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CANCELLED: Dr Ainhoa Montoya (SAS)

17:00 - 18:30 25 March 2020
Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

Cancelled: Gender and Devolution: How can we address gender inequality at a local level?

14:00 - 16:30 25 March 2020
More than 15 million citizens (a quarter of the UK population) live in combined authority areas and are affected by decisions devolved from Whitehall. It is vital therefore that there…

CANCELLED: IHPO seminar Prof Erik Schokkaert "Justice in health: equality of opportunity or equality of well-being?"

10:30 - 12:00 25 March 2020
Unfortunately, the research seminar has been cancelled. We aim to reschedule later in the year. Please join us at the IHPO seminar series on 25 March 2020 in AMBS Lecture theatre…

Creative Conversations: John McGrath and Lemn Sissay

18:00 - 19:20 25 March 2020
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This event has now been postponed. Please see further information here: https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/coronavirus-update--17-march-2020/

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…

History lunchtime seminar: Chrisoula Lionis - Humour in States of ‘Occupation’: Contemporary Art and Cultural Resilience in Palestine, Greece and Australia

13:00 - 13:50 25 March 2020
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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…

Merlin Etzold - Physical Applied Mathematics Seminar

14:00 - 14:50 25 March 2020
Merlin Etzold (Cambridge) joins us for this seminar in the Physical Applied Mathematics Series.

MES Seminar - Kjetil Storesletten (Oslo)

13:30 - 15:00 25 March 2020
Title: TBA

NCHS: Tai-Chi for Wellbeing

08:30 - 09:30 25 March 2020
Tai Chi is a form of gentle exercise based on Tai Chi Chuan, a martial art with roots in ancient China. The underlying principles of Tai Chi facilitate improved coordination of body,…

Philosophy Research Seminar - Olly Spinney (Manchester)

15:10 - 16:55 25 March 2020
*Title: Wittgenstein's Fundamental Thought *Abstract: That Wittgenstein was committed to the principle of ‘bipolarity’ during his early period is a claim which enjoys widespread agreement…

Science Learning at Home

20 March - 30 June 2020
Jodrell Bank Observatory is the UK’s latest UNESCO World Heritage Site and an icon for British science and engineering. For the last 75 years, the pioneering scientists and researchers…

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…

Utopias

31 January - 4 October 2020
Utopia is, at its essence, about creating a perfect world, yet in this way, it is always in opposition with the present. In his seminal book Utopia (1516), Thomas More gave name and…

Webinar: Investigating language spoken in the UK - what data can I use?

15:00 - 16:00 25 March 2020
his free webinar, jointly organised by Understanding Society, the UK Data Service Census team and CeLSIUS, is designed for anyone who would like to know more about sources of survey…

Cancelled. Insects in Harmony

18:00 - 21:00 26 March 2020
Caring for the health & wellbeing of our visitors, staff & volunteers is our priority. To reduce the risk of Covid-19 from Tues 17 March our events & schools programme is cancelled.…

CoDE Seminar: Apocalypse forever?: racial capitalism and the social causes and consequences of the climate crisis

12:00 - 13:00 26 March 2020
This seminar is presented by Dr Leon Sealey-Huggins, Global Sustainable Development, University of Warwick. His work centres on the social and political relations of climate change,…

Collection Bites: Japanese Adventures (CANCELLED)

13:00 - 14:00 26 March 2020
CANCELLED

Ehrhardt Seminar: On Love, Boundaries, and Sacred Texts: Reflections, Possibilities, Questions

14:00 - 16:00 26 March 2020
The Centre for Biblical Studies weekly seminar series. These seminars are free with no registration required. Seminars last 90 minutes including a 30 minute Q&A session. Tea and biscuits…

NCHS: Meditating in Nature

17:30 26 March 2020
Meditating in Nature is an opportunity for you to switch-off after work and experience a deep sense of calm whilst enjoying the beauty of the grounds at The Whitworth. When we are mindful…

NCHS: Woodland Maintenance with City of Trees

13:00 - 15:00 26 March 2020
Come and join City of Trees to help with some woodland management in the park. We will be working on an overgrown area within the park, removing brambles and ash saplings. This will…

NCHS: Yoga

08:30 - 09:30 26 March 2020
No emails, texts, updates or alerts –yoga that takes full advantage of the Whitworth’s peaceful setting. No need to book. When the weather is fine, this session will take place in…

Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert

13:10 - 14:00 26 March 2020
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This event has now been postponed. Please see further information here: https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/coronavirus-update--17-march-2020/

Webinar: Introduction to SQL and Databases

15:00 - 16:00 26 March 2020
For large datasets, e.g. millions of records, a dedicated database environment would be the storage medium of choice. A database environment is designed to store data efficiently while…

Developing the Next Generation of Cancer Scientists

09:30 - 17:00 27 March 2020
A training and development day for aspiring and recognised world-leading cancer scientists Audience: Anyone engaged in or interested in cancer sciences, including staff and PGR researchers,…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

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