Events for prospective students

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…

Burning Work x AIU RACE Centre: The Archive Component

12:00 - 17:00 23 September 2021
How can knowledge held within archives and community memories support action to contest racial injustice in post-colonial Britain? Location Manchester Central Library (Performance…

Decision Manchester

1 September - 31 December 2021
All students who successfully complete the Manchester Access Programme will be eligible to submit a MAP Decision Manchester application form to The University of Manchester. Submission…

Exchanges: Recent Additions to the Collection

2 July 2021 - 1 May 2022
Exchanges sets art and artists together, sometimes in harmony, sometimes in opposition – always with insight and intention. In this evolving exhibition, art that has recently been…

Star Hunters Trail

24 July - 31 October 2021
Summer Holidays: Star Hunters Trail 24 July – 17 October (Weekends only) Seek out what the night sky has to offer in this brand new scavenger hunt. Find the hidden constellations across…

Telescope Talks

25 September - 31 October 2021
Telescope Talks 25th September- 31st October (Weekends Only) Times: 11:15am, 12:15pm, 2:15pm and 3:15pm Come and join one of our Explainers for a talk about the Lovell telescope. You’ll…

Telescope Talks

25 September 2021 - 29 May 2022
Telescope Talks (weekends only) Times: 11am, 12pm, 2:15pm and 3:15pm Come and join one of our expert Explainers for a talk about the Lovell telescope. You’ll learn all about the fascinating…

“The Abstainer”: Ian McGuire discusses his latest novel

18:45 - 20:30 28 September 2021
Acclaimed author Ian McGuire will be discussing his latest novel The Abstainer - an epic story of revenge and obsession. Join for us an evening with acclaimed author Ian McGuire as…

Catching Comets

19:30 - 20:45 30 September 2021
After discovering a comet hurtling towards Earth, Toby snaps and turns into the action hero in his own movie on a mission to save the world from impending doom. Flashback a year: Toby…

David Olusoga OBE - From Bristol to Manchester: history and memory in our cities

12:00 - 13:30 5 October 2021
A panel discussion hosted by David Olusoga OBE, Professor of Public History About this event The tearing down of the statue of Edward Colston in June 2020 prompted national and international…

SEERIH Spotlight Webinar: Supporting pupils with high potential

16:00 - 17:00 5 October 2021
In this webinar, Joy Morgan considers how the research into best practice for disadvantaged high potential learners can be brought alive in science. Book your place via Eventbrite by…

Global Development Institute Lecture Series - From protest to progress? Why addressing global discontent is essential to build back better from the COVID-19 pandemic

16:00 - 17:30 6 October 2021
Social unrest is on the rise once more. A surge in discontent in the wake of the global financial crisis was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic but is resuming in many places and…

Manchester Live – Student Ambassador Q&A panel

18:00 - 19:00 6 October 2021
Join a panel of current students who will be discussing all aspects of the student experience, from societies and accommodation to teaching and student support and what Manchester has…

UG Virtual Open Days

6 - 9 October 2021
Aimed at students looking to start university in 2022, our open days will offer you the chance to listen to subject presentations, connect with students and staff and get a feel for…

Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert

13:10 - 14:00 7 October 2021
Wolf: Italian Serenade Borodin: String Quartet No. 2 Two of the most tuneful classics of the string quartet repertoire open the Danels’ season in sunny mood. Hugo…

The Safe Place: Building a safe space for active and effective listening

7 October 2021
Black women face barriers throughout their lives, including in the workplace. Organisations play a vital role in the professional development of their members, yet the underrepresentation…

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert

19:30 - 21:00 8 October 2021
Rott: String Quartet in C minor Wolf: Intermezzo Wolf: String Quartet in D minor A rare chance to hear two ambitious Austrian string quartets from the orbit of Wagner: the five-movement,…

Jeanette Winterson & Mark O’Connell (Manchester Literature Festival)

18:00 - 19:30 9 October 2021
‘How did we get here? Where might we go?’ Is the future ‘a screen onto which we project our fantasies and terrors’? What can the past tell us about the future? Are we all doomed? And…

An Evening with Alan Johnson (Manchester Literature Festival)

19:30 - 21:00 10 October 2021
Much-loved former Labour MP Alan Johnson makes a welcome return to MLF. Following his series of successful memoirs – This Boy, In My Life, The Long and Winding Road and Please, Mr Postman,…

Elif Shafak in Conversation (Manchester Literature Festival)

16:30 - 18:00 10 October 2021
A fig tree with a tale to tell; a grieving teenage girl who wants to know her family’s story; two sets of lovers hiding from society. In her enchanting new novel, The Island of Missing…

Manchester Festival of Climate Action

11 - 14 October 2021
Join our programme of talks tackling the biggest climate questions. Over four days we’ll consider the challenges at the forefront of the climate crisis, providing a forum to share…

Manchester Live – Accommodation

11:00 - 12:00 11 October 2021
Join us for an introduction to university accommodation at Manchester and how to apply. Suitable for UK, EU and international students who are thinking of applying to The University of Manchester.

Dr. Nasreen Akhtar: Keeping ‘abreast’ of mammary gland tissue morphogenesis

16:00 - 17:00 13 October 2021
MRC Come & See are delighted to announce Dr Nasreen Akhtar as the fourth speaker in our virtual public health keynote series. How the cells inside our bodies assemble to form organs…

Global Development Institute Lecture Series - From China to COVID: Impacts on the Global (and Local) Political Economies of Trash

16:00 - 17:30 13 October 2021
This talk describes the impacts of recent global upheavals on markets for, and movements of, trash, in the three years since China implemented its crackdown on the imports of plastic…

An Evening with Colm Tóibín (Manchester Literature Festival)

20:00 - 21:30 14 October 2021
‘I can make no sense of the present. It is all confusion. I know nothing about the future.’ In his extraordinary new novel, The Magician, Colm Tóibín conjures up the past and the life…

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