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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…

Franklin (UMDS MIFTA Performance)

19:00 - 20:00 18 February 2022
After their generator gets wrecked in a violent storm, researchers at ice station Franklin call for help. When it becomes clear that the crop they’ve been studying may corrupt that…

Outdoor Explorers

4 August 2021 - 17 August 2022
Whether you live in a city or town, countryside or seaside, you will find all sorts of nature on your doorstep. Just like the scientists and researchers who have collected and studied…

Policy@Manchester Publication Launch: On Cancer

12:30 - 14:30 18 February 2022
Join Policy@Manchester to hear from a panel of experts about our new publication On Cancer, and the future of cancer care in Greater Manchester. 1 in 2 people born in the UK since…

Social Statistics Seminars 2021/22

1 October 2021 - 30 June 2022
We are pleased to announce this year's Social Statistics Seminars. Our speakers: 12/10: Iris Gomez-Lopez (University of Michigan) 02/11: David Haziza (University of Ottawa) 07/12:…

Still Parents: Life after Baby Loss

24 September 2021 - 4 September 2022
Still Parents is the first exhibition of its kind, creating a platform to share personal stories open conversations and break the wall of silence that continues to surround baby loss.…

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…

The Door Opened: 1980s China - Photographs by Adrian Bradshaw

26 January - 6 July 2022
One can argue that nostalgia is the strongest emotion, a pure mixture of wistfulness and melancholy. Adrian Bradshaw, an English photographer, brings that sense of yearning into full…

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…

MUMS Opera double bill: The Happy Prince and Down in the Valley

19:00 - 21:00 19 February 2022
MUMS presents a double bill of two contemporary operas. The Happy Prince (Williamson) is a tale of human generosity in dark times. Down in the Valley (Weill) tells of two young lovers,…

Data Visualisation With R

21 - 22 February 2022
In collaboration with the Economics department at the University of Manchester. This course is spread over two days, you must be able to attend both days. Day 1: Monday 21st February…

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…

Social Anthropology Seminar - Dr. Laura Roe

16:00 21 February 2022
Title : Memories of dust: Heroin and polydrug temporalities in post-industrial Scotland. Description : Laura Roe is a social researcher within the Scottish Government. She recently…

Training Course on Visualisation & quantification of tomographic datasets

09:00 21 - 17:00 22 February 2022
A 2 day training course covering theory and computer-based practical works using the Thermo Scientific™ Amira-Avizo Software. Lab/synchrotron X-ray tomography has emerged as one of…

(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…

Macro Seminar - Nicola Limodio (Bocconi)

16:00 - 17:00 22 February 2022
Title: Depositor Behaviour and Deposit Insurance: Evidence from Colombia

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…

Natalie Evans (King's College London) - Correlations of almost primes

15:00 - 16:00 22 February 2022
Abstract : The Hardy-Littlewood generalised twin prime conjecture states an asymptotic formula for the number of primes $p\le X$ such that $p+h$ is prime for any non-zero even integer…

Postponed: Manchester Algebra Seminar - Misha Feigin

13:00 - 14:00 22 February 2022
Speaker: Misha Feigin - University of Glasgow Title: TBC Place: Frank Adams (and to be streamed online*) *subject to equipment and connection Tea and biscuits 12:45 in the foyer

Robert Shorten -- Cyber-physical Systems, Control Theory, and examples of Health Interventions

13:00 - 14:00 23 February 2022
(via Zoom) Join us for this seminar by Robert Shorten (Imperial) as part of the North West Seminar Series in Mathematical Biology and Data Sciences. Details of the full series can be…

Training Course on In situ experiments and Digital Volume Correlation

09:00 23 - 17:00 24 February 2022
Digital Volume Correlation (DVC) is a powerful experimental technique that computes 3D full-field displacement and strain maps from volumes images acquired during a deformation process…

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