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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…

Bike Registration Event Cancelled

12:30 - 13:30 17 May 2017
Unfortunately due to the very poor weather forecast this event is cancelled. Sorry for any inconvenience. Free Bike Marking session - To qualify for a discounted 'D' lock students…

D & E and CMIST seminar: Gendered Institutional Change: The Case of the Women and Equalities Committee in the UK Parliament

16:00 17 May 2017
Democracy and Elections, and CMIST joint seminar. Abstract Change at Westminster is rarely easy. This is especially so when reforms are ‘effective’; when they affect the relationship…

Daily: Art Hampers – resources for families at the Whitworth

10:00 22 April - 17:00 31 December 2017
Are you hungry to get creative with your family? Pick up an Art Hamper, free and available any time during gallery opening hours. Our Art Hampers are filled with materials for you…

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.…

Department of Politics - JMCE Seminars

14:00 - 16:00 17 May 2017
Department of Politics JMCE Seminars Wednesday 17 May 2017, 14:00 @ TBC Speaker: TBC Title: TBC

EAC Department PGR Keynote Event

17:00 - 19:00 17 May 2017
Lucy Rowland (University of Leeds), ‘“Tortured Ecologies”: Environmental Disaster and Climate Discourse in Contemporary Women’s Fiction’

Faculty Research Seminar: Population Health & Ecosystems

13:00 - 14:00 17 May 2017
The monthly Faculty Research Seminar Series is open to all staff and students and offers an opportunity to celebrate FBMH’s research achievements. Research Domain host: Population…

Family Ties – The Adamah Papers exhibition

7 April - 25 May 2017
A new exhibition from the Black Cultural Archives exploring a collection of papers belonging to the Adamah Family - a Ghanaian family of Kings - which reflect on the family's daily…

Global Political Economy Cluster Seminars - Ian Bruff - University of Manchester

15:30 - 17:00 17 May 2017
Ian Bruff, Manchester University The antinomies of neoliberalisation Details to follow

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…

Keeping the Red Record: The Racial Violence Archive

12:30 - 14:00 17 May 2017
Geoff Ward, University of California, Irvine. This talk foregrounds over a century of effort to document racial violence, and its contributions to critical analysis, oppositional movements,…

Lucienne Day

14 April - 16 July 2017
We are delighted to be celebrating the centenary year of one of Britain’s most influential 20th century designers. Best-known for her textiles, Lucienne Day (1917 – 2010) is recognised…

National Teachers and Advisers Conference

09:30 - 15:30 17 May 2017
The 2017 National Teachers and Advisers Conference (NTAC) will take place on Wednesday, 17 May 2017 from 9.30am to 3.30pm at The University of Manchester. This one-day conference will…

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…

Research and Teaching Matters - Becoming bilingual in Scotland: Is parity of provision within Gaelic medium education a goal too far?

12:00 - 13:00 17 May 2017
The commitment to dual language learning in Scotland is evident with the introduction of policy supporting primary pupils who will complete formal learning of two languages, in addition…

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