Events for prospective students

ASTRONOMY PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

22 January - 31 December 2022
Be blown away by the stunning images in this year’s Astronomy Photography of the Year exhibition from The Royal Observatory Greenwich. IMAGE: Polar Lights Dance © Dmitrii Rybalka

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…

FutureDAMS Webinar Series - The Economics of Infrastructure Development in East Africa

15:00 - 16:30 15 February 2022
The demands for water, energy, and food resources in the East Africa Region are rapidly rising, stemming from growing populations, economic development, and changes in lifestyles. Climate…

Manchester Connect

15:00 - 16:00 15 February 2022
Book a one-to-one 15 minute session with a member of staff to find out more about applying for study at Manchester. Manchester Connect is a free online service for prospective students…

Suzanne Lacy: What kind of city? A manual for social change

26 November 2021 - 10 April 2022
The Whitworth presents the first major UK presentation of multiple works of US artist Suzanne Lacy, a pioneer of social practice and community organising for almost five decades. In…

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…

GDI Lecture Series: Understanding the contemporary food crisis: structural causes, structural solutions

17:00 - 18:30 16 February 2022
Around the world hunger continues to be a pervasive issue. This talk summarizes current evidence regarding global hunger and demonstrates that its principal cause is not to be found…

FEBRUARY HALF-TERM: Astronomy Photographer of the Year craft activities

19 - 27 February 2022
FEBRUARY HALF-TERM Astronomy Photographer of the Year craft activities Saturday 19th February – Sunday 27th February 11am-12.30pm, 1.30pm-4pm Come along to our Astronomy Photographer…

FEBRUARY HALF-TERM: Astronomy Photographer of the Year – The Science Show!

21 - 25 February 2022
FEBRUARY HALF-TERM Astronomy Photographer of the Year – The Science Show! Monday 21st February – Friday 25th February Show times: 11am, 12pm, 2pm, 3pm You’ve seen the Astronomy Photographer…

Manchester Connect

14:00 - 15:00 21 February 2022
Book a one-to-one 15 minute session with a member of staff to find out more about applying for study at Manchester. Manchester Connect is a free online service for prospective students…

(Heritage) language learning during and after a global pandemic: a virtual roundtable discussion

19:00 - 20:30 22 February 2022
Join us for a virtual roundtable discussion on the challenges and opportunities of (heritage) language learning during a global pandemic. The roundtable will bring together language…

Manchester Connect

15:00 - 16:00 22 February 2022
Book a one-to-one 15 minute session with a member of staff to find out more about applying for study at Manchester. Manchester Connect is a free online service for prospective students…

Mother language(s) from my field site

14:00 - 16:00 22 February 2022
A Linguistic Diversity Collective (LEL) activity for International Mother Language Day, led by Dr Serge Sagna. Staff and student fieldworkers will present video recordings and photos…

GDI Lecture Series: The New International Economic Order and the Right to Development: Rethinking Genealogies of Globalization with Jennifer Bair

16:00 - 17:30 23 February 2022
This talk focuses on development politics at the United Nations, particularly the period of the so-called New International Economic Order (NIEO) in the 1970s. The NIEO was an effort…

Julio Villa-García & Francisco Martín Miguel (University of Oviedo): "Lessons from linguistics: putting the science of language to use"

16:00 - 17:30 23 February 2022
In this talk, we argue that knowledge of linguistics can be extremely useful, particularly for language experts (teachers, translators, etc.). Far from the preconceived idea that a…

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Martin Harris Centre

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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