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A Psychosocial Intervention to Improve Outcomes in Parkinsonian Dementias

13:00 - 16:00 21 February 2018
Seminar 2pm - 4 pm, free networking lunch from 1pm St Peters House Auditorium People with Parkinson’s disease are 20 – 40% more likely to develop dementia compared to…

Accomodation Tours

10:30 - 12:00 21 February 2018
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…

Age Friendly: Handmade

14:00 12 January - 16:00 13 July 2018
Sociable craft workshops, produced by and for older people in partnership with Age Friendly Manchester Fridays (Except during school holidays), 2pm - 4pm. Booking essential. Free …

Alison Wilding

16 February - 12 August 2018
Turner Prize nominee and Royal Academician Alison Wilding presents works spanning the past 20 years of her career. This new show at the Whitworth will comprise of three major sculptures,…

Apna: Ours Yours Everybody’s

3 February - 13 May 2018
Apna is a word used in many languages across South Asia meaning ‘ours, yours or everybody’s’. This reflects how the Whitworth shares the collection that is housed here. In the Collections…

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.…

Cecily Brown: Shipwreck drawings

17 November 2017 - 15 April 2018
This is an exhibition of a extraordinary series of drawings by Cecily Brown, of wrecked ships and their passengers. Brown’s practice of painterly interrogation of an existing image,…

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…

Critical Global Politics Cluster Seminars Semester 2, 2017-2018 - Wed 21 Feb - Roger Mac Ginty (University of Manchester)

15:30 - 17:00 21 February 2018
Wednesday, Feb 21, 3.30-5 ALB G30/31 Roger Mac Ginty (University of Manchester) Connecting the home and the international: Circuitry as an analytical tool Description : To be advised

English Corner

10:30 6 October 2017 - 12:00 31 May 2019
Fourth Friday of each month 10.30am–12pm Monthly conversation classes for people who are learning to speak English. Free, no need to book

Feb Half Term Activities

11:00 19 - 16:00 23 February 2018
Join us this half term and be inspired by the museum's collections through a variety of creative hands on activities.

Geography Department Research Seminar : Dr Neil Entwistle (University of Salford)

16:00 - 17:30 21 February 2018
Geography Department Research Seminar Drones in the Environmental Sciences Dr Neil Entwistle (School of Environment and Life Sciences, University of Salford) Chaired by Jonny Huck…

Half Term: Live Science Shows

19 - 23 February 2018
Have you ever wondered what dark matter is? Is dark energy a real thing? Discover how the visible can appear invisible and why galaxies should fly apart, in our brand new live science…

Half Term: Meet the Expert

19 - 23 February 2018
Here’s your chance to meet one of Jodrell Bank's resident science and astronomy experts. You’ll get to find out about their work and have the chance to ask the questions you’ve always…

Half Term: Telescope Walking Tours

19 - 23 February 2018
Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre's popular Telescope Walking Tours will be running on weekdays during half term and you can join one of our friendly explainers for a walk around the base…

Half Term: Under 5s Journey through the Solar System

19 - 23 February 2018
Do you want to explore space? Then head over the Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre and meet us at our Clockwork Orrery for a journey through the Solar System! On the way we will be stopping…

In the Land

27 January - 4 November 2018
Rethinking the form, texture and space of the natural landscape. This exhibition looks back at a period of intense experimentation in British painting and sculpture where artists,…

Innovation and Technology - Art or Science?

17:30 - 20:00 21 February 2018
In his lecture Dr Harter will discuss the role of “art” in innovation and technology including not only the aesthetic but also craft, design, skill, invention and intuition. Andy will…

John Stezaker

1 December 2017 - 24 June 2018
Using vintage photographs, old film stills, postcards and book illustrations, John Stezaker makes collages that subvert their original imagery, creating unique and compelling works…

Literature Live: Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi in conversation with Ellah Wakatama Allfrey

19:30 - 21:00 21 February 2018
Join us to celebrate UNESCO City of Literature International Mother Language Day (IMLD). UNESCO supports mother language and multilingual education through International Mother Language…

Mitchell Centre Seminar Series

16:00 - 17:30 21 February 2018
Chiara Broccatelli, University of Glasgow Measuring Homophily in Scientific Collaboration Chiara Broccatelli*, Mark McCann, Sharon Simpson MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences…

Pankhurst Politics Seminar - ‘Violence and Revolutions - To be given by Sandra Pogodda

13:00 - 14:30 21 February 2018
Dear all, I’m very happy to announce that the first Pankhurst Politics Seminar for this semester is Wednesday 21st of February (next week) from 1.00-2.30pm, to be given by Sandra…

Philosophy Research Seminar: Dr Roberta Ballarin

16:15 - 18:00 21 February 2018
Title: On The Genealogy of Modality: The Necessity of Origin and the Origin of Necessity Abstract: In this paper I lift from Kripke’s Naming and Necessity two alternative interpretations…

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…

Reena Saini Kallat

10:00 30 September 2017 - 17:00 25 February 2018
Acclaimed artist Reena Saini Kallat has delved into Manchester Museum’s natural science and human culture collections for her solo exhibition. Her newly-commissioned sculpture Chorus…

South Asian Modernists 1953-63

30 September 2017 - 15 April 2018
South Asian Modernists 1953-63 30 September – 15 April 2018 South Asian Modernists will explore the works of Pakistani and Indian artists who worked with Victor Musgrave between 1953-63.…

Steve McQueen: Ashes

22 September 2017 - 12 March 2018
Steve McQueen: Ashes 22 September 2017 – March 2019 Ashes (2002-2015), a double video projection, tells the story of a young Caribbean man known by this name. On one screen we see…

The rise of a university: industry, engineering and science (Heritage Tour)

13:00 - 14:00 21 February 2018
This tour takes visitors on a journey from the height of the industrial revolution to the white heat of 1960s scientific and technological innovation. Our guides explain the history…

Undergraduate Guided Visit

13:30 - 15:30 21 February 2018
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…

Volatiles and volcanic vigour

13:00 - 14:00 21 February 2018
Join Terry Plank from Columbia University as she discusses magma ascent prior to volcanic eruptions. What causes some eruptions to be more explosive than others? Is it the total driving…

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