Events for prospective students

Beyond Dementia

28 July 2017 - 7 January 2018
Beyond Dementia Supporting active citizenship in those living with dementia 28 July – 7 January 2018 Beyond Dementia is a Collection Centre exhibition that explores the lived experience…

Men in Nursing

12:00 - 15:30 27 September 2017
Nursing is an exciting, rewarding and well-respected career choice for men. If you want a career that offers you the chance to provide skilled and compassionate care, then becoming…

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…

Girls Night Out: The Pulsar Party!

19:00 - 21:30 28 September 2017
Celebrating 50 years since the first observation of radio pulsars by the pioneering female astrophysicist Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, this Autumn’s Girls Night Out is set to…

Raqs Media Collective: Twilight Language

30 September 2017 - 25 February 2018
Raqs Media Collective: Twilight Language 30 September 2017 – 25 February 2018 The first major UK exhibition by Raqs Media Collective at the Whitworth and throughout Whitworth Park…

Undergraduate Open Day

30 September 2017
Open days give you the chance to find out more about the challenges, opportunities and rewards of academic and social life at The University of Manchester – and explore our bustling…

Taster Week at the Confucius Institute

2 - 6 October 2017
The Confucius Institute is opening its doors to all new and returning students to explore China. Try your hand at Chinese paper cutting or see if learning Mandarin could be your next…

Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Staff Network Group and the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre presents: 30 years of Black History Month: Where are we now?

12:30 - 16:00 4 October 2017
University of Manchester BAME Staff network & Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre Guests include: * Wilf Sullivan, TUC Race Equality Officer * Prof James Thompson, Vice…

Brexit: The implications for the UK and the environment

14:00 - 15:00 4 October 2017
Brexit: The implications for the UK and the environment

GDI Lecture: Prof Diana Mitlin on addressing shelter inequalities: lessons from urban India

17:00 - 18:30 4 October 2017
The Global Development Institute Lecture Series is pleased to present Prof Diana Mitlin, The University of Manchester to discuss addressing shelter inequalities: lessons from urban…

CIDRAL Public Lecture: Massimo Fusillo: 'Negative Empathy, Fear, Catharsis: An Intermedial Itinerary'

17:00 - 19:00 5 October 2017
This event is part of CIDRAL's programme for the 2017/18 academic year, 'Constraints of Creativity'. Massimo Fusillo (University of L'Aquila) will deliver a public lecture entitled…

Guided campus visits for Year 8 and 9

11:00 - 13:00 5 October 2017
Teachers of pre-16 students may bring groups of their pupils to visit The University of Manchester campus in order to get a taste of university life, find out more about higher education…

Lovell Lecture: The Lovell Telescope at 60

19:30 - 21:00 5 October 2017
Thursday 5th October, 7:30pm Join professors Tim O’Brien and Simon Garrington in this anniversary special celebrating 60 years of the Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank. Standing tall…

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…

Extending access to primary healthcare: The roll-out of 7-day services in Greater Manchester

12:00 - 13:30 9 October 2017
Alliance Manchester Business School's Health Service Research Centre (HSRC) present the first in a series of research seminars: Natalie Ross, Will Whittaker, Damian Hodgson, Pauline…

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…

CIDRAL Public Lecture: Elisabeth Lebovici: ‘Precious Liquids’

17:00 - 19:00 12 October 2017
This event is part of CIDRAL's programme for the 2017/18 academic year, 'Constraints of Creativity'. Elisabeth Lebovici will be at the University of Manchester for a two-day research…

Undergraduate Open Day

14 October 2017
Open days give you the chance to find out more about the challenges, opportunities and rewards of academic and social life at The University of Manchester – and explore our bustling…

Time and Space in China: The Urban World of Beijing in Photographs

16 October - 10 November 2017
This photographic exhibition present the on-going changes of Beijing; changes that not only refer to the surface of urban space, but also many aspects of people’s daily life and their…

Art History & Visual Studies Insight Day (for KS5 pupils)

10:00 - 15:30 18 October 2017
This Insight Day for pupils in Year 12 or 13 is hosted by the University of Manchester's Art History and Visual Studies Department and the Whitworth Gallery. The event will be an opportunity…

Designing Dams That Don't Cost The Earth: Public lecture with Professor Bill Adams, University of Cambridge

17:00 - 18:30 18 October 2017
Throughout history, people have dreamed of harnessing free-flowing rivers for human benefit. Dams for flood control, water supply, irrigation and power generation have been constructed…

EU Climate Policy at a Time of Crisis

14:00 - 15:00 18 October 2017
EU Climate Policy at a Time of Crisis

Autumn lecture Manchester Medieval Society: Catherine Casson on 'Speculation, Compassion and Capitalism: Insights from Medieval English real estate markets'

18:00 19 October 2017
Autumn lecture Manchester Medieval Society: Catherine Casson on 'Speculation, Compassion and Capitalism: Insights from Medieval English real estate markets'

CIDRAL Public Lecture: Alejandro Tantanian: 'Private and Public Cultural Management in Argentina: Complementary or Opposing Models?'

17:00 - 19:00 19 October 2017
This event is part of CIDRAL's programme for the 2017/18 academic year, 'Constraints of Creativity'. Alejandro Tantanian (Artistic Director of the Teatro Cervantes – the Argentine…

Guided campus visits for Year 11 and 12

12:30 - 14:30 19 October 2017
Teachers of post-16 students may bring groups of their pupils to visit The University of Manchester campus, in order to get a taste of university life and experience first-hand the…

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