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Confucius Institute Talk: China in Drag - Travels with a Cross-dresser

18:00 - 19:00 13 March 2019
Michael Bristow, BBC World Service’s Asia and Pacific editor will talk about his eight-year stay in Beijing and why he decided to write about the country’s modern history. To assist…

MRC Come & See Marc Abrahams - Improbable research & the Ig Nobel Prizes

15:30 - 17:00 13 March 2019
Improbable research & the Ig Nobel Prizes 4-5pm (coffee & cake from 3.30) The MRC Come & See has invited a renowned keynote speaker from the US: Ig Nobel founder Marc Abrahams. The…

On the scattering of electromagnetic waves by fractal screens: a Rayleigh-Sommerfeld approach

18:00 - 19:30 27 March 2019
The scattering of plane waves by complex domains (self-similar or fractal obstructions characterized by roughness across many scales) is a problem of fundamental interest for physicists…

Research seminar: Dr Patrick Quinn (UCL), Geochemical Warfare: Exploring Elemental Patterning within Emperor Qin Shihuang's Terracotta Army, China

17:00 - 18:00 2 April 2019
Emperor Qin Shihuang’s ‘Terracotta Army’ is a ceramic assemblage of immense scale, importance and world renown. These c. 7,000 ornate life-sized ceramic soldiers and horses were installed…

Stars and Stones

3 April - 4 September 2019
Stars and Stones offers a rare opportunity to explore The Blackden Trust and Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre on the same day. You’ll have the chance to discover the science and the stories…

Facing Out: Facing Out Panel Discussion

19:00 - 20:30 18 April 2019
Part of a programme of events to coincide with Facing Out: Life after treatment for facial cancer, an exhibition of portraits of people who have experienced facial cancers together…

Daiara Tukano: Brazil’s indigenous peoples: Struggle, Resistance, and Art

18:00 - 19:30 29 April 2019
Brazilian indigenous artist and activist Daiara Tukano will be talking to students and the public in general about the situation of Brazilian native peoples under the current government. All welcome.

SMS Athena SWAN presents: Prof Tom Welton on 'Going for Gold'

12:00 - 13:00 1 May 2019
The School of Medical Sciences is delighted that Professor Tom Welton, Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences at Imperial College London, will deliver our 2019 Athena SWAN Lecture…

CI Poetry Talk: The Charm of Chinese Culture

15:00 - 17:00 7 May 2019
Chinese culture has a long history, profound knowledge, and endless charm. Be part of this public talk and get to know more about Chinese literature, Chinese poetry, as well as China’s…

MRC Come & See - Angela Saini on Science Journalism

16:00 - 17:00 8 May 2019
MRC Come & See are proud to introduce Angela Saini, award-winning journalist and author of highly acclaimed book Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong - and the New Research That's…

Addressing Honour-based Abuse: Opportunities and Challenges

17:00 - 19:00 9 May 2019
The Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre warmly invites you to attend a panel discussion on Thursday 9th May, which will be discussing the opportunities and challenges…

Inspirational Women Lecture Series: Prof Jane Cummings CBE

12:30 - 13:30 9 May 2019
The Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health is delighted to welcome Professor Jane Cummings CBE, previously Chief Nursing Officer for England, as key note speaker as part of the 'Inspirational…

One Giant Leap: Talk and Tour

9 May - 5 September 2019
One Giant Leap:Jodrell Bank and the Race to the Moon July 2019 will mark 50 years since humans first set foot on another celestial body. In this, the 50th anniversary year of the moon…

Confucius Institute Public Talk: Contemporary Chinese Culture through Performing Arts

18:00 - 19:00 16 May 2019
The talk will explore the current British perception about Chinese culture and how different artforms and works might help to raise public understanding and appreciation of contemporary…

The Importance of the Moon: Past, Present, and Future. With Dr Jim Green, NASA Chief Scientist

18:00 - 19:00 20 May 2019
Join the Earth and Solar System team, the Royal Astronomical Society and the organising committee of the European Lunar Symposium for an exciting talk about the Moon with Dr Jim Green,…

One Giant Leap: Talk, Tour and Picnic

22 May - 25 September 2019
One Giant Leap: Jodrell Bank and the Race to the Moon July 2019 will mark 50 years since humans first set foot on another celestial body. In this, the 50th anniversary year of the…

The mechanics of flight: Why birds wish they were helicopters?

18:30 - 20:30 6 June 2019
Birds, bees and bats all evolved powered flight by flapping their wings. The reciprocating motion of the wings provides thrust, while the shape and orientation of the wings generates…

Emergency Ethnography: Anthropology in and of Public Health Crises

16:00 - 18:00 27 June 2019
Recent global health and humanitarian crises—the West African Ebola Virus epidemic in particular—have brought new attention to the social life of emergency: how human behaviour influences…

Lemn Sissay and Dave Haslam in conversation - SOLD OUT

20:15 - 21:15 27 June 2019
This event is now SOLD OUT. As part of Didsbury Arts Festival 2019, Creative Manchester presents University of Manchester Chancellor and poet, Lemn Sissay in conversation with DJ,…

Neurodevelopmental and neurological aspects of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) + Keynote Lecture

28 June 2019
Morning session - Early Development and Neuroscience - Chaired by Professor Jonathan Green and kicks off with the Keynote lecture by Professor Mark Johnson, 1931 Professor of Experimental…

Talk and Reception for Professor Jack Dongarra

10:00 - 11:00 28 June 2019
To celebrate the election of Professor Jack Dongarra, who holds an appointment in the School of Mathematics, as a Foreign Member of the Royal Society, there will be a 30 minute talk…

Biofilm and Microbiomes - The key to our health?

18:30 - 20:30 4 July 2019
In his talk Professor Andrew McBain will tell us about biofilms, which form when microorganisms grow on surfaces (including the teeth, the digestive tract and the general environment)…

Documenting history: Book Panel Event

18:00 - 20:00 5 September 2019
Documenting history: Book Panel Event (In partnership with Blackwell’s) Why should Jallianwala Bagh be remembered? How can we understand what really happened that day in 1919? Hear…

Clean Air for Greater Manchester - Joint Launch of The University of Manchester’s Air Quality Supersite and Manchester Urban Observatory

15:00 - 17:00 18 September 2019
The launch of two major investments in air quality research at The University of Manchester The event will launch The University of Manchester’s Air Quality Supersite and the Manchester…

CI Talk: Understanding the Multiple Meanings and Spaces of Manchester’s Chinatown

18:00 - 19:00 24 September 2019
Discussing the results of research undertaken in Manchester’s Chinatown, this talk will explore the multiple meanings of the site, exploring how Chinatown allows for acts of social…

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