Events at The University of Manchester
  • University home
  • Events
  • Home
  • Exhibitions
  • Conferences
  • Lectures and seminars
  • Performances
  • Events for prospective students
  • Sustainability events
  • Family events
  • All Events

All events

image

Cancelled: Jodrell Bank: 75 Years of science

20 April - 13 November 2020
-Please note that these events have been cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak- 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of Jodrell Bank Observatory. Since 1945, this globally significant…

image

Cancelled: Stars and Stones

2 May - 7 October 2020
-Please note that these events have been cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak- 2nd May, 13th May, 24th June, 11th July, 9th September and 7th October Stars and Stones offers…

Ceyda Karamursel (SOAS) 'Ottoman responses to the Congress of Vienna stipulations on the issues of slavery and Barbary corsairs'

16:00 - 18:30 7 May 2020
4.15 - 5.30: 7 May (Uni Place_3.204) Ceyda Karamursel (SOAS) 'Ottoman responses to the Congress of Vienna stipulations on the issues of slavery and Barbary corsairs'

image

CMI Seminar: Dr Bram Vanhoutte

15:00 - 16:00 7 May 2020
The Cathie Marsh Institute welcomes Bram Vanhoutte from the University of Liverpool who will be speaking on the topic: TBA Abstract forthcoming. Tea/coffee and cakes from 2.45. ALL WELCOME! No registration needed.

image

Coding Demonstrations: Programming for Social Science Research

16:00 6 - 17:00 27 May 2020
Computational methods for collecting, cleaning and analysing data are an increasingly important component of a social scientist’s toolkit. Central to engaging in these methods is the…

image

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…

Digitally Skilled: Unlocking Staff Digital Literacy (Humanities Teaching Academy Workshops 2019-20)

13:00 - 14:00 7 May 2020
Description to follow...

image

Ehrhardt Seminar: Prof. Charlotte Hempel (University of Birmingham) ‘The Community Rules: Florilegia from a Forthcoming Commentary’

14:00 - 16:00 7 May 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…

Free showing of the film Magic Medicine, followed by Q&A

17:30 - 21:00 7 May 2020
Over 2 years, filmmaker Monty Wates was given exclusive access to the first ever medical trial to give psilocybin (the psychoactive ingredient in magic mushrooms) to a group of volunteers…

image

GEIC Webinar Series – Environmental Impacts of Graphene, and Opportunities in Sustainability

14:00 - 15:00 7 May 2020
This free webinar is part of the ‘Challenges and Opportunities’ Series of Webinars hosted by the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre. Dr Liam Britnell will deliver this webinar,…

History Research Seminar: Ceyda Karamursel (SOAS) 'Ottoman responses to the Congress of Vienna stipulations on the issues of slavery and Barbary corsairs' (provisional title)

16:15 - 17:30 7 May 2020
-

Instruments of Change

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…

Making a Difference Awards

18:00 - 19:30 7 May 2020
Everyone is invited to join our Chancellor Lemn Sissay, President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell and other senior staff for the University of Manchester’s Making…

image

Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert

13:10 7 May 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/

image

Religions & Theology Research Seminar: Dr Anna Rowlands (University of Durham) “Reading Simone Weil in the East End of London: Asylum Destitution, De-creation and the History of Force”

16:00 - 17:30 7 May 2020
The Religions & Theology research seminar takes place on alternate Thursdays. These seminars are free with no registration required. Seminars last 90 minutes including a 30 minute Q&A session.

Rob Greenfield Presents: Be The Change

18:00 - 21:00 7 May 2020
You’re just 1 in 7 billion people in a very confusing time on Earth. Is it possible for you to make a difference? Is it worth trying? Rob Greenfield’s answer to these questions is a…

image

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…

image

Toddler Tales CANCELLED

11:00 - 11:45 7 May 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.

image

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…

image

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…

image

Imran Perretta: the destructors

8 May - 4 October 2020
The Whitworth presents a new 2-screen film by London-based artist Imran Perretta. Drawing on the artist’s own experience as a young man of Bangladeshi heritage, the film explores personal…

Manchester SIAM-IMA Student Chapter Conference

10:00 - 17:00 8 May 2020
The Manchester SIAM-IMA Student Chapter Conference 2020 (MSISCC20) will be held in Frank Adams 1 & 2, Alan Turing Building on 8 May 2020. This annual conference is a one-day event…

image

Cancelled - See, Make and Do at the Museum - Autism-Friendly

09:15 - 11:15 9 May 2020
Event Cancelled Sat 9 May: 9.15-11.15am See, Make and Do at the Museum - Autism-Friendly Join us for early openings at the Museum aimed at children who have autism and other needs,…

image

A Concert by Soprano Rosie Lomas

19:00 - 20:30 10 May 2020
Described as ‘an elfin figure…an energetic force and a delight to watch’, Rosie Lomas made her operatic début in English National Opera’s world première production of Two Boys by Nico…

image

The Dorothy Emmet Lecture - Prof Jane Heal, University of Cambridge

17:00 - 18:15 11 May 2020
The Dorothy Emmet Lectures commemorate Dorothy Emmet, an eminent mid-20th Century philosopher and head of the Philosophy Department at Manchester for over 20 years. The lectures are…

More events -->

The Whitworth
Jodrell Bank
Martin Harris Centre
John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Manchester Museum

Search

Contact us

  • +44 (0) 161 306 6000

Find us

The University of Manchester
Oxford Rd
Manchester
M13 9PL
UK

Connect with the University

  • Facebook page for The University of Manchester
  • X (formerly Twitter) page for The University of Manchester
  • YouTube page for The University of Manchester
  • Instagram page for The University of Manchester
  • TikTok page for The University of Manchester
  • LinkedIn page for The University of Manchester

  • Privacy /
  • Copyright notice /
  • Accessibility /
  • Freedom of information /
  • Charitable status /
  • Royal Charter Number: RC000797
  • Close menu
  • Home
    • Featured events
    • Today's events
    • The Whitworth events
    • Manchester Museum events
    • Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre events
    • Martin Harris Centre events
    • The John Rylands Library events
    • Exhibitions
    • Conferences
    • Lectures and seminars
    • Performances
    • Events for prospective students
    • Sustainability events
    • Family events
    • All events