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Alien Hunt!

24 April - 20 June 2021
Alien Hunt! Saturday 24th April – Sunday 20th June Aliens have arrived at Jodrell Bank! Seek them out across the site in our brand new scavenger hunt. Hunt them all and discover the…

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…

Construction Talks

20 May - 18 June 2021
Construction Talks Every Thursday from 20th May – 18th June Talk Times: 11:30am and 3pm How do you go about building the UK’s largest concrete dome? Join Kier Construction’s Building…

Daily Telescope Talks

24 April - 20 June 2021
Daily Telescope Talks Saturday 24th April – Sunday 20th June Join one of our expert Explainers for a short talk on the giant Lovell Telescope. You’ll learn all about its fascinating…

Guardian Live: Humanitarian issues and the power of the media

13:00 - 14:00 15 June 2021
The John Rylands Research Institute and Library holds the entire archive of the Manchester Guardian. In this series of events to mark the Guardian bicentenary, panels of UoM academics…

Israel-Palestine: Where is the UN?

13:00 - 17:00 15 June 2021
In recent months, Palestinians in the occupied territory have once again been feeling the devastating impact of a barrage of Israeli airstrikes, forced evictions, and mass arrests.…

Seeing Heat Inequity – Prof. Zoé Hamstead

16:00 - 17:00 15 June 2021
The University of Manchester Centre for Crisis Studies and Mitigation Webinar Series Seeing Heat Inequity Prof. Zoé Hamstead Assistant Professor of Environmental Planning, Director…

Synthetic Data Code Demo

13:00 - 14:00 15 June 2021
In this free training series, we cover the advantages and disadvantages of synthetic data. We explore the variety of methods available to generate synthetic data. Finally, we discuss…

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…

J. Patrick Pett -- Generation of mammalian circadian rhythms by a network of multiple feedback loops

13:00 - 14:00 16 June 2021
(via Zoom) Join us for this seminar by J. Patrick Pett (Sanger) as part of the North West Seminar Series in Mathematical Biology and Data Sciences. Details of the full series can be…

Russell Group Teachers’ and Advisers’ Conference 2021

15:15 - 18:00 16 June 2021
The 2021 Russell Group Teachers’ and Advisers’ Conference will be taking place this summer online on Wednesday, 16 June 2021 between 3.15pm and 6pm. This free event will help teachers…

SPiNfest (Semantics and Pragmatics in the North) 2021

10:00 - 17:00 16 June 2021
SPiNfest (Semantics and Pragmatics in the North) 2021 will be hosted by The University of Manchester via Zoom. It aims to bring together linguists and philosophers from the north of…

Chocoholics Guide to the World and Secrets of Biomaterials

14:30 - 15:00 18 June 2021
As part of The University of Manchester’s Community Festival 2021 we invite you to join our scientists in a virtual demonstration investigating the internal structure of chocolate bars…

Community Festival

18 - 20 June 2021
Our Community Festival returns for 2021 with a digital showcase of fun family-friendly activities that everyone can join in with, delivered straight to your school and home. This…

Community Mapping Day

13:00 - 14:00 18 June 2021
As part of The University of Manchester’s Community Festival 2021 we invite you to help us map the way for prosthetic and orthopaedic surgeons to reach those in need of healthcare and…

Hearing Health Stories: Manchester Health and History

11:00 - 12:00 18 June 2021
The Museum of Medicine and Health invites two speakers, experts in their fields in the history of audiology and hearing health inequalities, Dr Katherine Conroy and Dr Dalia Tsimpida…

Let’s Dance: A dance programme for Museum Movers of all abilities

14:00 - 15:00 18 June 2021
As part of The University of Manchester’s Community Festival 2021 we invite you to join Manchester Museum for Let’s Dance… We believe that there is no ‘right’ way to dance and that…

PLAY Live Baby

11:00 - 12:00 18 June 2021
As part of The University of Manchester’s Community Festival 2021, the Whitworth invites you to come and play. These sessions are designed specifically for those who have had a baby…

Refugee Week Workshop- Educating Refugees Online During COVID 19

10:30 - 14:30 18 June 2021
During Covid-19 pandemic, the University of Manchester and Caritas Salford collaborated on a research project funded by the ESRC Impact Accelerator Account that explored how teachers…

Art for Inventions

12:00 - 13:00 19 June 2021
As part of The University of Manchester’s Community Festival 2021, the Whitworth invites you to come and play. In this session we'll be exercising our creative brains, using art tools…

Chocoholics Guide to the World and Secrets of Biomaterials

14:30 - 15:00 19 June 2021
As part of The University of Manchester’s Community Festival 2021, join our scientists in a virtual demonstration investigating the internal structure of chocolate bars to understand…

Memories of Manchester: Secrets of Student Life

13:00 - 14:00 19 June 2021
As part of The University of Manchester’s Community Festival 2021 we invite you to join the Heritage team on Twitter for an exclusive look into life as a student at Manchester across…

Play Live

11:00 - 12:00 19 June 2021
As part of The University of Manchester’s Community Festival 2021, the Whitworth invites you to come and play. These sessions are 45 minutes long are led by an Early Years play specialist…

The Multilingual Museum

14:00 - 15:00 19 June 2021
As part of The University of Manchester’s Community Festival 2021 we invite you to join Manchester Museum for a live family friendly story-making and language sharing event using museum…

Frogs & Friends - Manchester Museum Made to Measure taster

11:00 - 12:00 20 June 2021
As part of The University of Manchester’s Community Festival 2021 we invite you to join Manchester Museum for a live virtual visit to the Vivarium - live animals gallery. Ever wondered…

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