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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…

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…

CIDRAL Key Ideas Seminar: 'Queer Palestine and the Empire of Critique': Led by Sa’ed Atshan (Swarthmore College)

12:00 - 14:00 9 June 2020
This event is part of CIDRAL's Public Intellectuals, Popularity and Populism programmes Sa’ed Atshan (Swarthmore College) will lead a Key Ideas seminar entitled 'Queer Palestine and…

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…

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 Algebra Seminar - Edward Jones-Healey - Twists of rational Cherednik algebras

14:00 - 15:00 9 June 2020
Speaker: Edward Jones-Healey - University of Manchester Title: Twists of rational Cherednik algebras Abstract: Rational Cherednik algebras arose as degenerations of Cherednik’s double…

Manchester Neuromaging Seminar Series

15:30 - 16:30 9 June 2020
Manchester Neuroimaging Seminar Series Dr. Martyn Mcfarquhar, Lecturer, University of Manchester Developing a new, open-source, community-driven platform for imaging data analysis

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…

Engaging with complexity, ambiguity and identity – a leadership challenge for leaders in the world of development with Natalie Cunningham

14:00 - 15:00 10 June 2020
Attend and experience an interactive session. The session will provide a combination of theory as well as practical techniques. It focuses on what we can personally do to lead ourselves…

Lockdown Lectures: David Olusoga

12:00 - 13:00 10 June 2020
Lockdown Lectures from The University of Manchester Are you looking for something more than your next Netflix box-set binge or Spotify ‘top 100’ playlist to help you through the lockdown?…

JRRI Summer Conference 2020. Veiling the Body: Cloth, Skin, Membrane, Paper. Digital Conference 11-12th June 2020, 3pm-6pm UK Time (GMT +1)

11 - 12 June 2020
The word ‘veil’ most commonly connotes a piece of cloth worn on the body not primarily for warmth or protection, but as a symbol, usually of modesty or withdrawing from a public realm.…

Manchester Live: Writing an effective personal statement

11:00 - 12:00 11 June 2020
Tune in to receive top tips, advice and guidance for writing an excellent personal statement. Suitable for UK, EU and international students who are thinking of applying to university…

Online Panel - Productivity and gender inequality: can we build back better?

14:00 - 15:00 11 June 2020
As the country and regions look ahead and plan for recovery, increasingly the focus is not only on getting the economy moving but on making changes to build back a better society. …

RAIN Webinar series

09:30 - 10:30 11 June 2020
A weekly webinar series from the Robotics and AI for Nuclear Hub. Join us on zoom: https://zoom.us/j/708659623, Meeting ID: 708 659 623 This week we have a series of presentations…

Salters' Festival

10:00 - 15:00 11 June 2020
These one day hands-on science activities are aimed at school students in Years 7 and 8. Salters' Festivals are organised by the Salters' Institute, and are designed to encourage young…

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

09:15 - 11:15 13 June 2020
Event Cancelled Sat 13 June: 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,…

Lockdown Lectures: Dan Davis

12:00 - 13:00 15 June 2020
Lockdown Lectures from The University of Manchester Are you looking for something more than your next Netflix box-set binge or Spotify ‘top 100’ playlist to help you through the lockdown?…

Salters' Festival

10:00 - 15:00 15 June 2020
These one day hands-on science activities are aimed at school students in Years 7 and 8. Salters' Festivals are organised by the Salters' Institute, and are designed to encourage young…

Virtual Open Week

15 - 19 June 2020
Join us for your chance to experience our campus and find out more about our courses - all from the comfort of your own home! To register your interest please visit: https://www.manchester.ac.uk/stud…

Glacier loss and the climate change crisis: Evidence from Patagonia and the last glacial maximum

13:00 - 14:00 16 June 2020
The Centre for Crisis Studies and Mitigation at The University of Manchester invites you for a virtual session. Globally, mountain glaciers are shrinking and receding, resulting in…

Manchester Algebra Seminar - Sira Gratz - SL(k)-friezes

14:00 - 15:00 16 June 2020
Speaker: Sira Gratz - University of Glasgow Title: SL(k)-friezes Abstract: Classical frieze patterns are combinatorial structures which relate back to Gauss' Pentagramma Mirificum,…

The Great Science Share for Schools

16 June 2020
The #GreatSciShare is an annual campaign to inspire young people to share their scientific questions with new audiences. It welcomes parents/carers, families, teachers and STEM organisations…

Webinar: Text-Mining: Basic Processes

13:00 - 14:00 16 June 2020
Text-mining is one of many data-mining techniques that social scientists are using to turn unstructured (or more accurately, semi-unstructured) material into structured material that…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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