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Animals and the Archive

14 June 2024
This one-day workshop brings emerging and established scholars together to explore how archival sources reveal relationships between animals and humans focusing on agency, cultural…

Blackout the Jargon (Festival of Libraries 2024)

15:00 - 17:00 14 June 2024
Although scientists publish their work in academic journals or others to read, these can often be difficult to understand due to the type of language used. Join us for a session of…

Collections Encounter: Deaf Community, Culture and Collections

14:00 - 15:30 14 June 2024
Drop into the Historic Reading Room and explore Deaf community and culture from the late 19th?century to the 1980s. With curator Steven Hartshorne, delve deeper into the stories behind…

Confidence for Translation (C4T) call NOW OPEN! - Deadline Wednesday 10th July 2024

24 May - 10 July 2024
Confidence for Translation (C4T) call NOW OPEN! Are you interested in moving your research towards a healthcare outcome? Are you experiencing a bottleneck in your research that…

East Asian Studies Seminar: Edward Boyle (Nichibunken, Kyoto, Japan) on 'Heritage Contestation and Borders of Memory in the Asia Pacific'

16:30 - 18:00 14 June 2024
This talk will introduce the notion of Borders of Memory as a means to analyse contests over sites of heritage, and demonstrate its application through a series of contemporary examples…

Estival Grade One-athon

15:00 - 16:00 14 June 2024
UoM students learn a completely new instrument and fundraise for the Olympias Music Foundation. The performance is chaotic fun and also consists of a solo competition on the new instrument.…

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 – 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…

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…

Exploring Educational Outcomes through National Datasets

13:30 - 15:00 14 June 2024
Details The DRTN welcomes you to the second webinar in our 2024 series: Exploring Educational Outcomes through National Datasets. This session delves into a wide range of data sources…

Introducing AI and societal resilience

11:00 - 12:30 14 June 2024
We look forward to welcoming you to the next National Consortium for Societal Resilience [UK+] (NCSR+) webinar held jointly with the Resilience Beyond Observed Capabilities Network+…

Mandarin Corner (EVERY WEDNESDAY)

16:30 17 April - 17:30 19 June 2024
Mandarin Corner is back for another term and we're delighted to bring you more cultural activities and language practice. Mandarin Corners are informal conversation sessions at Beginner…

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: 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…

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…

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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