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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…

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…

The Carcanet Cat: Printing demo CANCELLED

11:15 - 11:30 29 July 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,…

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…

Film Premiere - 'The God of Small Things: Visions of Kerala’

17:00 - 18:30 2 August 2020
Delve into images and literature of Kerala, India, featuring a reading of fragments of Indian author Arundhati Roy’s marvellous novel, The God of Small Things (Chapter 1). Brought to…

Challenging Colourism and Western Beauty Standards Workshop 1

03:00 - 04:30 4 August 2020
A workshop about colourism and beauty standards within the South Asian community with Samihah Mudabbir. Session 1 will start with a presentation introducing colourism, colonialism and…

Wordwear! CANCELLED

10:30 - 12:00 4 August 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.…

Water Research at Manchester - Water and Sustainable Development

15:00 - 16:45 5 August 2020
Manchester Environmental Research Institute will be hosting a webinar on the 5th August to showcase water-related research from across the university and discuss how water intersects…

75th Anniversary Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Manchester Musuem and Manchester City Council

6 August 2020
75th Anniversary Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Manchester Museum and Manchester City Council Manchester remembers the events of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 75 years on To commemorate the dropping…

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

09:15 - 11:15 8 August 2020
Sat 8 Aug: 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, along with their…

Wordwear! CANCELLED

10:30 - 12:00 11 August 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.…

Challenging Colourism and Western Beauty Standards Workshop 2

03:00 - 04:30 12 August 2020
A workshop about colourism and beauty standards within the South Asian community. Session 2 will allow participants to read out poems, creative pieces and conclude with engaging conversation,…

The Carcanet Cat: Printing demo CANCELLED

11:15 - 11:30 12 August 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,…

ROS for Nuclear Sensing, online workshop

09:30 - 11:30 13 August 2020
This online workshop will focus on designing Robot Operating System (ROS) messages to better integrate radiation sensors onto robot platforms. Agenda TBC. Registration and more details…

Wordwear! CANCELLED

10:30 - 12:00 18 August 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.…

RAIN Webinar series: Aquatic research

09:30 - 10:30 20 August 2020
This week's session focuses on aquatic research. Join us on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/708659623, Meeting ID: 708 659 623 Agenda: 9:30 - Maaten Furlong, guest presentation from the National…

Curator Tour: Carcanet CANCELLED

11:00 - 11:30 21 August 2020
Explore the story of Manchester’s Carcanet Press, as we delve into our newest exhibition. Celebrate the enduring power of poetry, discover how the Press continues to promote new poets…

Daily Telescope Talks

22 August - 29 November 2020
Join a Telescope Talk where one of Jodrell Bank's friendly Explainers will tell you all about the might Lovell telescope. You’ll find out more about how the Grade 1 listed Telescope…

Pandemic-city 3.0

08:00 - 10:30 25 August 2020
The post Covid-19 urban agenda ‘from crisis to transformation’ Hosted by the South African Cities Network and University of Witwatersrand School of Governance In combination with the…

Wordwear! CANCELLED

10:30 - 12:00 25 August 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.…

The Carcanet Cat: Printing demo CANCELLED

11:15 - 11:30 26 August 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,…

Opportunities for 2D materials in orthopaedics - Dr Nic Gowland

15:30 - 16:30 27 August 2020
This webinar will explore applications for graphene and other 2D materials in the orthopaedic industry, including joint replacement, tissue engineering and surgical tools. It will be…

Economy and Livelihoods after Covid-19

12:00 1 - 16:30 4 September 2020
Join us for this online symposium over four days. We’ll be considering the implications of the global Covid-19 pandemic for economy and livelihoods. The Covid-19 pandemic and responses…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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