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'Archival Afterlives', The 2017 John Rylands Research Institute Conference

27 - 29 June 2017
SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS ‘Archival Afterlives’: Postwar Poetry in English 2017 John Rylands Research Institute Conference 27-29 June 2017, University of Manchester EXTENDED DEADLINE:…

48th BACG Annual Conference

18:00 27 - 13:00 30 June 2017
In 2017, the annual meeting of the British Association of Crystal Growth (BACG) will take place in Manchester, from 27th to 30th of June. We are preparing an exciting programme comprising…

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…

Beyond Borders

20 May 2017 - 3 June 2018
Beyond Borders, explores South Asian textiles bringing together four artists working on issues around post-colonial identity, ruptured spaces, authenticity, displacement and belonging.…

Cornelia Parker: Verso

16 June - 5 November 2017
Cornelia Parker: Verso 16 June - 5 November 2017 Cornelia Parker has always been attracted to the backs and undersides of things. While the front presents a conscious and recognisable…

Cozens and Cozens

16 June 2017 - 24 June 2018
Father and son, Alexander and John Robert Cozens, were influential watercolour painters of the 18th century. Alexander was a drawing master who dedicated his career to teaching young…

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…

Discover Biosciences - Fully Booked

29 June 2017
On Discover Biosciences Day you will find out more about the Bioscience-related degrees at Manchester, the type of careers available to you as a graduate of these courses, and the cutting-edge…

Discover Urban Design and Environmental Management

29 June 2017
Have you ever wondered how the town or city in which you live developed? Or about who makes the decisions regarding what type of development takes place and where? Maybe you’re passionate…

International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response Insight Day (Fully booked - waiting list registrations still open)

09:30 - 15:30 29 June 2017
This event is now fully booked. If you would like to be added to the waiting list, please fill in the booking forms (see links under "further reading") and we will notify you if places…

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…

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…

methods@manchester Summer School: Creative approaches to qualitative researching

13:00 26 - 12:00 30 June 2017
Summary This intermediate level course offers a hands-on introduction to creative approaches to doing qualitative research. The various stages of research will be covered, from data…

methods@manchester Summer School: Generalized Linear Models - a comprehensive system of analysis and graphics using R and the Rcommander

13:00 26 - 12:00 30 June 2017
Summary This is a general course in data analysis using generalized linear models. It is designed to provide a relatively complete course in data analysis for post-graduate students.…

methods@manchester Summer School: Getting started in R - an introduction to data analysis and visualisation

13:00 26 - 12:00 30 June 2017
Summary R is an open source programming language and software environment for performing statistical calculations and creating data visualisations. It is rapidly becoming the tool…

methods@manchester Summer School: Structural Equation Modelling with MPlus

13:00 26 - 12:00 30 June 2017
Summary This course gives a hands on introduction to what is possible in a latent variable analysis framework using Mplus. Building up the different sides of latent variable modelling…

Raqib Shaw

24 June - 1 November 2017
Contemporary artist Raqib Shaw will have a solo exhibition at the Whitworth that will examine real and imagined spaces between the East and West. Co-curated by Diana Campbell Betancourt,…

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 Tabley House Collection

13:00 1 April - 13:00 29 October 2017
As a university of Manchester country house collection, The Tabley House Collection showcases a permanent exhibition of early British modern masters alongside interchanging displays…

Discover History

30 June 2017
This day will give you the chance to explore the variety of degrees and course options available within the study of History at Manchester, as well as gain information on the diverse…

Discover Physical Geography and Environmental Sciences

30 June 2017
Pollution affects the health of us all; whether it is in the air we breathe, the water we drink or in the land upon which we live. Have you ever wondered about the sources of pollution?…

Magic Carpet: Dinosaurs

11:30 - 12:30 30 June 2017
Magic Carpet is an interactive, creative, story making and activity session that forms connections to the Museum’s collections. Our stories are specially devised to enable our youngest…

No End to Enderby

30 June - 17 September 2017
No End to Enderby Graham Eatough and Stephen Sutcliffe To mark the 100th birthday of Manchester-born Anthony Burgess this year, artist Stephen Sutcliffe and theatre director Graham…

ToGather - Susan Hefuna

30 June - 16 July 2017
ToGather - Susan Hefuna: An exhibition and performance. A Manchester International Festival, world premiere. Featuring a major public performance and a wide-ranging exhibition, Susan…

Outdoor Art Club

11:00 - 13:00 1 July 2017
Outdoor Art Club Saturday 1 July, 11am-1pm These sessions are all about art and getting creative in the great outdoors, whatever the weather. Come dressed and prepared for rain and…

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