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AutumnFest

29 October - 2 November 2019
11.30am – 3.30pm Join us as we celebrate the turning of the seasons in our special Autumn celebration in the Jodrell Bank arboretum this half term. Make your own Autumn crown or…

Family Stargazing Night

19 October 2019 - 8 February 2020
6pm – 9pm Calling all budding young stargazers. You are invited to join us for an unmissable opportunity to get started in astronomy. During our fun-packed evening you will enjoy…

GDI Annual Lecture with Dr Rachel Glennerster - Can technology solve global poverty?

17:00 - 18:30 30 October 2019
The lives of the poor around the world have been transformed by relatively simple but powerful technologies from mobile phones to high yielding wheat seeds. Many of these technologies…

October Half Term: Alien Craft Activities

26 October - 3 November 2019
11am – 4pm Whether you like drawing, colouring or making come along to our Alien craft sessions and there will be something for you!

October Half Term: Meet the Expert

21 October - 1 November 2019
(weekdays only), 1pm Here’s your chance to meet one of our residents science and astronomy experts. You’ll learn all about their work, plus have the chance to ask the space questions you’ve always wanted to ask!

October Half Term: Planet Hunters

21 October - 3 November 2019
Live Science Show: Planet Hunters 21st October – 3rd November (various times) Join the search for another planet like the Earth in Jodrell Bank's brand new science show. We know there…

October Half Term: Telescope Walk and Talk

21 October - 3 November 2019
11.45am and 3.15pm Join one of Jodrell Bank’s popular Telescope Walk & Talks as our friendly Explainers take you for a stroll around the base of the impressive Lovell Telescope. You’ll…

One Giant Leap: Talk and Tour

12 October - 17 November 2019
One Giant Leap: Jodrell Bank and the Race to the Moon, 13:30-16:00 NEW DATES ANNOUNCED! 2019 marks 50 years since humans first set foot on another celestial body. And so, in this,…

Diwali at the museum

15:00 - 20:30 2 November 2019
Come together and celebrate Diwali with fantastic performances, activities for all ages and a spectacular Bollywood party! Diwali is the five-day festival of lights, celebrated by…

Teacher CPD: "Understanding Religious Lives Through Story"- New Resources for teaching Christianity and Hinduism

09:00 - 16:30 5 November 2019
Organised by Dr John Zavos, Dr Ketan Alder (University of Manchester) and Dr Hephzibah Israel (University of Edinburgh) Join us at this free event if you are looking for teaching resources…

CIDRAL Public Lecture: Tammy A. Gales (Hofstra): Netflix and Change?: Forensic Linguistics and False Confessions in the Age of “True Crime”

17:00 - 19:00 6 November 2019
This event is part of CIDRAL's Work, Leisure, Culture strand. Tammy A. Gales (Hofstra University) will deliver a public lecture entitled 'Netflix and Change?: Forensic Linguistics…

Collection Bites: See the world one sketch at a time

12:15 6 November 2019
Drawing and sketching in art galleries and museums was once the staple of every artist’s practice and it is perhaps a surprise that today, in a time when a person may be more likely…

Home Educator Days

11 November 2019
A chance for home educated children to spend the day at the Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre, and celebrate the transit of Mercury! – On 11th November, we are taking bookings for some…

Adrian Leftwich memorial lecture: Cathy Boone - Spatial inequality in African political economy: rethinking uneven development

17:00 13 November 2019
Catherine Boone is Professor of Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is interested in patters conducted research on industrial, commercial…

CIDRAL Event: Colin Grant in conversation with Ellah Wakatama Allfrey

18:00 - 20:00 14 November 2019
This event is part of CIDRAL's Public Intellectuals, Popularity and Populism theme, presented in collaboration with Creative Manchester and the Centre for New Writing. Colin Grant…

Stargazing Night

15 November 2019 - 20 March 2020
7pm – 10pm Join us at Jodrell Bank for an unmissable opportunity to get started in astronomy. You’ll learn how to navigate the skies and locate the stars in our inflatable Planetarium,…

Discovering Caribbean Family Memories: Part of the Being Human Festival

10:00 - 17:00 16 November 2019
Manchester is home to a vibrant and diverse Caribbean community and during this workshop you can discover and become the keeper of your Caribbean family memories. Family histories…

Aperture

10:30 - 11:30 17 November 2019
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…

CIDRAL Public Lecture: David Wilkinson (Manchester Metropolitan): The Drop Outs Are Anticipating Future Economic Policy: Work, Class and Countercultural Legacies

17:00 - 19:00 20 November 2019
This event is part of CIDRAL's Work, Leisure, Culture strand. This event is co-sponsored by the Raymond Williams Society. David Wilkinson (Manchester Metropolitan University) will…

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