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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 –…

Lewis Lab Seminar - Edmond Smith (Manchester)

16:00 - 17:00 6 April 2023
Title: TBC

NCHS: Meditation in Nature

17:45 - 18:45 6 April 2023
Alex Bernstein Garden, The Whitworth; FREE Meditation in Nature is an opportunity for you to switch-off and experience a deep sense of calm whilst enjoying the beauty of the grounds…

Training Course on In situ experiments and Digital Volume Correlation

09:00 5 - 17:00 6 April 2023
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…

Wild Whitworth

12:00 4 - 15:00 6 April 2023
This Easter our Art Garden and Park will be transformed into a giant outdoor art studio for families. #wildwhitworth

Workers' Playtime: Curator Tour

14:00 - 14:30 6 April 2023
Did industrial workers in Victorian Lancashire have time to participate in literary culture and leisure pursuits? From the Factory Acts to the First World War, this tour will explore…

NCHS: Dementia Naturally Active

14:00 - 15:00 11 April 2023
Whitworth Park Come and join City of Trees and The Whitworth for our Dementia Friendly walk on the second Tuesday of every month. The walks are designed for anyone living with a…

The Early Career Researchers Conference – SIIB2023

11 April 2023
Are you an early career researcher in the field of Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and International Business? The Early Career Researchers Conference – SIIB2023 is the…

Looking for languages: Half-term family trail at Manchester Museum (part of International Mother Language Day 2023)

13:00 - 17:00 12 April 2023
The Linguistic Diversity Collective invites you to join us for some half-term fun to celebrate International Mother Language Day at the newly re-opened Manchester Museum. Grab your…

MIOIR Seminar Series - Roadmapping for strategic alignment

15:30 - 16:30 17 April 2023
Join us for the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research Seminar Series 22/23 with Dr Robert Phaal, Director of Research (STIM) in the Department of Engineering at the University…

NEVER WAS Book launch: H. Gareth Gavin in conversation with Andrew McMillan

18:30 - 20:30 17 April 2023
We're delighted to be working with the University of Manchester's Centre for New Writing and Centre for the Study of Sexuality and Culture to host the launch of Honor Gareth Gavin's…

Division of Psychology & Mental Health April PGR Research Seminar

12:00 - 13:00 18 April 2023
Please join us in April for the Division of Psychology and Mental Health PGR Research Seminar Tuesday 18th April 12:00 - 13:00 *virtual seminar*. we are pleased to welcome: • Angie…

From scientist to entrepreneur in the Biotechnology and HealthTech sector

13:00 - 14:00 18 April 2023
This guest lecture showcases the entrepreneurial journey from converting possibilities into opportunities, evaluating risk, forming partnerships and exiting via buy-outs and acquisitions,…

Glass & Colour in the History of Alchemy

16:00 - 17:30 18 April 2023
A talk on Symbolism, Transformation, Imitation: Glass & Colour in the History of Alchemy delivered by Umberto Veronesi (Lisbon). This event is part of Affective Artefacts, a series…

How to become a computational social scientist

10:00 - 11:30 18 April 2023
Scientific research and teaching are increasingly influenced by computational tools, methods and paradigms. The social sciences are no different, with many new forms of social data…

Macro Seminar - Alexander Ludwig (Frankfurt)

16:00 - 17:00 18 April 2023
Title: The Medical Expansion, Life-Expectancy and Endogenous Directed Technical Change

Manchester Algebra Seminar - Jack Shotton

13:00 - 14:00 18 April 2023
Speaker: Jack Shotton - Durham Joint with Number theory Title: TBC Tea and biscuits 12:45 in the foyer

Manchester Number Theory Seminar - Jack Shotton

13:00 - 14:00 18 April 2023
Joint talk with Algebra seminar - note the unusual time of 1 pm Speaker: Jack Shotton (Durham) Title: Endomorphisms of Gelfand-Graev representations Abstract: The Gelfand-Graev representation…

The Politics of ‘Voice’ in Education: Dr Eve Mayes (Deakin University, Australia)

14:00 - 15:00 18 April 2023
In this dialogic talk, Dr. Eve Mayes will share some of the textures, tremors and murmurs of voice felt over ten years of ethnographic and participatory research in Australian schools…

Training Course on Visualisation & quantification of tomographic datasets

09:00 18 - 17:00 19 April 2023
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…

Vortex connection and turbulence cascade

15:00 - 16:00 18 April 2023
Abstract of the lecture: This is an online only lecture. Turbulence, one of the most challenging problems left over from classical physics, has a wide range of applications in the…

Brownbag - Patrick Bennett (Liverpool)

13:00 - 13:50 19 April 2023
Title: The Decline of Routine Tasks, Education Investments, and Intergenerational Mobility

Enabling and celebrating excellence in academic-industry collaborations in health technology.

09:30 - 14:30 19 April 2023
This GM Connected Health Ecosystem event is about enabling and celebrating excellence in research collaborations with industry. It is a joint event organised by the ERDF Research &…

MIOIR Seminar Series - Introducing the OECD S&T Policy 2025 project: promoting STI policy transitions to meet the sustainability challenge

13:00 - 14:00 19 April 2023
Join us for the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research Seminar Series 22/23 with Michael Keenan, Senior Analyst in the OECD’s Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation…

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