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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…

Curator tour: The Secret Public LGBTQ Pop 1955-1985

15:00 - 15:30 23 October 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…

Fixing the Future: Co-operative and Trade Unions Working Together

17:00 - 19:00 23 October 2025
Hosted by the WEI, the University of Lancashire, the University of Bristol and the University of Nottingham, this event explores how trade unions and co-operatives can collaborate in…

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…

Mandarin Corner - EVERY WEDNESDAY

16:30 8 October - 17:30 10 December 2025
THIS 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…

Mimi Khalvati: Rylands Poetry Reading (Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester)

19:00 - 20:15 23 October 2025
Join us for the annual Rylands Poetry Reading, this year delivered by one of our best-loved poets Mimi Khalvati. Her award-winning lyrical poetry has been inspired by everything from…

Printing Press Demonstration

11:30 - 12:00 23 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 23 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…

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…

WCLC: Spartimu - Music from Corsica (concert plus workshop)

13:10 - 16:00 23 October 2025
Concert 1.10pm–1.50pm, followed by workshop 2.30pm–4pm Spartimu are a renowned Corsican group, dedicated to teaching and performing ‘cantu in paghjella’ – the UNESCO listed distinctive,…

Printing Press Demonstration

11:30 - 12:00 24 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 24 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…

Rare Reads

14:10 - 14:50 24 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 24 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…

How do you value nature? Thinking with and beyond natural capital

10:00 - 12:00 25 October 2025
Join us for a participatory workshop as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2025, exploring how nature is valued, who gets to do so, and why your voice is important too. This…

October half term at Jodrell Bank!

10:00 25 October - 17:00 2 November 2025
Blast off to Autumn adventures at Jodrell, including a brand-new science show and a journey to Mars in the Space Dome! With creative crafts, new exhibitions, and engaging talks galore,…

Rylands Discovery Tour

11:00 - 11:30 25 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…

Ardwick Women's Footprints

10:00 - 12:00 27 October 2025
Discover the women who fought for social justice and shaped our working lives on this interactive 2-mile walking tour. Developed by the Ardwick Education Partnership CiC with local…

Dynamical Systems and Analysis Seminar - Jonathan Fraser

14:00 - 15:00 27 October 2025
Speaker: Jonathan Fraser (University of St Andrews) Title: Dimensions of orbital sets in complex dynamics Abstract: Let E be a non-empty compact subset of the Riemann sphere and T…

Econometrics Seminar - Philipp Ketz (PSE)

12:00 - 13:00 27 October 2025
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Emmanuelle Ricaud Oneto (CSGA, Dijon). "Our children? Sold to the State. They will come back in cans of tuna”: Analysis of a rumor on social policies in the Peruvian Amazon

15:00 - 17:00 27 October 2025
This presentation suggests taking seriously a rumor circulating among the Maijuna, a Western Tukanoan indigenous people in the Peruvian Amazon, regarding social policies such as cash…

Mapping Biblical Reception: Questions, Answers, Stories (Religions and Theology – Erhardt Seminars)

15:00 - 17:00 27 October 2025
Speaker: Dr Andrew Mein (The Queen's Foundation)

MIOIR Seminar Series - Multimarket Competition and Patent Litigation in Platform Markets: Evidence from the Global Smartphone Industry

15:30 - 16:30 27 October 2025
Multimarket Competition and Patent Litigation in Platform Markets: Evidence from the Global Smartphone Industry Dmitry Sharapov examines how competition across multiple markets shapes…

Heilbronn Algebra Seminar - Tim Burness

14:00 - 15:00 28 October 2025
Title: Simple groups, nilpotent subgroups and their intersections Abstract: Let G be a finite group, let p be a prime and let H be a Sylow p-subgroup. Problems concerning the intersections…

IBIC Webinar Series | The Journey from Research to Start-Up: Redefining Protein Production

12:00 28 October 2025
This month’s webinar is titled ‘The Journey from Research to Start-Up: Redefining Protein Production’ and will be presented by Mohammad El Hajj from Bright Biotech. This talk follows…

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