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Forthcoming Events
Here are your key alumni events. We have also given details of some popular events taking place both on campus and in Manchester city centre which may be of interest.
UK Alumni Association Events
Annual Cockcroft Rutherford Lecture - 11 June 2013 - Professor James Thompson
We are delighted to invite you to save the date for the 2013 Cockcroft Rutherford Lecture. This prestigious event will take place on Tuesday 11 June and speaking is Professor James Thompson, Professor of Applied and Social Theatre and Executive Director of the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI).
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School of Mathematics Alumni Drinks Reception - 28 May
We have great pleasure in inviting you to an alumni drinks reception and networking event, to be hosted by the School of Mathematics at 6pm on Tuesday 28 May 2013 in the Alan Turing Building, The University of Manchester.
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Textiles and Fashion Alumni Networking Events – London (Monday 10 June) and Manchester (Thursday 13 June)
As an alumnus working in the textile, materials or fashion industry, we would like to invite you to join us at one of our alumni events in London or Manchester. This is an opportunity to bring together graduates to share their ideas and open up a dialogue about current practice within industry. Your experience of the industry can provide us with a unique insight which will help to shape the development of future courses and curriculum.
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Please keep an eye on our events calendar for exciting events happening around campus.
Events and Exhibitions on campus
The Whitworth Art Gallery
Visit the Whitworth Art Gallery website www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk and for details of all their events view their online events brochure or their events calendar events.manchester.ac.uk/calendar
The Manchester Museum
Tours of the Vivarium (live animals) every Tuesday and Thurs 12pm - 1pm
Book on ManchesterMuseumVivarium@gmail.com, free, 13+. Monthly tours in Spanish and French.
All Other Things Being Equal until 2 June 2013
The Ecuadorian Amazon is one of the most biodiverse and endangered regions of our planet. Many people want to protect the biodiversity that remains, but the reality on the ground is a complex dilemma. This exhibition, is based on three years of personal research experience by scientist and photographer, Johan Oldekop.
Visit the Manchester Museum website www.museum.manchester.ac.uk and for details of all their events view their online events brochure or their events calendar events.manchester.ac.uk/calendar
John Rylands Library (Deansgate)
Please visit the John Rylands Library website www.library.manchester.ac.uk/deansgate for details of all their events or click here to see a PDF of their events guide or their events calendar events.manchester.ac.uk/calendar
Events in Manchester city centre
Alumni may be interested in the following tours (please note they are not organised by the Division of Development and Alumni Relations)
Manchester Art Gallery, Highlight Tour
Every weekend from 2.00pm-3.00pm
These tours are free and there is no need to book
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BBC Media City Tours
The BBC's home in the North of England is one of the most ambitious projects in its history. The doors are being opened so you can take a peek behind the scenes.
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Behind the Scenes: Bridgewater Hall
Learn about the history and architecture of Manchester's iconic international concert hall.
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Victoria Baths: Chorlton-on-Medlock
Take a guided tour of the building (every Wednesday at 2pm from 1 April to 30 September)
Attend a public open day (the first Sunday in every month April to November)
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Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society
Established in 1781, one of the oldest learned societies in the country. Past members include John Dalton; James Prescott Joule; William Fairbairn, the engineer; Henry Roscoe, the chemist; Ernest Rutherford, the nuclear physicist, and Joseph Whitworth, the precision engineer. Throughout the year the Manchester Lit and Phil presents a programme of lectures by acknowledged experts in a wide range of subjects.
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