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

Rochdale REAL Trust Primary Science Subject Leader Network: Summer Term Meeting

13:00 - 16:00 30 June 2022
We're delighted that SEERIH's termly Primary Science Subject Leader Regional Network for REAL Trust Primary schools will return to an in-person session this Summer for the first time!…

Stockport Primary Science Subject Leader Network: Summer Term Meeting

13:00 - 16:00 30 June 2022
We're delighted that SEERIH's termly Primary Science Subject Leader Regional Network for Stockport primary schools will return to an in-person session this Summer for the first time…

Undergraduate Open Day

2 July 2022
An open day at The University of Manchester is the perfect way to come and get a feel for life at one of the UK’s largest single-site universities. Representatives from courses and…

Bluedot 2022

21 - 24 July 2022
Bluedot 2022 21 Jul, 2022 – 24 Jul, 2022 Our award-winning festival of discovery is set to return to Jodrell Bank on 21-24 July 2022 Set against a backdrop of the iconic Lovell Telescope,…

National Play Day

11:00 - 15:00 3 August 2022
On top of our Playtime games and interventions come along and join in the ‘Our Year Play Day’ event organised by Manchester Play Network and Manchester City Council. A city-wide extravaganza…

Undergraduate Open Day

1 October 2022
An open day at The University of Manchester is the perfect way to come and get a feel for life at one of the UK’s largest single-site universities. Representatives from courses and…

Have workplace studies had their day?

16:00 - 19:00 6 October 2022
Improving health and safety in the workplace – or the best management of occupation ill-health when it occurs – needs to be evidence based. But as time goes by, the collection of data…

Black History Month lecture delivered by Professor David Olusoga OBE

10:00 - 11:30 10 October 2022
To celebrate Black History Month join us for a lecture with award-winning writer, historian and broadcaster, Professor David Olusoga OBE. The University of Manchester’s Professor of…

Undergraduate Open Day

15 October 2022
An open day at The University of Manchester is the perfect way to come and get a feel for life at one of the UK’s largest single-site universities. Representatives from courses and…

ESRC Festival of Social Science Returns to Manchester for its 20th anniversary

18 October - 13 November 2022
We are delighted to announce that between 22nd October to 13th November, the annual ESRC Festival of Social Sciences returns to Manchester for its 20th anniversary, with events taking…

GDI Lecture Series - FutureDAMS: Addressing the water-energy-food-environment challenge

15:00 - 16:30 19 October 2022
Following the completion of the interdisciplinary FutureDAMS project in early 2022, this lecture will be delivered by the project leads who will reflect on what they have learned through…

October half-term: Journey Through The Night Sky

22 - 30 October 2022
Bottoms on seats, head in the stars, stare into space and be guided through the night sky during our traditional Dome Shows led by our team of experienced presenters, using software…

October half-term: Meet The Expert

22 - 30 October 2022
Curious about the cosmos? Meet an expert who will welcome you to their science and blow your mind. Ask all the space questions you have ever wanted to! These sessions may include experts…

October half-term: Telescope Walking Tours

22 - 30 October 2022
Jodrell Bank is famous for its big dish. Find out why and what it does. Wow doesn’t even capture it. Talks last approximately 30 minutes and take place at various times throughout the day.

October half-term: We Are Stars

22 - 30 October 2022
This immersive show takes you on an exciting journey to discover our cosmic origins through use of amazing animation. Find the answers to some of the biggest questions of all time such…

October half-term: Autism Friendly Early Opening

25 October 2022
Join us from 9am on Tuesday 25th October for our autism-friendly early-opening session. There will be a chill out room and reduced noise in our exhibition spaces; we’ll also run a relaxed…

The Annual Harry Street Lecture

17:00 - 19:00 26 October 2022
Newly appointed Chancellor of the University of Manchester, Nazir Afzal, is one of the UK’s leading advocates for social justice. Nazir spent many years with the CPS, and later joined…

CoDE seminar: 'Transnational Problem Construction: Racialized Medical Diagnoses, Policing, and the Case of Excited Delirium

13:00 - 14:15 27 October 2022
Despite academic scholarship and the American Medical Association opposing the diagnosis known as Acute Behavior Disturbance (ABD) or ‘excited delirium’, it has continued to be cited…

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