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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…

Behaviour Change Meeting Seminar: Dr Nicky Knowles

15:00 - 16:00 2 October 2025
The Behaviour Change Meeting Group at The University of Manchester has the purpose of bringing together academics and clinicians across several institutes who are working with behaviour…

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…

Introduction to effective and practical research data management

10:00 - 11:30 2 October 2025
Research data management encompasses all stages of handling data created during a research project, either primary or secondary. It is not only about adhering to principles but also…

Open Minds XVIII The Eighteenth Annual Philosophy Conference for Postgraduate Students in Philosophy

2 - 3 October 2025
We are delighted to announce the eighteenth annual Open Minds Conference for graduate students in philosophy. Open Minds is a two-day conference which offers graduate students working…

Printing Press Demonstration

11:30 - 12:00 2 October 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

14:10 - 14:50 2 October 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 2 October 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…

WCLC: Silent Film and Live Music Accompaniment with Frame Ensemble. Presented by the departments of Music, Drama and Film.

13:10 - 13:50 2 October 2025
Enjoy a silent movie with live accompaniment from Frame Ensemble – a group who creates music on the spur of the moment, as they watch the film with the audience. Their soundtrack is…

Collection Encounter: The Secret Public

14:10 - 15:20 3 October 2025
Drop in to explore Manchester’s queer culture, pop music, and nightlife in this hands-on session inspired by our temporary exhibition: The Secret Public: LGBTQ Pop 1955–1985, featuring…

Digital Trust and Security Seminar Series: Dr Chester & Dr Lane

16:00 - 17:00 3 October 2025
Talk Title: Automated Data Collection from Politically Restricted Social Media Platforms: Challenges and insights from China and Russia Join us for a webinar to learn about the automated…

Justice Interrupted: Race, Ethnicity, and Resistance – Early Career Researcher Symposium

3 October 2025
Part of our series of events led by members of our early career researcher network. Please contact the event organiser for more details.

Printing Press Demonstration

11:30 - 12:00 3 October 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 3 October 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 3 October 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…

Sci-Fi film season at Jodrell Bank!

4 October - 30 November 2025
TICKETS SELLING FAST! Get ready for an autumn under the stars with Jodrell’s popular Sci-Fi Film Season! From the intergalactic journeys of Interstellar and Dune to the dystopian futures…

Mumbai Alumni Gathering

09:30 - 12:30 5 October 2025
We're delighted to invite you to our next alumni gathering in Mumbai. Join alumni from The University of Manchester and Alliance Manchester Business School for a fun morning of pickleball…

AI in Healthcare: Transforming the Future with Large Language Models #2

13:00 - 16:00 6 October 2025
PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS FOR NHS-RELATED STAFF AND ACADEMICS ONLY. After the huge success of AI in Healthcare: Transforming the Future with Large Language Models in July, we have…

Ava Khamseh -- Pinpointing cell (sub)types, states and transcription factor mechanisms via quantification of (high order) molecular dependencies [IN PERSON]

14:00 - 15:00 6 October 2025
Join us for this seminar by Ava Khamseh (Edinburgh) as part of the Maths in the Life Sciences seminar series here in Manchester (and the online North West Seminar Series in Mathematical…

Declan Murray (University of Manchester) The Plastic Divide: Global environmentalism and the search for life in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

15:00 - 17:00 6 October 2025
On 1 June 2019 plastic bags were banned in Tanzania. The ban was driven by a global environmentalist narrative that plastic bags harm marine life and livestock; contribute to flooding…

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