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Astro Night - Valentines Special

19:00 - 21:00 14 February 2025
Looking for a unique way to celebrate Valentine’s Day? Join us for an enchanting evening under the stars as we explore the night sky and take a look at the mythology and culture around…

Birthday PLAY PARTY!

10:30 - 14:30 14 February 2025
To celebrate 10 years since the Whitworth re-opened, we’ll be transforming our Grand Hall into a PLAY PARTY. ?The Grand Hall will be packed full of imagination-fuelling loose-parts…

Mandarin Corner (EVERY WEDNESDAY)

16:30 4 February - 17:30 8 April 2025
HIS IS A RECURRING EVENT - EVERY WEDNESDAY between 4:30PM – 5:30PM Mandarin Corner is back for another term and we're delighted to bring you more language practice and some cultural…

Printing Press Demonstration

11:00 - 11:30 14 February 2025
We showcase the use of our antique and fully functional Colombian printing press. Based on the collections, the prints are free to take home after the demonstration. The John Rylands…

Rare Reads

14:15 - 15:00 14 February 2025
During our Rare Reads facsimile encounters we share beautifully accurate copies of some of our most famous objects. The incredibly rare special collections housed within The John Rylands…

Sci-Fi Film Season

11 January - 23 February 2025
Warm up at Jodrell Bank and settle in for a month of sci-fi films in our Space Dome. Dive into a galaxy of wonder with our epic Sci-Fi film series! From mind-bending adventures like…

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 Bury FA1 Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2024-25

13:00 5 December 2024 - 16:00 1 July 2025
Bookings are open for all three termly meetings of the SEERIH Bury FA1 Primary Science Subject Leader Regional Network Autumn term meeting: 5 December 2024, 13:00-16:00 Spring term…

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 Oldham Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2024-25

13:00 14 November 2024 - 16:00 26 June 2025
Bookings are open for all three termly meetings of the SEERIH Oldham Primary Science Subject Leader Regional Network Autumn term meeting: 14 November 2023, 13:00-16:00 Spring term…

SEERIH Rochdale REAL Trust Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2024-25

09:15 19 November 2024 - 12:15 8 July 2025
Bookings are open for all three termly meetings of the SEERIH Rochdale REAL Trust Primary Science Subject Leader Regional Network. Autumn term meeting: 11 December 2024, 12:30-3:30…

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 Stockport Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2024-25

09:15 11 November 2024 - 16:15 23 June 2025
Bookings are open for all three termly meetings of the SEERIH Stockport Primary Science Subject Leader Regional Network. Autumn term meeting: 11 November 2024, 9:15-12:15 or 13:15-16:15…

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…

SEERIH Trafford Primary Science Subject Leader Network 2024-25

09:15 18 November 2024 - 16:15 24 June 2025
Bookings are open for all three termly meetings of the SEERIH Trafford Primary Science Subject Leader Regional Network. Autumn term AM meeting: 18 November 2024, 09:15-12:15 Autumn…

Technologies of the YouTuber Self: Digital Vigilantism, Masculinities, and the Attention Economy in Neoliberal Japan

16:30 14 February 2025
Technologies of the YouTuber Self: Digital Vigilantism, Masculinities, and the Attention Economy in Neoliberal Japan Yutaka Yoshida (Cardiff University) and Yoko Demelius (Turku Universities)…

The Quatuor Danel Evening Concert with Pete Furniss (clarinet) and Richard Whalley (piano)

19:30 - 21:00 14 February 2025
Amber Priestley K. 581 (but not quite his way) for Solo Clarinet, video and electronics Rebecca Clarke Prelude, Allegro and Pastorale for Bb Clarinet and Viola Amy Beach …

UMDS MIFTAs Presents...Wish List

19:00 12 - 21:00 14 February 2025
Wish List, a pre-published play by Katherine Soper. Tamsin didn’t plan to spend her teenage years packing boxes on a zero-hour contract. But her brother is housebound, working to obsessive-compulsive…

February Half Term at Jodrell Bank

10:00 15 - 16:00 23 February 2025
Experience the wonders of science and space this February at Jodrell Bank. Our unique site combines scientific discovery with historical significance, offering an unforgettable day…

Rylands Discovery Tour

11:00 - 11:30 15 February 2025
During our Rylands Discovery Tours our staff will travel with you through the library spaces and share the fascinating history of the founding of the library, the breadth of the rare…

Cecilia Vergnano (KU Leuven). Alpine Border Conflict: Migration and Social Polarization in the Everyday Life of Intra-EU Borders

15:00 - 17:00 17 February 2025
Since 2015, the reintroduction of (racialised) border controls within the supposedly border-free Schengen area and, in particular, at northern Italian borders – envisaged to contain…

History Research Seminar - The Place of History in US Civic Education: Teaching and Learning the Declaration of Independence in the Late Nineteenth Century

12:00 - 13:30 17 February 2025
Join us for the latest in the history external speaker seminar series. Drawing from a larger project on the history of civic education in the United States, this paper examines the…

Prof Ruth Baker -- What can identifiable models tell us about regulation of the cell cycle? [IN PERSON]

14:00 - 15:00 17 February 2025
Join us for this seminar by Prof Ruth Baker (Oxford) as part of the North West Seminar Series in Mathematical Biology and Data Sciences. More details about the joint series can be found…

Remembering Peasants: An Evening with Patrick Joyce

18:30 17 February 2025
Patrick Joyce – one of Britain's leading social historians, and Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Manchester – celebrates the paperback release of 'Remembering Peasants':…

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