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Book Launch: Manchester Urban Design Lab

16:45 - 18:00 19 September 2024
Join us on for a double book launch with Manchester Urban Design LAB and PPEM, to celebrate the new works of Prof. Ian Mell (Growing Green Infrastructure in Contemporary Asian Cities)…

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>…

Open Minds XVII

19 - 20 September 2024
We are happy to announce that the seventeenth edition of the graduate conference Open Minds organised by postgraduate Philosophy researchers at The University of Manchester will be…

Autumn Open Day at the Manchester Confucius Institute

14:00 - 16:00 21 September 2024
Interested in learning a new language and always wondered what learning Mandarin would be like? Want to improve your wellbeing and try your hand at calligraphy? Come along to our Autumn…

Global Development Today... Whose 'Development' Is It Really?

16:00 - 17:30 30 September 2024
Join Deborah Doane, author of ‘The INGO Problem: Power, Privilege and Renewal’, and Nana Asantewa Afadzinu, Executive Director of the West Africa Civil Society Institute, to discuss…

Mike Degani (Cambridge): Nun of the River: The material and spiritual economies of small hydropower in rural Tanzania

15:00 - 17:00 30 September 2024
This talk examines the significance of hydroelectric mini-grids owned and operated by Catholic sisterhoods in rural Tanzania, situating them within a broader context of energy transition…

Exhibition – Barbara Walker

4 October 2024 - 26 January 2025
<strong>Barbara Walker 4 October 2024 – 26 January 2025 Please note the Whitworth is closed on Mondays</strong> Our autumn 2024 programme leads with the first-ever survey exhibition…

WCLC: Tom Ollendorff, Will Vinson, David Ingamells and Viktor Nyberg (Jazz Quartet)

13:10 - 13:55 17 October 2024
Guitarist Tom Ollendorff embarks on a European tour with this Quartet this October featuring the highly regarded saxophonist, Will Vinson. The tour is celebrating the release of Tom's…

Gathering of Strangers: Why Museums Matter - sold out*

18:00 - 20:00 24 October 2024
SOLD OUT EVENT We look forward to welcoming you to 'Gathering of Strangers: Why Museums Matter' on Thursday 24 October at The Whitworth.* * We are sorry to announce that Cornelia…

SEERIH Bolton Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2024-25

13:00 5 November 2024 - 16:00 24 July 2025
Bookings are open for all three termly meetings of the SEERIH Bolton Primary Science Subject Leader Regional Network Autumn term meeting: 5 November 2024, 13:00-16:00 Spring term meeting:…

SEERIH STOCCAT Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2024-25

13:00 7 November 2024 - 16:00 3 July 2025
The STOCCAT Network is for teachers in Greater Manchester who are part of STOCCAT , but if you cannot attend these dates, please email fascinate@manchester.ac.uk. We're delighted that…

SEERIH GM Open Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2024-25

09:00 12 November 2024 - 12:00 1 July 2025
Bookings are open for all three termly meetings of the SEERIH GM Open Primary Science Subject Leader Regional Network Autumn term meeting: 12 November 2024, 9:00-12:00 Spring term…

SEERIH Manchester MSA Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2024-25

12:00 12 November 2024 - 16:00 1 July 2025
Bookings are open for all three termly meetings of the SEERIH Manchester MSA Primary Science Subject Leader Regional Network Autumn term meeting: 12 November 2023, 13:00-16:00 Spring…

SEERIH Tameside Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2024-25

13:00 13 November 2024 - 16:00 25 June 2025
Bookings are open for all three termly meetings of the SEERIH Tameside Primary Science Subject Leader Regional Network Autumn term PM meeting: 13 November 2024, 13:00-16:00 Spring…

Community of Practice: Working in development as the world heats up: A double-bind or an opportunity to make real change?

08:30 - 09:30 14 November 2024
Natalie Cunningham (Host), Senior Lecturer in Leadership for Development Tom O’Brien, Global Development Expert Climate change represents one of the most complex and daunting challenges…

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