Past events
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Introduction to Astrophotography - Jodrell Bank
19:30 - 22:00 17 January 2024
Join us for an informal and fun session that includes an introductory workshop co-presented by Jodrell Bank Observatory’s Dr. Anthony Holloway, along with a chance for you to try out your equipment on site at Jodrell Bank with expert guidance. You’ll learn how to use your DSLR or Compact System...
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The 7th Geography of Innovation Conference - GEOINNO2024
10 - 12 January 2024
The 7th Geography of Innovation (GEOINNO) Conference is hosted by the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research and Alliance Manchester Business School, this prestigious event will take place at The University of Manchester from 10th to 12th January 2024. Registration has now closed, thank you to everyone...
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Winter Solstice Season @ Jodrell Bank
15 - 22 December 2023
Join us as we celebrate Winter Solstice at Jodrell Bank. Over 8 nights this December, we bring you exhibitions, dome shows, crafts and incredible projections illuminating the front of the First Light Pavilion; this is Jodrell Bank as you’ve never seen it before. Enjoy hot chocolate, mulled wine, festive...
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Chinese brush painting taster session
13:00 - 13:50 14 December 2023
Want to learn the art of Chinese brush painting? Looking for a relaxing and creative activity at lunchtime as you are winding down for the holidays? Join us for a free taster session of Chinese brush painting on 14 December at lunchtime (13:00 - 13:50). You’ll learn how to use the brush and ink to...
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'Solstice and Equinox' Series with Jeanette Winterson CBE
18:00 - 19:30 14 December 2023
Join us at the next event in the ‘Solstice and Equinox’ series for a festive evening of ghost stories. Award-winning writer, acclaimed author and Professor of New Writing at The University of Manchester, Jeanette Winterson returns to the John Rylands Research Institute and Library this Christmas...
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Accelerating Just Climate Action Conference
08:30 - 17:30 12 December 2023
To save a few airmiles and prevent feelings of flightshame related to COP28 being hosted in UAE this year, Sustainable Futures with support from Tyndall Manchester, Henry Royce Institute and Creative Manchester is hosting an all-day event showcasing the work of Early Career Researchers that intersect...
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Naomi Alderman in Conversation (Manchester Literature Festival 2023)
29 November 2023 - 27 July 2024
The future is coming. The Future is here. When Martha Einkorn fled her father’s isolated compound in Oregon, she never expected to find herself working for a powerful social media mogul hell-bent on controlling everything. Across the world, in a mall in Singapore, Lai Zhen, an internet-famous survivalist,...
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Research café: Music in Mind
13:00 - 14:30 23 November 2023
‘This is the only way to bring out the isolated lost souls to join others, to remember how and what they have contributed to the world.’ Music in Mind/Music café participant living with dementia Join us for a Music Café, run by world-class chamber orchestra, Manchester Camerata. Come and experience...
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‘Ring in the True’: The evolution of independent press in Manchester
18:00 - 19:45 23 November 2023
Join us in the beautiful setting of our Historic Reading Room for a panel discussion on the evolution of independent press in Manchester from the 1960s through to the present day. In connection with the 40th anniversary of the launch of City Life, one of Manchester's best-known titles, we will be exploring...
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Doon Mackichan in Conversation (Manchester Literature Festival 2023)
20 November 2023 - 27 July 2024
British actor, comedian and writer Doon Mackichan joins us to launch her memoir,?My Lady Parts: A Life Fighting Stereotypes. Through the roles she’s played on TV, in the theatre and in life, Doon examines the stories we are telling in a culture that profoundly diminishes our power as women. Reflecting...
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