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Gemini and Mercury remastered

6 September 2025 - 4 January 2026
Embark on a breath-taking visual journey through the dawn of human space exploration in our new exhibition where we welcome back Andy Saunders for the release of the ‘prequel’ – Gemini…

Southside Tours at Jodrell Bank

4 - 13 September 2025
Step into history and celebrate 80 years of Jodrell Bank with our exclusive Southside Tours, offering a rare peek behind the curtain at the birthplace of radio astronomy. Recommended for ages 14+

Workshop: Surrogates and Dimension Reduction in Scientific Machine Learning

9 - 10 September 2025
The University of Manchester and Heidelberg University are co-organising a workshop on Surrogates and Dimension Reduction in Machine Learning. Scientific machine learning has increasingly…

Digital Health Equity Seminar Series - Exploring barriers to digital inclusion for remote monitoring of rheumatoid arthritis - 10th Sept

13:00 - 14:00 10 September 2025
The next seminar in the Digital Health Equity Seminar Series is on Wed 10-Sep, 1-2pm via Zoom (https://zoom.us/j/99435997840). Caroline Sanders, Josh Behan-Devlin, and Karen Staniland…

Networking Dinner with Alumni in Egypt

21:00 - 22:30 10 September 2025
We are delighted to invite you to an exclusive alumni dinner in Egypt. Join us for an evening of networking and reconnecting with fellow alumni as we honour our shared journey and…

Printing Press Demonstration

11:30 - 12:00 10 September 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

10:40 - 11:20 10 September 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…

Rare Reads

14:10 - 14:50 10 September 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…

Rylands Discovery Tour

15:00 - 15:30 10 September 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…

'Bringing Criminological Theory to Life' Book Launch

14:30 - 17:30 11 September 2025
Join us for the launch of ‘Bringing Criminological Theory to Life’, a cutting-edge new book that brings the theories of desistance and developmental criminology to life through the…

A Rose Journey from Shanghai to Manchester

15:00 - 16:00 11 September 2025
On a quest following the descendants of Tang dynasty and Song Dynasty roses around the world, Shanghai-based author Chen Danyan will be in conversation with Marcus Chilton Jones to…

Collaborative Café: Conversations on Racism

12:00 - 16:30 11 September 2025
This event offers a safe, open space for migrants, practitioners, and academics to explore and discuss racism. Building on the CSR Collaboration Cafés, it aims to spark dialogue and…

Curator tour: The Secret Public LGBTQ Pop 1955-1985

15:00 - 15:30 11 September 2025
Join us for a tour around our new exhibition led by curator Mat Bancroft. The Secret Public: LGBTQ Pop 1955-1985 explores the profound influence of LGBTQ performers, artists and activists…

Printing Press Demonstration

11:30 - 12:00 11 September 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

10:40 - 11:20 11 September 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…

Rylands Discovery Tour

15:00 - 15:30 11 September 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…

CANDUs in Cumbria: Third Time's the Charm?

13:00 - 14:00 12 September 2025
Please join us for our seminar featuring Dr Stevel Lisgo. A general fact-finding discussion concerning potential CANDU reactor builds at Sellafield. Topics include UK electrification…

Nexus Fusion

14:15 - 15:15 12 September 2025
Please join us for the following seminar featuring Dr Steven Lisgo. An advanced materials and wall design services startup. To accelerate progress, technology development strategies…

Printing Press Demonstration

11:30 - 12:00 12 September 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

10:40 - 11:20 12 September 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…

Rare Reads

14:10 - 14:50 12 September 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…

Rylands Discovery Tour

15:00 - 15:30 12 September 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…

Rylands Discovery Tour

11:00 - 11:30 13 September 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…

M Summer. School: Network Analysis for Social Sciences with R

15 - 19 September 2025
This event forms a part of the M Summer. School 2025 from the Mitchell Centre This course offers an in-depth overview of concepts and measures in social network analysis. This course…

Resources, Environment, and Development Research Group Seminar

12:00 - 14:00 15 September 2025
Presentation 1: Environmental Justice as Reparation Speaker: Prof Maano Ramutsindela Professor Maano Ramutsindela is the University of Pretoria-University of Cape Town Future Africa…

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