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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…

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…

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…

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…

Playing with Sculpture

12:00 - 13:00 20 June 2021
As part of The University of Manchester’s Community Festival 2021, the Whitworth invites you to come and play. In this creative workshop, we will be looking at the Whitworth’s sculpture…

Henry Royce Institute and Advanced Biomedical Materials CDT online showcase

09:00 - 12:30 21 June 2021
We want to help businesses develop cutting edge solutions for the UK's rapidly growing ageing population by offering our world class expertise in biomedical materials research and access…

Oldham Primary Science Subject Leader Network: Summer Term Meeting

15:00 - 17:00 21 June 2021
Our termly Primary Science Network Meeting for Oldham schools will take place remotely online this summer. Register by clicking "Register here" under "More information".

Trapped in the frame problem? Organizing AI for growth of entrepreneurial ventures

15:30 - 17:00 21 June 2021
Join us for Manchester Institute of Innovation Research Seminar Series 20/21, webinar hosted by guest speaker, Prof. Dr. Hannes Rothe. Register to attend via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk…

Greater Manchester Primary Science Subject Leader Network: Summer Term Meeting

10:30 - 12:30 22 June 2021
Our termly Primary Science Network Meeting for Greater Manchester schools who don't belong to another network will take place remotely online this summer. Register by clicking "Register here" under "More information".

Guardian Live: The importance of newsroom diversity, with Gary Younge

13:00 - 14:00 22 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…

INFRA+ Infrastructure for Fragmented Cities: Violations

16:00 22 June 2021
Speakers: Prof Swati Chattopadhyay, University of California, Santa Barbara Infrastructure as violence, insurgency as infrastructure: notes on the biospatial Dr Deljana Iossifova,…

Manchester Central Primary Science Subject Leader Network: Summer Term Meeting

15:00 - 17:00 22 June 2021
Our termly Primary Science Network Meeting for Manchester MSA schools will take place remotely online this summer. Register by clicking "Register here" under "More information".

Online Panel: How could effective measurement of wellbeing support a whole school approach?

15:30 - 17:00 22 June 2021
The global pandemic and consequent lockdowns have had a significant impact on the mental health of children and young people, with experts warning of ‘the worst ever’ child mental health…

Online Talk: Reaching my career goals - architect Jing Wu answers your questions!

13:00 - 14:00 22 June 2021
For our second talk with a specific career focus, we are welcoming Mr Jing Wu, who has ample experience in the architectural and engineering industry in Europe and Asia. He will share…

Politics, power and ambition in Ethiopia’s electricity sector - FutureDAMS webinar

14:00 - 15:00 22 June 2021
This FutureDAMS webinar will explore the political economy of electricity generation in the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front’s (EPRDF) Ethiopia. In 1991, Ethiopia had…

A Flow-Focused Droplet Train for Investigating Liquid Phase Processes with Ambient Pressure XPS in the tender X-ray range.

12:00 - 13:00 23 June 2021
Join us for this PSI seminar with guest speaker Dr. Pip Clark. The chemical and physical properties of liquid droplets or aerosols are becoming increasingly important to understand…

Gaps, blanks, distances and secrets: A conversation on connectedness

13:00 - 15:00 23 June 2021
The aim of this afternoon seminar is to discuss that which is missing or absent; issues that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the forefront in many ways. The seminar will focus…

Manchester Access Programme - Meet Your Tutor

23 June 2021
MAP students are supported by an Academic Tutor (a member of university staff or postgraduate researcher) to write a 1,500 word original essay on a subject of their choice. We provide…

Online Workshops: Operation Earth

23 June - 14 July 2021
Online Workshop Series: Operation Earth Every Wednesday 23rd June – 14th July (4 workshops) 10:30 – 11:30 In November 2021 the UK will host the UN Climate Change conference (COP 26)…

Rochdale Catholic Primary Science Subject Leader Network: Summer Term Meeting

15:00 - 17:00 23 June 2021
Our termly Primary Science Network Meeting for Rochdale Catholic schools will take place remotely online this summer. Register by clicking "Register here" under "More information".

Too concentrated and too fragmented? An analysis of outpatient and inpatient market structure in Georgia

11:00 - 12:00 23 June 2021
Please join us at the Institute for Health Policy and Organisation (IHPO) seminar series on 23 June. Zoom recording: https://youtu.be/ccZ3_KTn1fU Abstract: The private sector is…

Veronica Grieneisen -- Mathematical Modelling of Morphodynamics in developing tissues: shape, topology and interaction networks

13:00 - 14:00 23 June 2021
(via Zoom) Join us for this seminar by Veronica Grieneisen (Cardiff) as part of the North West Seminar Series in Mathematical Biology and Data Sciences. Details of the full series can…

We Are Nature

11:00 23 June - 16:00 31 August 2021
How does nature make you feel? Discover Wild Chorus and Voicing Silence, two new artistic responses to the beauty, complexity and decline of wildlife, now on display at Manchester…

Tyndall Manchester Seminar- Supporting the UNFCCC and Paris Agreement through museums

13:00 - 14:00 24 June 2021
Abstract- Museums represent a global infrastructure, with around 50-100,000 museums worldwide. They could play a significant part in climate action, but how? The UNFCCC and Paris Agreement…

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