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Advances in Biosciences Seminar: The life of an mRNA is controlled by DEAD-box ATPases - Karsten Weis, ETH Zurich

15:00 - 16:00 31 March 2020
Advances in Biosciences Seminar: The life of an mRNA is controlled by DEAD-box ATPases Karsten Weis, ETH Zurich Host: Mark Ashe

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…

Genomic Variant Interpretation: A free CPD course for clinicians and counsellors

10:00 - 17:00 31 March 2020
Genomic Variant Interpretation This CPD course will provide an introduction to the tools and procedures used in the interpretation of genetic variants in the clinical setting. It is…

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…

Manchester Neurimaging Seminar Series

15:30 31 March 2020
Manchester Neuroimaging Seminar Series Dr Shruti Garg, Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Manchester TBA

NCHS: Walking for Wellbeing

12:00 - 13:00 31 March 2020
Escape the everyday and explore the art outdoors. Walking for Wellbeing is an excellent way to get active, explore what’s on your doorstep and make new friends. Tuesdays, 12 -1pm Saturdays,…

Romeo and Juliet: Star Crossed Lovers

13:00 - 14:00 31 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/

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…

Wordwear! CANCELLED

10:30 - 12:00 31 March 2020
Make your own piece of mood jewellery, inspired by poems to express how you feel. Taking different coloured beads to express different emotions, you’ll create your very own mood jewellery.…

Cancelled - Interfacial network geometry: some effects of deformation and melting

13:00 - 14:00 1 April 2020
Unfortunately this event has been cancelled. Dr Katharina Marquardt, Imperial College London, joins us for a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences seminar. Abstract below.…

Public Contributor Induction Session

10:00 - 13:00 1 April 2020
The Induction, hosted by Dr Stephanie Snow, Academic Lead for Community Engagement and Involvement will cover all aspects of being a public contributor within the Faculty including…

Romeo and Juliet: Star Crossed Lovers

10:00 - 11:00 1 April 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/

The Carcanet Cat: Printing demo CANCELLED

11:15 - 11:30 1 April 2020
See our Columbian Printing Press in action as we print the purrrfect cat! Paws for a print to learn about Manchester-based Carcanet Press. To celebrate 50 years of poetry publishing,…

Webinar: Investigating political behaviour in the UK - what data can I use?

15:00 - 16:00 1 April 2020
This free webinar, jointly organised by the UK Data Service and Understanding Society, is designed for anyone who would like to know more about sources of survey data available for…

Toddler Tales CANCELLED

11:00 - 11:45 2 April 2020
Find a cosy corner, pull up a cushion and listen to fun stories. Join in playtime, creating a story world of your own. Free, no need to book, just drop in. Family friendly, children 5 yrs and under.

Wordwear! CANCELLED

10:30 - 12:00 2 April 2020
Make your own piece of mood jewellery, inspired by poems to express how you feel. Taking different coloured beads to express different emotions, you’ll create your very own mood jewellery.…

'Activism and The Home' Workshop

10:00 - 16:00 3 April 2020
For the AHRC-funded network 'Challenging Domesticity in Britain, 1890-1990', the University of Manchester will be hosting a workshop called ‘Activism and The Home’, in collaboration…

Artist in Residence – Beauty and the Beasts

10:30 - 16:00 3 April 2020
Meet Kate Eggleston- Wirtz, our artist in residence who is creating a curious and fantastic insect hotel over the next few weeks in the Beauty and the Beasts exhibition. Insects are…

Artist in Residence – Beauty and the Beasts

10:30 - 16:00 4 April 2020
Meet Kate Eggleston- Wirtz, our artist in residence who is creating a curious and fantastic insect hotel over the next few weeks in the Beauty and the Beasts exhibition. Insects are…

Chorus UK: It’s a Swing Thing

19:30 - 21:30 4 April 2020
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This event has now been cancelled. Please see further information here: https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/coronavirus-update--1-april-2020/

Easter Holidays: Science Show: Seeing Jupiter Differently

4 - 19 April 2020
Show Times: Weekdays and bank holidays: 11am, 12pm, 2:30pm, 3:30pm Weekends: 12pm, 3:30pm People have been viewing Jupiter for many centuries and over time, as we have developed different…

Easter Holidays: Seeing your little world differently

4 - 19 April 2020
11am – 4pm (drop-in any time) A drop in session for children under 5 to explore the world of how we see things including mirrors, lenses and colours. There will also be a story time…

Easter Holidays: Meet the Expert

6 - 17 April 2020
1pm Here’s your chance to meet one of our resident 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!

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

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