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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…

Brownbag - Qiwei He (Edinburgh)

13:00 - 14:00 29 October 2025
Title TBD

Film screening: The Babushkas of Chernobyl and Q&A with director Holly Morris

17:00 - 19:30 29 October 2025
Director, writer and producer Holly Morris’s most recent documentary, Exposure, tells the story of “ordinary” women from the Arab World and the West who team up to attempt a harrowing…

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…

Geography Department Research Seminar - Dr Matthew Dennis

15:00 - 16:00 29 October 2025
Geography Department Research Seminar Dr Matthew Dennis (Geography, SEED, University of Manchester) In search of Schrödinger’s patch: looking for a functional spatial ecology

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…

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,…

Printing Press Demonstration

11:30 - 12:00 29 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 29 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 29 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 29 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…

Shape a Sustainable Future with Systems Thinking: Introduction to the RoundView Workshop (29th of October 2025)

11:00 - 13:00 29 October 2025
Join us this semester for a cross-university interactive workshop using the RoundView - an award-winning toolkit for sustainability thinking and learning. These workshops are open to…

AI & Sustainability PhD/ECR Workshop

13:00 - 15:30 30 October 2025
[University of Manchester Staff and Student Only | In-person] Location: Nancy Rothwell building, 3A.016 We are looking for PhD students/Early Career Researchers to present their research…

In Conversation with Hannah Peel and Tim O'Brien

19:30 - 21:00 30 October 2025
Join us for an intimate evening of conversation and music with award-winning composer, producer, and broadcaster Hannah Peel, and Tim O’Brien, Associate Director of the Jodrell Bank…

Printing Press Demonstration

11:30 - 12:00 30 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 30 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 30 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 30 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: Giannis Koutis & Reza Mirjalali: Ottoman classical music. Presented by the departments of Music & Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies

13:10 - 14:00 30 October 2025
We welcome two virtuoso performers from Cyprus and Iran to the Martin Harris Centre. An oud player and teacher, giving workshops and concerts around the world, while also researching…

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