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

09:15 - 11:15 12 December 2020
Cancelled - Sat 12 December: 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,…

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…

PGCE Primary online Q&A session

18:30 - 19:30 25 January 2021
Find out more about studying your PGCE Primary at The University of Manchester. Our admissions and teaching staff will be on hand to answer all your questions. [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/univers…

PGCE Secondary online Q&A event

18:00 - 19:00 4 February 2021
Find out more about studying your PGCE Secondary at The University of Manchester. Our admissions and teaching staff will be on hand to answer all your questions. [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/unive…

Careers in Humanitarianism Day 2021

12 February 2021
Our annual Careers in Humanitarianism Day is returning for the 8th time in February 2021 - virtually! This is a brilliant opportunity for our students, and wider community, to hear…

MSc Green Infrastructure Webinar

10:00 - 11:30 23 February 2021
Launch or develop your career in Green Infrastructure, developing nature based solutions to urban problems. The MSc Green Infrastructure aligns expertise from Geography with that from…

International Women's Day: School of Health Sciences event

16:00 - 18:00 8 March 2021
The Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health's School of Health Sciences (SHS), is delighted to host an event to mark International Women's Day (IWD). The event features four fantastic…

Creative Writing Workshop with CPs Day Off

15:00 - 17:00 18 March 2021
Writing can be fun, extremely useful for self-development, and a shared experience as well as a means of self-expression. Yet, many of us grow up seeing writing as something bound…

Call for Submissions: Chinese Language Video Festival

25 March - 15 April 2021
Take part in the first ever Chinese Language Video Festival which has recently launched to celebrate this year's United Nations Chinese Language Day. The event, organized by UNOG (the…

Manchester Literature Festival Spring 2021 Online Events- Roger Robinson Hosted by Malika Booker

19:30 25 March - 12:00 30 April 2021
This event will be first broadcast at 7.30pm on Thursday 25 March 2021 and be available to watch until 30 April. The event will be pre-recorded and captioned. One of the most prominent…

Getting on top of the standard model: Hunting for new physics with top quarks

16:00 - 18:00 31 March 2021
Join us for next online event in our inaugural lecture series, with speaker Yvonne Peter from our Department of Physics and Astronomy. The search for the most fundamental building…

Britain’s Sustainable Future - SEED Year 12 Virtual Visit Day: 21st April 1pm – 3pm (For KS5)

13:00 - 15:00 21 April 2021
Britain’s Sustainable Future: 21st April 1pm – 3pm (For KS5) This virtual event for your Year 12 pupils will introduce them to the interconnected subjects of Geography, Architecture,…

Astronomy Photographer of the Year

24 April - 31 October 2021
Astronomy Photographer of the Year Saturday 25 September – Sunday 31 October The Royal Observatory Greenwich’s hugely popular Astronomy Photographer of the Year exhibition opens at…

Digital Futures - Digital Trust and Security Seminar with Guest Speaker Dr Bran Knowles, Senior Lecturer in Data Science, Lancaster University

13:45 - 15:00 28 April 2021
We are delighted to announce Dr Bran Knowles, Senior Lecturer in Data Science, Lancaster University as the next speaker for the upcoming Digital Trust & Security Seminar Series, taking…

Making the Unknown Knowable

15:00 29 April - 16:30 27 May 2021
Making the unknown knowable has always been located at the heart of scientific activity. Yet, whether the goal is to understand extreme environments, outer space or the universe (Helmreich,…

Digital Futures - Digital Trust and Security Seminar with Guest Speaker Prof. Ajitha Rajan, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh

12:45 - 14:00 12 May 2021
We are delighted to announce Prof. Ajitha Rajan, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh as a guest speaker for the upcoming Digital Trust & Security Seminar Series, taking place…

GM Connected Health Ecosystem: COSMIC-19 and EMBRaCE Projects

10:30 - 12:00 18 May 2021
The second Connected Health Ecosystem of 2021 will be held virtually on Tuesday 18th May, 10.30-12.00. The meeting is centred on two new projects in connected health that are led…

Xiaodong Lin, Magdalena Wong & Derek Hird - Masculinities in China and Chinese Masculinities: Roundtable Discussion

12:30 - 13:30 18 May 2021
In this discussion-focused event, the MCI has invited speakers Dr Xiaodong Lin (University of York) and Dr Magdalena Wong (Independent scholar), as well as discussant Dr Derek Hird…

Digital Futures - Digital Trust and Security Seminar with Guest Speaker Neil Jones, Head of Cybersecurity and Innovation, Greater Manchester Police

12:45 26 May 2021
We are delighted to announce Neil Jones, Head of Cybersecurity and Innovation, Greater Manchester Police as a guest speaker for the upcoming Digital Trust & Security Seminar Series,…

Inspiration for a Fair Future for All - Andy Burnham

14:00 - 14:45 10 June 2021
Mayor Andy Burnham to address BA Social Sciences students at the University of Manchester About this event What is a fair future for all, and how can the students of today be a part…

UG Virtual Open Week

14 - 19 June 2021
Registrations are open for our next undergraduate virtual open week! Join us for live sessions about student life at Manchester, including how to choose your accommodation and apply…

Beyond the Avant-Garde? Rethinking the Vanguard in British Music since 1970

09:30 - 17:00 9 July 2021
This one-day symposium looks at avant-garde music in the UK since 1970, covering Bowie, post-punk, modernist composition, electronic dance music and more. The 1970s is recognised as…

International Online Symposium – “Travel in a modernizing world (1700-1840): Materiality, Transformation and Representation”

12 - 13 July 2021
The conference is part of the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Project Travel in Tokugawa Period Japan (1603-1868): Identity, Nation and Social Transformation led by Dr. Sonia Favi (2019-2021).…

Force of Nature

11:00 21 July - 16:00 29 August 2021
Get close to nature and explore our collections this summer with free, family activities with Manchester Museum. From fascinating fossils, to up close and personal encounters with…

21st century nature collecting

10:00 - 11:30 23 July 2021
How did scientists collect nature samples in the past? How is it different today? Compare different types of museum collecting, then become a citizen scientist and explore the nature…

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