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Bletchley Park Talk

17:00 - 19:00 12 September 2017
Historian Tony Davies will speak on the subject of Bletchley Park, the central site for British code breakers during World War II. Davies is a retired policeman, who subsequently went…

The Strength of Amalgamation - Chai Zushun’s Mental Imagery Art

15:30 - 17:00 2 October 2017
This talk on Mental Imagery Art will focus on the harmony in Eastern and Western cultures. To provide a better understanding of the Chinese way of thinking, he will share his philosophical…

Reena Saini Kallat: Artist talk

15:00 - 16:00 4 October 2017
Come and find out about Reena Saini Kallat’s new commission, Chorus and her series of hybridised animals that represent various nations in conflict. Reyna has delved into Manchester…

Celebrate National Poetry Day 2017 with LEMN SISSAY MBE

11:00 - 12:30 6 October 2017
To celebrate National Poetry Day 2017, award-winning poet and University of Manchester Chancellor Lemn Sissay MBE will be hosting a special poetry performance with school children from…

An Evening of Poetry with Lemn Sissay MBE - Award-winning poet and University of Manchester Chancellor

19:30 - 21:00 7 October 2017
Award-winning poet and University of Manchester Chancellor, Lemn Sissay will be performing a selection of new and favourite poems from his recent Canongate collection, Gold from the…

Collection Bites

13:30 - 14:00 9 October 2017
Collection Bites are half an hour talks hosted by our Visitor Team every other Monday. Our Visitor Team members are with our collections every day and so are the perfect people to give…

Talk on Oscar Nemon by Aurelia Young

14:30 - 16:00 10 October 2017
Aurelia Young, the daughter of the Croatian sculptor Oscar Nemon (1906-1985) will talk about her father’s creative practice and fascinating career. He is best known for his series of…

Sonic Cultures Research Group -- ‘Listening to Okinawa: exploring sound as a memory of place through film.’ [Film and discussion]

16:00 - 18:00 11 October 2017
Dr Rupert Cox (Senior Lecture, Social Anthropology, University of Manchester) Rupert will present a recently completed 50-minute film (funded by a Toyota arts award) about the acoustic…

CANCELLED: Monday Lunchtime Talks: Are Happy Students better Performers?

13:00 - 14:00 16 October 2017
Please note that due to unforeseen circumstances this Lunchtime talk had to be cancelled. We hope to reschedule in due course!

Our Heritage, Our Future: Celebrating Black History Month

16 October 2017
Join staff and students from the across the Faculty of Science and Engineering and a whole host of guest speakers as we mark 30 years of Black History Month in the UK. We will be reflecting…

The Doubleday Lecture: Andy Burnham

13:30 - 15:30 18 October 2017
The Division of Medical Education at The University of Manchester is delighted to invite you to its annual Doubleday lecture, which will this year be given by the Mayor of Greater Manchester…

Paul Smith visits the Whitworth

12:30 - 13:30 19 October 2017
The Whitworth is delighted to welcome Paul Smith for an exclusive lunchtime talk. Thursday 19 October, 12.30-1.30pm SOLD OUT Paul Smith is Britain’s foremost designer. He is renowned…

Les réfugiés francophones en Angleterre: Soirée d'histoire et de poésie

18:00 - 19:30 20 October 2017
Siobhan Brownlie, Lecturer in Translation Studies, will be doing a talk (in French) about the Huguenots (French refugees who came to England in the 17th century) and about the Congolese…

Institute for Fiscal Studies

16:00 - 18:00 24 October 2017
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Collection Bites

13:30 - 14:00 6 November 2017
Collection Bites are half an hour talks hosted by our Visitor Team every other Monday. Our Visitor Team members are with our collections every day and so are the perfect people to give…

Social sciences and the 'omics revolution

6 November 2017
13:00 Lunch 13:45-14:30 Interdisciplinary research and omics data: what can social scientists contribute? Professor James Nazroo, University of Manchester The use of biological data…

Chairs that stand empty: The men behind the names on the Hulme Hall First World War Memorial

17:00 - 18:00 8 November 2017
Established in 1870 as a Church of England Hall of Residence for students of Owens College, Manchester, Hulme Hall has grown and adapted to meet the changing face of university life…

Sonic Cultures Research Group: 'Increase the Pressure?: Leftist Strategies in Music After Modernism'

16:00 - 18:00 8 November 2017
What is to be done when it’s all been done before? From a socialist/leftist perspective, this question demands urgent attention because those of us who would press for social change…

The North West’s Hidden Treasure: Baguley Hall and the story of Wythenshawe

18:00 - 20:00 8 November 2017
Standing in the middle of Wythenshawe, Baguley Hall is a spectacular early 14th century hall on a site lived in since Anglo-Saxon times which was still a working farm till the 1930s…

Hip Hop, Spoken Word and the Library

17:30 - 20:00 14 November 2017
This year the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre is working with the American Studies department at the University of Manchester to build a brand new library resource,…

Hip Hop, Spoken Word and the Library

Students’ Q&A with composer Mark-Anthony Turnage CBE - Part of the New Music North West Festival 2017

14:30 - 16:00 16 November 2017
A student panel made up of undergraduates and postgraduates from The University of Manchester and the Royal Northern College of Music take the opportunity to ask renowned composer Mark…

The Unknowing Heiress: Meriel Leicester of Tabley Old Hall

14:30 - 16:00 16 November 2017
Meriel was the only, and precious, daughter of Sir Francis Leicester and the heiress of Tabley. Although she lost her mother as a little girl, she had a happy childhood with Sir Francis…

Collection Bites

13:30 - 14:00 20 November 2017
Collection Bites are half an hour talks hosted by our Visitor Team every other Monday. Our Visitor Team members are with our collections every day and so are the perfect people to give…

Monday Lunchtime Talk: Craftsmanship, Inheritance and Innovation in China – A filmmakers' experience documenting traditional Chinese culture

13:00 - 14:00 20 November 2017
In July 2017, two students had the opportunity to spend two weeks in China as part of the Looking China Youth Film Project 2017, aiming to capture enchanting aspects of Chinese culture.…

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