All events

"I'm Still Me": Exhibition of Cancer Rehabilitation with Facial Prostheses

1 - 31 July 2024
There are two events occurring as part of this research project - a stand-alone talk on 17th July (1) and a whole-month art exhibition from 1st July-31st July (2). Attendees only need…

Capture the K-Culture - 2024 Korean culture promotion event

1 July - 30 September 2024
This project is designed to promote Korean culture to the public with students' creativity and their passion for their Korean culture. The topic of 2024 is Korean Alphabets, Hangul.…

Exhibition - Air Space

17 July - 7 August 2024
(How) does air matter to us? What are the main concerns of community groups, researchers and theorists when they think about air? “Air Space: Creating a Community-Integrated Network…

Exhibition Sonilluminations; Sounding the Archive

24 - 27 July 2024
A sound installation by composer and researcher Patrick Jones, drawing inspiration from a wide range of collections held at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library. Patrick…

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…

Special Seminar: Professor Mattias Trost "What phagosome proteomics has taught us: from 2D gels to ultra-sensitive mass spectrometry"

13:00 - 14:00 24 July 2024
Matthias is a proteomics expert with over 25 years of experience in mass spectrometry. He studied Chemistry in Freiburg, Germany, and Manchester, UK, did his PhD in Cellular Microbiology…

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…

GDI Community of Practice - Trends in Leadership for Development

12:30 - 13:30 25 July 2024
In the second of our communities of practice on Leadership for Development, we'll discuss the latest research trends in the field. How do researchers grapple with topics such as sustainability,…

Data Analytics and Social Statistics: Drop in session with Dr Cernat

13:00 31 July 2024
Join our Q&A session on Data Analytics and Social Statistics with Dr. Alexandru Cernat, Course Director and Associate Professor in Social Statistics. Once you register, you can drop…

The National Children's Brass Band of Great Britain: 20th Anniversary Concert, Guest Conductor Lynda Nicholson, Guest Soloist Daniel Marsh (Tenor Horn).

14:00 - 16:00 2 August 2024
This special concert celebrates 20 years of the National Children's Brass Band of Great Britain. Leading the band will be Guest Conductor Lynda Nicholson, herself an alumna of NYBBGB…

Summer Science Exhibits on Tour

3 - 4 August 2024
From the Royal Society, explore some of the UK's most exciting scientific work; learn about lab grown muscles, investigate DNA and drive a Lego Mars Rover! Each weekend will feature…

Virtually at the Rylands: Looking at our LGBTQ+ Collections

14:00 - 14:20 9 August 2024
Hosted online by Jack (Exhibitions and Public Engagement with Research and Assistant) and MT (Reader Services Assistant), this online event will guide you through some of our LGBTQ+…

Summer Science Exhibits on Tour

10 - 11 August 2024
From the Royal Society, explore some of the UK's most exciting scientific work; learn about lab grown muscles, investigate DNA and drive a Lego Mars Rover! Each weekend will feature…

IBIC funding programmes Q&A

11:00 - 12:00 28 August 2024
Join us for an online Q&A session about three new funding opportunities from the IBIC. We're pleased to announce that our first round of funding opportunities is now open! There are…

HRFH Webinar: Digital Measures in Parkinson's Disease

16:00 - 17:00 4 September 2024
Join us, in our second Health Research from Home webinar, for an in-depth analysis of Verily’s ‘Study Watch and Virtual Motor Exam’ clinical trial. Living with Parkinson’s disease…

The Science of Sharing

12:30 - 14:00 6 September 2024
Join Keisha Thompson as she presents discoveries from her Innovation Fellowship. In association with The University of Manchester, British Council and MC2, Keisha ventured to Grenoble,…

Computational social science drop-in

13:00 - 14:00 10 September 2024
Join our free UK Data Service data drop-in to get or give some help on computational social science projects. This event will take place on Zoom. There will be a data expert from the…

Tackling Interdisciplinarity in Research

10:30 - 14:00 10 September 2024
“Tackling Interdisciplinarity in Research” is a half-day event that brings together researchers from across the university to discuss challenges and opportunities of developing interdisciplinary…

Digital Health Equity seminar: Demystifying User Centred Design in Healthcare

15:00 - 16:00 11 September 2024
The next seminar in the Digital Health Inequities Seminar Series is on 11th September 3-4pm via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/96339700737. Tim Brazier from Thrive by Design will talk about…

Ethical Issues in Age-Friendly Community-Building and Co-Creation

12:00 - 13:30 11 September 2024
This edition of the MUARG Conversation Series, chaired by Patty Doran (University of Manchester), features two researchers sharing examples of ethical issues from everyday practice…

Magdalena Strauss -- Statistical modelling of heterogeneous response to perturbations in single cells [ONLINE]

13:00 - 14:00 11 September 2024
Join us for this seminar by Magdalena Strauss (Exeter) as part of the North West Seminar Series in Mathematical Biology and Data Science. More details about the joint series can be…

FBMH Internationalisation Bicentennial Global Health Conference

12 September 2024
The University of Manchester's 200-year celebration marks a significant milestone, reflecting on two centuries of educational and innovative achievements. It's a time to honour the…

POLYCRISIS, RESILIENCE, SUSTAINABILITY & SOCIAL REPRODUCTION

12 September 2024
Early Career Workshop for PGRs and ECRs interested in researching the POLYCRISIS, RESILIENCE, SUSTAINABILITY & SOCIAL REPRODUCTION. It is an online workshop, from 12-4:30. If you are…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

Search