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Registration for the FBMH Future of Teaching and Learning Symposium is now open

19 September - 15 December 2025
We are excited to announce that the second FBMH Faculty Symposium on the Future of Teaching and Learning will take place on 16 December 2025. This full-day event (09:00–16:15) will…

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…

M Summer. School: Statistical Network Modelling for Social Sciences

22 - 26 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 statistical models for social network analysis. The course…

Printing Press Demonstration

11:30 - 12:00 26 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 26 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 26 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 26 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…

Welcome week show - ADMA Productions Ltd and Ransack Theatre present… Jurassic

19:00 - 20:00 26 September 2025
A new comedy about disinformation and dinosaurs, written by Bruntwood Prize-winning Tim Foley. A late-night screening of a Steven Spielberg classic causes carnage on a university campus.…

Confucius Institute Autumn Open Day

14:00 - 16:15 27 September 2025
Always fancied learning a new language and curious to find out what learning Mandarin would be like? Want to improve your wellbeing and try your hand at Chinese calligraphy? Come along…

Medieval Quarter Festival

27 September 2025
CMEMS sponsors and co-organises the Medieval Quarter Festival with Manchester City Council. Activities include: Saturday Scriptorium – members of the public can write like a scribe…

Printing Press Demonstration

11:30 - 12:00 27 September 2025
We will be printing an image of St Christopher using our antique and fully functional Colombian printing press. We showcase the use of our antique and fully functional Colombian printing…

Rare Reads: Rylands Beatus

14:10 - 14:50 27 September 2025
During our Rare Reads facsimile encounters we share beautifully accurate copies of some of our most famous objects. To coincide with Manchester’s Medieval Quarter Festival we look closely…

Rylands Discovery Tour

11:00 - 11:30 27 September 2025
Join us for a 30-minute tour. This tour touches on the Medieval inspiration for the librarys architecture to coincide with Manchester’s Medieval Quarter Festival. The John Rylands…

The Lasting Impact of Accountability, Surveillance, and Toxic Leadership

09:30 - 11:30 27 September 2025
Join us with alumni, educators, and selected prospective candidates as we explore how the Educational Leadership in Practice programme addresses the enduring effects of accountability,…

Alistair Lomas (University of Manchester). Revolution, salvation, seaweed: Toward an anthropology of hype

15:00 - 17:00 29 September 2025
While undertaking research into seaweed cultivation on the west coast of Scotland in 2022-23, I struggled to understand a gap between what was being written and spoken about seaweed…

C4T Information Workshop

13:00 - 14:00 29 September 2025
Unlock Your Research Potential: Join the C4T Information Workshop Are you interested in moving your research towards a healthcare outcome? Are you experiencing a bottleneck in your…

Division of Psychology & Mental Health Seminar hosted by the Health & Justice Research Network (HJRN)

11:30 - 13:00 29 September 2025
We’re delighted to welcome Dr Iain McKinnon, Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in Psychiatry at Newcastle University and Consultant Psychiatrist with Cumbria Northumberland Tyne & Wear…

Archiving the People's Papers: Learning from Leeds, Liverpool and Birmingham

15:00 - 16:30 30 September 2025
Join us online to learn about the history of 1970s alternative newspapers, their archival preservation & their continued relevance for today: https://peoplespapers.eventbrite.co.uk…

Dangerous Writings -A Symposium on the Ethics, and Practicalities of Working with Risky Texts

09:30 - 18:00 30 September 2025
"Dangerous writings" have long served as both catalysts for transformation and sources of profound personal and collective risk. From incendiary manifestos to suppressed memoirs and…

Gateway to Translation Webinar Series - En Route to 3D Printed Organs: the role of Bio-inks

14:00 - 15:00 30 September 2025
Translation Manchester are excited to announce the return of our popular monthly webinar series ‘Gateway to Translation (G2T)’, after a break over summer. The “Gateway to Translation”…

Heilbronn Algebra Seminar - Harvey Sykes

14:00 - 15:00 30 September 2025
Title: Complete reducibility in Kac-Moody groups Abstract: A Kac-Moody group G generalises a split reductive group. I will give a brief overview of these groups and discuss how to…

RSA 60th Anniversary Workshop: Inclusive Innovation for Regional Futures: Bridging Economic Development, Ecological Recovery and Social Equity

30 September 2025
The RSA 60th Anniversary workshop is organised by the RSA Northern Territorial Representatives: Ignazio Cabras, North East Branch Will Eadson, Yorkshire and Humberside Branch Elvira…

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