Events for prospective students

Exhibition – John Lyons: Carnivalesque

10 May - 25 August 2024
John Lyons: Carnivalesque The spring begins with the first major retrospective exhibition of Caribbean British artist and poet John Lyons. Spanning six decades, the exhibition will…

Friends of the Whitworth Sunday Concerts

15:00 12 May 2024
Students from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester perform in our South Gallery, overlooking Whitworth Park. Friends of the Whitworth present a series of free Sunday Concerts…

SEERIH Bolton Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2023-24

13:00 14 November 2023 - 16:00 2 July 2024
Bookings are open for all three termly meetings of the SEERIH Bolton Primary Science Subject Leader Regional Network Autumn term meeting: 14 November 2023, 13:00-16:00 Spring term meeting:…

SEERIH Bury FA1 Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2023-24

13:00 12 December 2023 - 16:00 25 June 2024
Bookings are open for all three termly meetings of the SEERIH Bury FA1 Primary Science Subject Leader Regional Network Autumn term meeting: 12 December 2023, 13:00-16:00 Spring term…

SEERIH GM Open Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2023-24

09:00 23 November 2023 - 12:00 4 July 2024
Bookings are open for all three termly meetings of the SEERIH GM Open Primary Science Subject Leader Regional Network Autumn term meeting: 23 November 2023, 9:00-12:00 Spring term…

SEERIH Manchester MSA Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2023-24

12:00 23 November 2023 - 16:00 4 July 2024
Bookings are open for all three termly meetings of the SEERIH Manchester MSA Primary Science Subject Leader Regional Network Autumn term meeting: 23 November 2023, 12:00-16:00 Spring…

SEERIH Oldham Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2023-24

13:00 16 November 2023 - 16:00 27 June 2024
Bookings are open for all three termly meetings of the SEERIH Oldham Primary Science Subject Leader Regional Network Autumn term meeting: 16 November 2023, 13:00-16:00 Spring term…

SEERIH Rochdale Catholic Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2023-24

13:00 23 November 2023 - 16:00 25 June 2024
Bookings are open for all three termly meetings of the SEERIH Rochdale Catholic Primary Science Subject Leader Regional Network Autumn term meeting: 23 November 2023, 13:00-16:00 …

SEERIH Rochdale REAL Trust Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2023-24

13:00 29 November 2023 - 16:00 9 July 2024
Bookings are open for all three termly meetings of the SEERIH Rochdale REAL Trust Primary Science Subject Leader Regional Network. Autumn term meeting: 13 November 2023, 13:00-16:00…

SEERIH Stockport Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2023-24

13:15 13 November 2023 - 16:00 24 June 2024
Bookings are open for all three termly meetings of the SEERIH Stockport Primary Science Subject Leader Regional Network. Autumn term meeting: 13 November 2023, 13:15-16:00 Spring…

SEERIH Tameside Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2023-24

09:00 14 November 2023 - 16:00 2 July 2024
Bookings are open for all three termly meetings of the SEERIH Tameside Primary Science Subject Leader Regional Network Autumn term AM meeting: 14 November 2023, 09:00-12:00 Autumn…

SEERIH Trafford Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2023-24

09:15 22 November 2023 - 16:15 1 July 2024
Bookings are open for all three termly meetings of the SEERIH Trafford Primary Science Subject Leader Regional Network. Autumn term AM meeting: 22 November 2023, 09:15-12:15 Autumn…

Teenage Kicks: Girls growing up in Britain 1956-1974

8 March - 18 May 2024
Meg can’t wait to leave home. Cynthia misses her family back in the Caribbean. Pamela is pregnant and her mum wants the baby adopted. Andrea fancies girls. Life in 1960s Britain was…

Time is Running Out

16 May - 7 July 2024
An inspiring new exhibition from the Institute of Civil Engineers, Time is Running Out is a groundbreaking and inspiring new exhibition at Jodrell Bank Centre for Engagement, free with…

GDI Webinar: Growing up in poverty, growing old with multimorbidity in America, Britain, China & Europe

13:00 - 14:00 5 June 2024
Webinar with Gindo Tampubolon, Senior Lecturer in Global Health. Childhood poverty is directly associated with many health outcomes in late life irrespective of youth health and of…

Is nuclear energy really the path toward Net Zero? Open discussion

16:00 - 18:00 5 June 2024
An open discussion of different perspectives on nuclear energy as a path to Net Zero. Location and speakers will be confirmed shortly. In person and online. Booking required, places are limited.

Exhibition – Alison Wilding: Sculptor's Drawings

6 June 2024 - 12 January 2025
<Strong>Alison Wilding: Sculptor's Drawings A display of newly acquired works on paper by the British sculptor Alison Wilding. Please note the Whitworth is closed on Mondays </Strong>…

Exhibition – The ‘Death’ of the Life Room

6 June 2024 - 12 January 2025
The ‘Death’ of the Life Room 6 Jun 2024 – 12 January 2025 *Please note the Whitworth is closed on Mondays* Set against the backdrop of the 1950s this collection display highlights…

Teenage Kicks: Andrea's story

7 June - 31 August 2024
Teenage Kicks is an exhibition about what life was like for teenage girls in Britain in the 1960s. It is based on research from the Girlhood and Later Life project led by Professor…

Art in Times of Crisis - Bicentenary Exhibition

8 - 9 June 2024
ABOUT THE EXHIBIT Immerse yourself in the unique fusion of academia and artistry at an exhibition hosted by the University’s Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI). We’ll…

GDI Community of Practice: Continuing conversations about migration

14:00 - 15:00 11 June 2024
Join us for our next community of practice exploring the challenges and complexities facing migrant- and refugee-led organisations. In this session, we’ll focus on platforming the experiences…

One In Ten (Festival of Libraries 2024)

12 - 13 June 2024
One in Ten is a listening experience that will take you on a journey into the mysteries of the human body. Immerse yourself in this eye-opening, powerful soundscape and walk in the…

What's in a word, and what's in a dictionary? (Festival of Libraries 2024)

15:00 - 16:30 12 June 2024
How would you describe the meanings of everyday English words such as rose, aunt, or giggle? You have probably come across words in one language that have several translations in another…

Writing for Wellbeing (Festival of Libraries 2024)

18:00 - 19:50 13 June 2024
Expressing yourself and crafting an object have long been studied and considered a way to relieve stress and emotional turbulence. We are told that “talking helps” and that making “something…

Writing for Wellbeing (Festival of Libraries 2024)

13:00 - 15:00 14 June 2024
Expressing yourself and crafting an object have long been studied and considered a way to relieve stress and emotional turbulence. We are told that “talking helps” and that making “something…

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