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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…

Annual Teddy Chester Lecture: Evidence and policy in a world of fake news

17:30 - 19:30 7 November 2018
This annual lecture marks the contribution of Teddy Chester, who was the first professor of social administration at The University of Manchester. From his appointment in the early…

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. …

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…

CGP Seminar with Roberta Holanda Maschietto: Grasping subjectivities of power in the analysis of peacebuilding

13:30 - 15:00 7 November 2018
Roberta Holanda Maschietto (University of Coimbra) speaks on grasping subjectivities of power in the analysis of peacebuilding. Roberta Holanda Maschietto is a post-doctoral researcher…

CI Film Club

15:00 7 November 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 Key Ideas Seminar with Daniel Everett:'‘A Survey of the Semiotic Progression Towards Language in the Archaeological and Physiological Records'

13:00 - 15:00 7 November 2018
This event is part of CIDRAL's Autumn 2018 programme. Daniel Everett (Professor of Global Studies and Sociology, Bentley University) will lead a CIDRAL Key Ideas seminar entitled 'A…

D&E Cluster Roundtable: Applying for postdoctoral fellowships and grants

15:30 - 17:00 7 November 2018
Join Prof. Ed Fieldhouse, Dr. Rosie Shorrocks and Prof. Maria Sobolewska for a round-table event on applying for postdoctoral fellowships and grants. This event is aimed at early career…

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: Professor Stephen Gardiner (University of Washington)

15:15 - 17:00 7 November 2018
Title *Ethics and Intergenerational Climate Extortion Abstract *This paper argues (i) that extortion is a clear threat in intergenerational relations, (ii) that the threat is manifest…

EAC Research Seminar: DOUGLAS CLARK (ENGLISH, MANCHESTER) AND EDWARD CLOUGH (AMERICAN STUDIES, MANCHESTER)

17:00 - 18:30 7 November 2018
EAC Research Seminar Series, Autumn 2018 7 NOVEMBER, DOUBLE FEATURE SEMINAR DOUGLAS CLARK (ENGLISH, MANCHESTER) EDWARD CLOUGH (AMERICAN STUDIES, MANCHESTER) 5PM, SAM ALEX A7

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

ESRC Festival of Social Science

3 - 10 November 2018
Manchester and Salford's contribution to this year's ESRC Festival of Social Science is a collaboration between the Universities of Manchester and Salford and Manchester Metropolitan…

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…

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…

Graphene Star Lecture

13:30 - 14:30 7 November 2018
Our Star Lecture Series has been developed to allow teachers and pupils access to exciting curriculum resources, delivered by some of our leading academic staff. The upcoming lecture…

Introduction to Astrophotography

19:30 - 22:00 7 November 2018
Our popular Introduction to Astrophotography courses are returning this winter. Join us for an informal and fun session that includes an introductory workshop (co-presented by Jodrell…

JMCE Seminar Series 2018-19 SEMESTER I - Speaker: Dr Rosa Maria Fernandez (University of Chester)

14:00 - 15:00 7 November 2018
Wednesday 7 November 2018, 14:00 @ University Place, 6.206 Speaker: Dr Rosa Maria Fernandez (University of Chester) Title: National Interests as Barriers for Sustainable Energy Transitions in Europe

JMCE Seminar: National Interests as Barriers for Sustainable Energy Transitions in Europe (Dr Rosa Maria Fernandez - University of Chester)

14:00 - 15:00 7 November 2018
The Manchester Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence (JMCE) is holding a truly informative Seminar with Dr Rosa Maria Fernandez on how national interests act as barriers for Europe's Transition…

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