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Ballroom and Latin for Beginners

13:05 25 September - 13:55 20 November 2019
Back 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.…

Beyond Faith: Muslim Women Artists Today

14 June - 6 October 2019
This exhibition of five contemporary artists presents their work in conversation with pieces selected from the Whitworth’s art collection. It brings together the artworks and stories…

Colloquium: Living to the limits; ageing well

15:00 - 17:00 27 September 2019
The University of Manchester at Harwell Director, Professor Neil Bourne, presented on 'Living to the limits; ageing well', at the Harwell Science & Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire.…

Cézanne at the Whitworth

24 August 2019 - 1 March 2020
This exhibition celebrates an extraordinary collection of drawings and prints by Paul Cézanne (1839–1906) that has been gifted and placed on long-term loan to the Whitworth by gallerist,…

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…

Elizabeth Price

25 September 2019 - 1 March 2020
Bringing together many new and acclaimed works - including drawings, sculpture and video - this exhibition engages with Price’s pre-occupations of technology, history, politics and…

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…

Instruments of Change

19 March 2019 - 31 December 2020
Instruments of Change is an exhibition that showcases objects from the Beswick Collection at the Museum of Medicine and Health, telling the stories of the people of Manchester whose…

Jallianwala Bagh 1919: Punjab Under Siege

11 April - 2 October 2019
Jallianwala Bagh 1919: Punjab Under Siege exhibition, developed in collaboration with The Partition Museum in India. This commemorative exhibit gives voice to the untold stories of…

Li Yuan Chia: Unique Photographs

18 May - 15 December 2019
In his lifetime, Li Yuan Chia (1929-1994) travelled from China, to Taiwan, Bologna and London but found his home in a house that he bought in 1972 from Winifred Nicholson in Banks at…

Mathematics Research Students' Conference (MRSC)

27 September 2019
The Manchester Mathematics Research Students' Conference (MRSC) is an annual one day conference for all mathematics research students at The University of Manchester. MRSC 2019 aims…

Peterloo perspectives: a tour divided

11:00 - 11:30 27 September 2019
Find out why a peaceful gathering in central Manchester ended in such tragedy and bloodshed. Was it a massacre or a riot? Whose side are you on? Discover more about the conflicting…

Research Uncovered

17:00 - 21:00 27 September 2019
Friday 27 September is European Researcher’s night and for the fifth time Manchester Museum will be hosting a special late opening showcasing Manchester’s finest researchers and their…

Royal Statistical Society Course - Spatial Data Analysis in R

27 September 2019
A one-day foundation course delivered by the Royal Statistical Society in partnership with methods@manchester Course Outline As spatial datasets get larger and more sophisticated…

Teaching Large International cohorts (Humanities Teaching Academy Workshops 2019-20)

11:00 - 12:30 27 September 2019
This session will explore engagement challenges when teaching cohorts with a large international element. The workshop will seek to provide practical strategies to address the issues…

The Reno at the Whitworth

15 March 2019 - 1 March 2020
For a period of one year Linda Brogan and a group of local residents, who went to the Reno nightclub in the 1970s and 80s, will occupy the Whitworth. The Reno, located in Moss Side,…

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…

Understanding the impact of high-risk practitioners on patient safety - Dr Matthew Spittal

12:00 - 13:00 27 September 2019
Lapses in professionalism and clinical performance are not uncommon and pose substantial threats to patient safety. Yet, the regulation of health professionals remains a fundamentally…

Unreformed: Wallpaper and Design Diversity

17 August 2019 - 5 July 2020
Unreformed: Wallpaper and Design Diversity In the middle of the nineteenth century wallpaper design suddenly became diverse. English manufacturers began to excel at the quick production…

Dragon Boat paddling

10:00 - 12:00 28 September 2019
Students will have the opportunity to take part in regular dragon boat paddling sessions with Paddlers for Life at Debdale Outdoor Centre. If you can swim at least 50 metres and have…

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

13:00 - 14:00 28 September 2019
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…

Undergraduate Open Day

28 September 2019
Open days give you the chance to find out more about the challenges, opportunities and rewards of academic and social life at The University of Manchester – and explore our bustling campus and exciting city for yourself

Welcome Concert

17:00 - 19:00 29 September 2019
Join us for the first Music Society concert of the academic year. In this opening concert, MUMS Symphony Orchestra are joined by a massed choir of music students to perform exquisite…

CEAS Department Seminar - Dr Javier Rubio Garcia

10:30 - 12:00 30 September 2019
As part of the School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science School Seminar Series, we'll be welcoming Dr Javier Rubio Garcia, from Imperial College London, UK, on Monday 30th…

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