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AN IMPERFECT ACCOUNT OF A COMET

18 November 2022 - 16 April 2023
An Imperfect Account of a Comet is an audio-visual installation by Lynda Laird celebrating the celestial discoveries of the 18th century astronomer Caroline Herschel. The work is presented…

APOLLO REMASTERED

3 December 2022 - 16 April 2023
To coincide with the 50th anniversary of our last steps on the Moon, Andy Saunders will present a small selection of remastered photographs from the final mission of the programme –…

Transitions in Print: Exhibition Tour

11:00 17 March 2023
The John Rylands Research Institute and Library has one of the world’s greatest collections of 15th-century printed artefacts, which have been examined by scholars for over 100 years.…

UoM Students' Union Irish Society St Patrick’s Day Party

18:00 - 22:00 17 March 2023
Irish Society's first annual St Patrick's day special event. A global celebration of Irish culture, language and tradition! Traditionally celebrated with a big Irish community, drinks…

VENUE UPDATE: Danels Evening concert with David Fanning and Michelle Assay

19:30 - 21:30 17 March 2023
Due to ongoing structural issues adjacent to the Martin Harris Centre the Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall is closed. This concert will now go ahead with a change of venue. The concert…

Brain Health Day - a public science event all about clinical brain research!

11:00 - 16:00 18 March 2023
Taking place on Saturday 18 March at Manchester Central Library, the event will be a showcase of talks and scientific discovery stalls focussing on clinical neuroscience (brain and…

From Print to Pixel

11:00 - 14:00 18 March 2023
Join us for a morning focused on advanced imaging techniques and how the Rylands use them to discover more about collections. Drop in and meet Senior Photographer Tony Richards who…

Outdoor Art Club

10:30 - 14:30 18 March 2023
Creative activities designed to encourage children to play freely whilst exploring nature outdoors. Splash around in the water play, create a masterpiece in our mud painting studio…

University of Manchester Chorus and Symphony Orchestra

19:30 - 20:30 18 March 2023
An opportunity to hear Bernstein’s iconic Chichester Psalms in the exciting original scoring for full orchestra, together with a selection of choral and orchestral works, including…

MARG 2023 Spring seminar series Alan Lewis and Diana Osmolska, “The Intuitive Approach in Site Analysis: A Critique of Current Literature.”

12:00 - 14:00 19 March 2023
MARG 2023 Spring seminar series - 29th of March - 12-2pm Alan Lewis and Diana Osmolska, “The Intuitive Approach in Site Analysis: A Critique of Current Literature.” - Room Booked 1.27 HBS

Stockport Youth Orchestra

15:00 - 17:00 19 March 2023
Stockport Youth Orchestra returns to Martin Harris Centre for the first time since 2019, in a popular programme which will include Sibelius – Finlandia, Copland - Appalachian Spring…

Econometrics Seminar - Jeremy Fox (Rice)

13:00 - 14:00 20 March 2023
Title TBA

North-West Biotech Initiative webinar - R&D Jobs in Industry

17:30 - 19:00 20 March 2023
The North-West Biotech Initiative are hosting an “R&D Jobs in Industry Webinar”, on Monday 20th March 2023 at 5:30pm. Join our panel of pioneering experts in the field to find out how…

Tackling Mis/Dis Information in Communities

01:00 - 16:00 20 March 2023
A CPD course looking at Mis/Dis information and the Infodemic. The short course will focus on the below learning objectives: - To describe Mis/Dis Information and the Infodemic -…

Design and integrity assessment of offshore wind turbine structures

15:00 - 16:00 21 March 2023
Note: This is a hybrid event. Abstract of the lecture: An efficient source of renewable energy, which is increasingly the preferred solution for realising Britain’s short- and long-term…

Eleanor Catton in Conversation

19:00 - 20:15 21 March 2023
Ten years after winning The Booker Prize with her epic novel The Luminaries, New Zealand novelist Eleanor Catton returns with a spectacular new novel Birnam Wood. A brilliant psychological…

Macro Seminar - Anthony Priolo (Lancaster)

16:00 - 17:00 21 March 2023
Title: How Do Entrants Build Market Share? The Role of Demand Frictions

Manchester Number Theory Seminar - Lassina Dembele

15:00 - 16:00 21 March 2023
Speaker: Lassina Dembele (KCL) Title: Congruences of Hilbert-Siegel modular forms and applications. Abstract: In this talk, we will explain how to compute congruences of Hilbert-Siegel…

Study Of High-Speed Aerodynamics: High-Fidelity Simulation, Turbulence Modeling and Flow Control

15:00 - 16:00 21 March 2023
Abstract of the lecture: The development of hypersonic vehicles is currently a prominent area of interest in the aviation field. However, two critical problems are hindering its progress:…

Tackling Mis/Dis Information in Communities

01:00 - 16:00 21 March 2023
A CPD course looking at Mis/Dis information and the Infodemic. The short course will focus on the below learning objectives: - To describe Mis/Dis Information and the Infodemic -…

Alexey Lindo - Theta-positive branching in varying environment

15:00 - 16:00 22 March 2023
Alexey Lindo (University of Glasgow) will speak in the Probability seminar. (in-person) A time inhomogeneous Markov branching process is a stochastic model for the fluctuating size…

MET Seminar - Ludvig Sinander (Oxford)

17:00 - 18:00 22 March 2023
Title: Comparative statics with adjustment costs and the le Chatelier principle (joint with Eddie Dekel and John Quah) Abstract: We develop a theory of monotone comparative statics…

Responding to Domestic Abuse During Covid-19 - Dr. Helen Richardson Foster

12:00 - 13:00 22 March 2023
The Covid-pandemic 19 both reduced access to support and intensified entrapment for those experiencing domestic abuse, and there was particular concern about the potential impact for…

BASS Annual Lecture 2023

11:00 - 12:00 23 March 2023
Nazir Afzal was appointed Chancellor of the University of Manchester in 2022. He has a long and prestigious record of engaging with, and fighting for human rights, social justice,…

NCHS: Nature for Health – Beauty in The Everyday (Photography)

10:30 - 12:30 23 March 2023
Thursdays; 10:30am – 12:30pm Clore Garden Studio & Whitworth Park Join us for a series of photography activities which encourage creative play and explore the environment around us,…

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