Environmental Sustainability site

A conversation with Dr Flora Sapio - Reform and Opening Up at 40: The Chinese One Belt One Road Initiative and European Reactions

11:30 - 12:30 10 October 2018
In December 1978, during the 3th Plenum of the 11th Plenary Congress of the Communist Party of China, Deng Xiaoping launched the now famous policy of reform and opening up (gaige kaifang).…

Alice Kettle: Thread Bearing Witness

1 September 2018 - 24 February 2019
From the Barberini Tapestries to the Bayeux Tapestry, monumental textiles in the form of large-scale narrative embroideries, weaving and tapestries have been used to illustrate contemporary…

Ancient Objects, New Writing - The Persian Bow (a trilogy) by Vahid Davar

18:00 - 19:00 10 October 2018
4 Artists, 4 Objects, 4 Locations and 4 Unique Stories. Artreach, producers of Journeys Festival International, has commissioned four North West based artists to develop new writing…

Ballroom and Latin for Beginners

13:05 26 September - 13:55 21 November 2018
Due to popular demand, this Autumn the Martin Harris Centre is going back to basics again! Join us for ‘Ballroom and Latin for Beginners’ in a relaxed and friendly environment. …

Bike Registration Event

12:30 - 13:30 10 October 2018
Free Bike Marking session - To qualify for a discounted 'D' lock students and staff must register their bikes on the University scheme. LOCKS MUST BE BOUGHT THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY'S…

Bodies of Colour: Breaking With Stereotypes in the Wallpaper Collection

4 May 2018 - 28 April 2019
This latest exhibition uses the Whitworth’s extensive and significant wallpaper collection to focus on how Imperial attitudes to people are reflected in wallpaper. The wallpapers in…

CI Film Club

15:00 - 17:00 10 October 2018
We are holding our Film Club, one of our intercultural activities for students once again from October! The club is providing a platform for students to engage in inter-cultural discussions…

CIDRAL Public Lecture: Paul Warde: 'The Invention of Sustainability, 1500-1870: The Early Modern History of a Modern Idea'

16:00 - 18:00 10 October 2018
This event is part of CIDRAL's 2018 Autumn Programme. Dr Paul Warde (Reader in Environmental History, University of Cambridge) will deliver a public lecture entitled 'The Invention…

CROSS STREET LECTURE: SARAH WOOTTON (DURHAM) 'BYRONIC LEGACIES IN GASKELL’S FICTION & SCREEN ADAPTATIONS OF HER WORK'

17:00 - 18:30 10 October 2018
EAC Research Seminar Series, Autumn 2018 10 OCTOBER, CROSS STREET LECTURE: SARAH WOOTTON (DURHAM) 'BYRONIC LEGACIES IN GASKELL’S FICTION & SCREEN ADAPTATIONS OF HER WORK' 5PM, SAM ALEX A7

Crossing Borders Discussion: Between There and Here

15:00 - 16:00 10 October 2018
Free, no need to book Be part of Matilda Glen’s socially engaged artwork Crossing Borders. Voice your opinions and listen to others discuss the humanitarian disaster of our generation,…

Daily: Art Hampers – resources for families at the Whitworth

10:00 31 August 2018 - 10:00 31 May 2020
Are you and your family hungry to get creative? Pick up a picnic hamper with a difference. Come to our Oxford Road or Parkside entrance and pick up one of our special hampers - free…

Departmental Seminar: Mr Andreas De Jong

15:00 - 17:00 10 October 2018
Title *TBC Abstract *TBC

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…

First of the new series of the DNEP External Seminars - Ricarda Schubotz

13:00 - 14:00 10 October 2018
Professor Dr. Ricarda Schubotz will be talking at the first of the new series of the DNEP External Seminars which have been co-ordinated by Cath Lawrence. The meeting will be held…

Four Corners of One Cloth: Textiles from the Islamic World

23 June 2018 - 3 November 2019
A section of a Kiswa will form the heart of the exhibition. The Kiswa cloth covers the Ka’bah and is replaced each year during Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca). Positioned in the direction…

GDI Lecture with Emma Mawdsley: The Southernisation of Development? Who has 'socialised' who in the new millennium?

17:00 - 18:30 10 October 2018
The Global Development Institute Lecture Series is pleased to present Dr Emma Mawdsley, Reader in Human Geography and Fellow of Newnham College to discuss "The Southernisation of Development?…

Geoscience and its role in Resourcing Future Generations

13:00 - 14:00 10 October 2018
Prof John Ludden, BGS Executive Director, joins us for the second Seminar of the academic year. What is geoscience for? ? Understanding the dynamic Earth the internal motor of our…

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,…

Making the modern world: England's first civic university (Heritage Tour)

13:00 - 14:00 10 October 2018
This tour takes visitors on a journey from the beginnings of England’s first civic university to the sites of world changing discoveries. It begins within the fine neo-gothic architecture…

Mitchell centre seminar series

16:00 - 17:30 10 October 2018
Dorottya Hoor, University of Manchester, Home, sweet home? A mixed method network study of the experiences of high- skilled migrants returning to Hungary The eastern enlargement…

Mohammed Hanif in Conversation

19:00 - 21:00 10 October 2018
Q: What do an American pilot who’s crashed in the desert, a teenager full of money-making schemes and a dog suffering through a very bad day have in common? A: They all narrate the…

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…

Prints of Darkness: Goya and Hogarth in a Time of European Turmoil

7 July 2018 - 4 August 2019
Francesco José de Goya Lucientes (1746-1828) and William Hogarth (1647-1764) were the most remarkable artists of their times. Both were famous painters, but their most compelling works…

SEED Sixth Form Lecture: Educational psychology in context

16:30 - 18:00 10 October 2018
This intriguing lecture aims to demonstrate how psychology is used within the context of educational research and practice. It is ideal for those considering studying educational psychology…

The Big Careers Fair - Day Two

10:30 10 October 2018
The second day of the University’s annual Big Careers Fair is ideal for students and graduates interested in graduate jobs, internships and placements in science, technology, or engineering.…

Tours at Two

14:00 20 April 2018 - 14:45 31 December 2019
Each day our public tours are led by our Visitor Team and are an insightful view into our history, collections, exhibition spaces, architecture and park. Daily tours are designed for…

We are 11: Stanley Grove Primary Academy

6 October 2018 - 5 January 2019
This exhibition has been boldly curated by the children of Stanley Grove Primary Academy. Over the past year, 11 lead curators have selected works from the Whitworth’s collection that…

William Kentridge: Thick Time

21 September 2018 - 3 March 2019
South African artist William Kentridge weaves together global histories of revolution, exile and utopian aspirations, exploring how they are shaped by the creative forces of memory…

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