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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

Ehrhardt Seminar: Richard Burridge, University of Manchester, ‘The Rough Mark: Attempting a Literal Verbatim Translation’

14:00 - 15:30 31 March 2022
The Centre for Biblical Studies weekly seminar series. Sessions will take place in a hybrid format - attendance is possible in person or online via Zoom. To register to attend online,…

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…

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…

Religions & Theology Research Seminar: Dr Dawn Llewellyn (University of Chester) “Churching: Reviving a Ritual for Mothers in the Church of England”. [Zoom Only]

16:00 - 17:30 31 March 2022
The Religions & Theology research seminar takes place on alternate Thursdays. This is an online event. Please register to receive the Zoom link by emailing Dr Andrew Boakye. Seminars…

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.…

Sustainability Trail

26 March - 3 April 2022
Sustainability Trail Saturday 23rd October – Sunday 3rd April Take part in our brand new Sustainability Trail. Explore the Jodrell Bank site hunting for clues and learn tips along…

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…

Urban Infrastructural Configurations with Maan Barua

16:30 - 18:00 31 March 2022
We are running a 2021-22 Reading Group on urban infrastructural (re)configurations. We are interested in infrastructure and the everyday, focusing on the human-infrastructure interface.…

WCLC - Klezmer: The Michael Kahan Kapelye

13:10 - 13:55 31 March 2022
Experience a compelling concert of klezmer music from The University of Manchester’s resident klezmer ensemble, The Michael Kahan Kapelye. As part of the assessment for their Ensemble…

Hugh Bourne 250 Anniversary Collection Encounter and Exhibition

13:00 - 15:30 1 April 2022
Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum joins the John Rylands Research Institute and Library to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Hugh Bourne. As one of the co-founders of the…

Introduction to Latent Growth Models using R

1 April 2022
Longitudinal data (data collected multiple times from the same cases) is becoming increasingly popular due to the important insights it can bring us.Structural Equation Modelling (SEM)…

University of Manchester New Music Ensemble: Huw Watkins in Focus Concert

13:10 - 13:55 1 April 2022
University of Manchester New Music Ensemble: Huw Watkins in Focus Concert Featuring Rebekah Clarke (Solo Cello) Huw Watkins – Horn Trio Huw Watkins – Sonata for Cello and Eight Instruments…

Chay Paterson -- Network models of carcinogenesis in colorectal adenocarcinoma and vestibular schwannoma

14:00 - 15:00 4 April 2022
(via Zoom) Join us for this seminar by Chay Paterson (Manchester) as part of the North West Seminar Series in Mathematical Biology and Data Sciences. Details of the full series can…

MIOIR Seminar Series - Reconfiguration events and new firm survival

15:30 - 16:30 4 April 2022
Join us for the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research Seminar Series 21/22, webinar hosted by Orietta Marsili, Professor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Director of CREI…

Social Anthropology Seminar - Dr. William Wheeler

16:00 - 18:00 4 April 2022
Title : “When they’re lying, and they say you’re lying, then there’s no hope’: Asylum-seeking, trauma, and the abusive state” Description : “This paper will include discussions of…

Conversations on Urban Ageing and Urban Mobility

15:00 - 16:00 5 April 2022
In the fourth conversation in this series on urban ageing, Wilbert Den Hoed from Universitat Rovira i Virgili and Carol Kachadoorian from dblTilde Collaboration will be talking about…

Digital Tools and Climate Responses: Digital Futures & Sustainable Futures cross-platform event

14:00 - 16:00 5 April 2022
We are hosting an exciting cross-platform event between the Digital Futures Cities and Environment theme and the Sustainable Futures research platform. This networking and ideas generation…

FutureDAMS Webinar - What is the Future of Dams and Major WEFE (Water/Energy/Food/Environment) Nexus Programmes?

15:00 - 17:00 5 April 2022
In this final FutureDAMS webinar the research partners reflect on what they have learned through their research, capacity development and policy engagement over the last four and a…

Introduction to the UK Data Service

10:00 - 11:30 5 April 2022
The UK Data Service holds the UK’s largest collection of research data. This introductory workshop is for anyone with an interest in social research who wants to hear about the vast…

Digital Trust & Security Guest Seminar Series: Dr Cassandra Cross

12:00 - 13:00 6 April 2022
At this Digital Trust & Security Seminar, we will be joined by Dr Cassandra Cross who will be discussing Fraud Victimisation in Australia. Speaker: Dr Cassandra Cross, Associate Professor,…

The process and impact of ageing on the extracellular matrix

11:00 - 12:00 6 April 2022
In mammals, tissues are composed of both cells and an organised scaffold of proteins known as the extracellular matrix (ECM), which not only provides mechanical support and a surface…

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