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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…

An Evening with Barbara Kingsolver - SOLD OUT

19:00 - 21:00 14 November 2018
Tickets for this event have now sold out. For more information visit http://ow.ly/k0K230lqyh4 or call 0843 208 0500 ‘We’re living through a scary historical moment when the most basic…

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…

Brain state transitions in epileptic networks: optogenetic and imaging investigations - Professor Andrew Trevelyan

8 - 14 November 2018
Next in the DNEP External Seminar Series. Professor Andrew Trevelyan, Newcastle University Wednesday 14th November, 2018 1-2 p.m. Lecture Theatre D, Zochonis Building Brain state transitions…

China’s international relations and harmonious world: time, space and multiplicity in world politics - Dr Astrid Nordin, University of Lancaster

16:30 - 18:00 14 November 2018
The Manchester China Institute Evening Seminars Series 2018-2019 Dr Astrid Nordin University of Lancaster Wednesday, 14th November 2018, 4:30-6:00pm Common Room A, Whitworth Building…

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…

Distance and online learning: challenges and rewards of developing online courses (Teaching Online Workshop Series)

11:00 - 12:00 14 November 2018
Distance and online learning: challenges and rewards of developing online courses

Dr. Niamh Thornton (University of Liverpool) 'Violence on Screen: Desecrated Bodies and Popular Imaginings of Mexico'

17:00 14 November 2018
Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies research seminar.

EAC Research Seminar: RACHEL E. HOLMES (UCL) 'WHAT'S IN A SOURCE? SHAKESPEARE'S LEGAL POETICS'

17:00 - 18:30 14 November 2018
EAC Research Seminar Series, Autumn 2018 14 NOVEMBER, RACHEL E. HOLMES (UCL) 'WHAT'S IN A SOURCE? SHAKESPEARE'S LEGAL POETICS' 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

European Action on Antibiotics Day

12:00 - 14:00 14 November 2018
One of the annual events across the University, and this year with even more going on when linked to Manchester Metropolitan University and University of Salford. At UoM, there will…

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…

GPE Seminar with Anne Engelhardt and Madelaine Moore: Materialist theories and analyses of contemporary social movements

15:00 - 16:30 14 November 2018
Anne Engelhardt (Kassel) and Madelaine Moore (Kassel/St Marys) discuss materialist theories and analyses of contemporary social movements. Anne Engelhardt's work focuses on Critical…

How Lives Change: Palanpur, India and Development Economics with Lord Stern & Professor Himanshu

17:00 - 18:30 14 November 2018
Professor Lord Nicholas Stern, LSE and Professor Himanshu, Jawaharlal Nehru University Development economics is about understanding how and why lives change. Drawing on seven decades…

MANCEPT Cluster Seminar with Ben Colburn: Responsibility and socio-relational autonomy

16:00 - 17:30 14 November 2018
Dr Ben Colburn's main research interests are in political philosophy and ethics, with a particular emphasis on the nature and value of autonomy and its importance in liberal political…

Medical Objects, Human Stories

17:30 - 18:30 14 November 2018
Stories of people and the NHS from throughout its history. Please join us for an Artefact Talk with the Museum of Medicine and Health and the NHS at 70: The Story of our Lives project.…

Mitchell centre seminar series

16:00 - 17:30 14 November 2018
David Schoch, University of Manchester Networks of Leveling Ties Social networks can be made of various kinds of ties, but (often implicit) assumptions embodied in network-analytic…

Pandemic Outbreak!

9 - 14 November 2018
Simulate a fictional pandemic outbreak starting in Manchester and spreading globally! 2018 marks 100 years since the devastating influenza pandemic of 1918-1919. The risk of new lethal…

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…

Promoting Physics Worldwide

15:00 - 17:00 14 November 2018
There is a significant untapped potential of physicists that come from developing countries. Strong young students may lack exposure to physics and physics research, they may not be…

Schuster Colloquium: Dr Kate Shaw

15:00 - 16:00 14 November 2018
// Promoting Physics Worldwide There is a significant untapped potential of physicists that come from developing countries. Strong young students may lack exposure to physics and physics…

The 100th Anniversary of the Occlusion Process in Extratropical Cyclones

13:00 - 14:00 14 November 2018
Our speaker is Professor David Schultz from the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at The University of Manchester. On 18 November 1919, meteorologist Tor Bergeron was…

The Launch of the Work and Equalities Institute

13:00 - 20:00 14 November 2018
The launch of the Work and Equalities Institute will take place at a drinks reception at 6.30pm in The Fossils Gallery, Manchester Museum, 14 November 2018. It will conclude an afternoon…

The Postgraduate Study Fair

12:30 - 15:30 14 November 2018
Thinking about further study? The Postgraduate Study Fair is your chance to plan your next steps by meeting with representatives from over 60 institutions, all offering courses and…

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

13:00 - 14:00 14 November 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…

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…

University of Manchester Drama Society Autumn Showcase: ONE MINUTE by SIMON STEPHENS

19:00 - 20:30 14 November 2018
It’s time for the Drama Society’s Autumn Showcase! Every year we put on a fantastic performance in the John Thaw Studio Theatre, so if you want a good night’s entertainment and to…

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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