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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,…

An Evening with Richard Fortey

17:00 18 April 2018
Join Professor Richard Fortey, palaeontologist and tv presenter for an evening at Manchester Museum. This event is in association with the Royal Society of Biology NW. 5pm: Behind…

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…

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.…

CI Film Club

14:00 - 16:00 18 April 2018
The Confucius Institute Film Club forms part of their intercultural activities for students and provides a platform for students to engage in inter-cultural discussions on a wide variety…

CIDRAL Roundtable: 'The Culture of Business in the Middle Ages: Themes, Approaches and Sources'

17:00 - 19:00 18 April 2018
This event is part of CIDRAL's 2017/18 programme, The Constraints of Creativity This roundtable will include Georg Christ (History, University of Manchester), Rory Naismith (History,…

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 - Wednesday 18th of April - Veronique Pin-fat - University of Manchester

15:30 - 17:00 18 April 2018
Wednesday, April 18 3.30-5pm ALB G30/31 Veronique Pin-Fat University of Manchester The horror of love and the love of horror in IR: Spectacles of violence as ethical encounter

En route to more perfect crimes? On Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies’ anonymity and their use by offenders

13:00 - 14:30 18 April 2018
CCCJ Seminar Series 2017/2018 Illicit markets, whether online or offline, bring together offenders looking to buy and sell goods (ex. illicit drugs, endangered species, stolen financial…

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

Exchanges

24 March 2018 - 2 February 2020
Exchanges sets art and artists together, sometimes in harmony, sometimes in opposition – always with insight and intention. In this evolving exhibition, art that has recently been…

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,…

Is France having a moment? The 2017 French electoral series and the populist challenge to the Fifth French Republic

14:00 - 15:00 18 April 2018
Is France having a moment? The 2017 French electoral series and the populist challenge to the Fifth French Republic

Isaac Julien: Ten Thousand Waves

30 March - 28 August 2018
Ten Thousand Waves is the most recent in a series of major moving image acquisitions by the Whitworth and was supported through Art Fund’s Moving Image Fund. Rooted in the Morecambe…

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…

Manchester Stammering Support Group meeting

18:45 - 21:00 18 April 2018
This is a support group for people who stammer. Room bookings and other organisational aspects are handled by Max Gattie, an ESRC-funded PhD student researching stammering at the University…

Mitchell Centre Seminar Series

16:00 - 17:30 18 April 2018
Giulia Berlusconi, National University of Ireland, Alberto Aziani, Universita’ Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and Transcrime, Milan, and Luca Giommoni, Cardiff University. Cocaine supply…

Nature Through Roman Eyes

10:00 6 April - 17:00 30 October 2018
Nature Through Roman Eyes is inspired by the work of Roman writer Pliny the Elder. His Natural History – a 37 book encyclopaedia of the ancient world - covers every subject from astronomy…

SEED Sixth Form Lecture: How does accent change our identity? Can it decide our future?

16:30 - 18:00 18 April 2018
Dr Alex Baratta presents an insightful lecture about how we change our accent and language to fit the environment we are in, and how this could be beneficial or detrimental to our identity.…

Social isolation and older BAME communities

10:30 - 15:00 18 April 2018
Older BAME (Black, Asian and Minority ethnic) residents experience social isolation on a number of fronts for a variety of reasons. This seminar will discuss findings from recent research…

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

13:00 - 14:00 18 April 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…

UCAS Exhibition Lincolnshire

18 April 2018
UCAS exhibitions are an opportunity for students to explore a variety of options in one setting. They're a chance to get talking with university admissions staff, find out what life's…

UCAS Exhibition London

18 - 19 April 2018
UCAS exhibitions are an opportunity for students to explore a variety of options in one setting. They're a chance to get talking with university admissions staff, find out what life's…

Undergraduate Guided Visit

13:30 - 15:30 18 April 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…

Valentina Zagaria, PhD candidate in Social Anthropology at London School of Ec - Wednesday 18th April, 4-6 pm, at University Place 2.217

16:00 - 18:00 18 April 2018
Title of the event: Visiting Postgraduate Seminar Department of Anthropology, University of Manchester Invited speaker: Valentina Zagaria, PhD candidate in Social Anthropology at…

Webinar: Best practice in governance of data for research: Licensing and accessing

15:30 - 16:30 18 April 2018
In this webinar, we will introduce best practices surrounding licensing and governance models for providing research access to data assets. Run by experienced data practitioners, the…

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