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Manchester Museum Afterhours

18:00 - 21:00 18 October 2018
Manchester Museum After Hours - Join us for our regular Thursday late opening and explore our collection and galleries until 9 pm.

SHORT COURSES: Practical Skills for Data Analysts

18 October 2018
This course will show participants how to use statistical analysis software, in this instance SPSS. In the course, participants will be introduced to the SPSS environment as well as…

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…

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…

Aperture

10:30 - 11:30 21 October 2018
Calling all photographers! This is a fantastic opportunity to capture the beauty of our Historic Reading Room, before the Library opens to the general public. Free, booking required. Suitable for 15 yrs and above.

Sunday Concerts: Savva Zverev & Jack Bailey

15:00 - 16:00 21 October 2018
Friends of the Whitworth present a series of free Sunday Concerts that are open to all. Performances are held at 3pm on selected Sunday afternoons in the South Gallery, overlooking…

Wunderkammer

14:00 - 16:00 23 October 2018
May wunders never cease. Welcome to the ‘wunderkammer,’ also known as a cabinet of curiosity. We’re inviting you to throw it open and goggle at all the weird and wonderful objects from…

Wunderkammer

14:00 - 16:00 25 October 2018
May wunders never cease. Welcome to the ‘wunderkammer,’ also known as a cabinet of curiosity. We’re inviting you to throw it open and goggle at all the weird and wonderful objects from…

The ESID Annual Adrian Leftwich Memorial Lecture with Yuen Yuen Ang - Autocracy with democratic characteristics: How the West got China Wrong.

17:00 - 19:00 31 October 2018
The Effective States and Inclusive Development research centre together with the Global Development Institute is pleased to present Dr Yuen Yuen Ang, Associate Professor of Political…

Myths and Methods: Creative Approaches to Researching Arts and Cultural Policy

10:00 - 21:00 1 November 2018
Please join us on a one-day interdisciplinary workshop on creative methods for researching the cultural sector, on 1 November at the University of Manchester. This event brings together…

GDI Lecture with Kate Osamor: A world for the many, not the few

17:00 - 18:00 2 November 2018
The Global Development Institute Lecture Series is pleased to present Kate Osamor MP to discuss "A world for the many, not the few". Kate Osamor will discuss the challenges of inequality…

Sunday Concerts: Festivo Winds

15:00 - 16:00 4 November 2018
Friends of the Whitworth present a series of free Sunday Concerts that are open to all. Performances are held at 3pm on selected Sunday afternoons in the South Gallery, overlooking…

Regimes of Exploitation and Inequalities

14:00 - 15:00 7 November 2018
The lecture will give an overview of the main issues addressed in the book Inequality and Democratic Egalitarianism (Manchester University Press, 2018) which I co-authored with Norman…

Autism Friendly Early Opening

09:15 - 10:30 10 November 2018
See, Make and Do at the Museum Join us for our early openings at the Museum aimed at children who have autism and other needs, along with their families and carers, and siblings. Activities…

CTIS Seminar: Interpreting in the 21st Century: How the use of technologies has revolutionised the interpreting world

14:00 - 15:30 15 November 2018
Interpreting dates back from antiquity when interpreters were used as mediators between different languages and cultures. Until the mid-1970s, interpreting was occurring solely in a…

Aperture

10:30 - 11:30 18 November 2018
Calling all photographers! This is a fantastic opportunity to capture the beauty of our Historic Reading Room, before the Library opens to the general public. You’re welcome to bring…

Sunday Concerts: Yanan Xu and Phoebe Kam

15:00 - 16:00 18 November 2018
Friends of the Whitworth present a series of free Sunday Concerts that are open to all. Performances are held at 3pm on selected Sunday afternoons in the South Gallery, overlooking…

University Accommodation Tours

10:30 - 12:00 28 November 2018
Want to have a look at your potential future home? We run accommodation tours* of some of our halls of residence on most Wednesday mornings from November until the end of March, between…

Thursday Lates: PERSPECTIVES in Contemporary Art

18:00 - 21:00 29 November 2018
Free, no need to book PERSPECTIVES in Contemporary Art is presented by Venture Arts and seeks to open up conversations about the visibility of learning disabled artists within contemporary…

ACS on Campus

09:00 - 16:00 30 November 2018
ACS on Campus is bringing their best programming to the University of Manchester! Join us on November 30 for a day of scientific lectures, publishing talks, career panels and more!…

The Frost Fair

11:00 1 - 19:00 2 December 2018
two-day celebration of winter, art and togetherness. Come one, come all and witness the weekend wonders of The Frost Fair to celebrate 250 years of the circus in Britain. Be astounded…

2019 Alan Turing Cryptography Competition - registration open

3 December 2018 - 28 January 2019
Do you know anyone in secondary school who likes cracking codes or solving puzzles? Or maybe you just know pupils who want to win some prizes? Registration for the 2019 Alan Turing…

2019 MathsBombe Competition - registration open

3 December 2018 - 30 January 2019
Do you know anyone in sixth form and secondary school who likes cracking codes or solving puzzles? Or maybe you just know pupils who want to win some prizes? Registration for the 2019…

Free Entry for National Lottery Players - #ThanksToYou

3 - 9 December 2018
From 3 – 9 December, Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre will be taking part in the Heritage Lottery Fund's #ThanksToYou celebrations by offering FREE Entry to everyone who plays the National…

University Accommodation Tours

10:30 - 12:00 5 December 2018
Want to have a look at your potential future home? We run accommodation tours* of some of our halls of residence on most Wednesday mornings from November until the end of March, between…

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