

17:00 - 18:00 29 March 2017
Title: TBA Host: Ayse Gul Mermer

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…

Undergraduate Guided Visit

13:30 - 15:30 29 March 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…

Using digital health technologies for ageing in community settings

14:00 - 16:00 29 March 2017
The ageing population is growing. At the same time, the NHS needs to cut back on costs to keep the health system sustainable. This means that people are expected to live at home longer…

Webinar: Key data: Longitudinal data

15:00 - 16:00 29 March 2017
This introductory webinar is intended for anyone who wants to learn about the wide range of longitudinal datasets available via the UK Data Service. The Service provides access to various…

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…

Sustainability Seminar Series – Commuter Travel: The impact of the Oxford Road corridor travel changes With David Budd and Julia Durkan

12:00 - 14:00 30 March 2017
Sustainability Seminar Series – Energy, Well-Being, Biodiversity, Food, Travel & More Launching in January 2017, the Sustainability Seminar Series seeks to present opportunities for…

Technical Skills Day

09:30 - 16:00 30 March 2017
The Fourth Technical Skills Day will be held in the seminar room and lounge of the AV Hill Building on Thursday 30th March; this is an all-day event that includes informative seminars…

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