The University of Manchester logo

Faculty of Life Sciences

Visit SECTIONS or... SEARCH
BSc courses | Masters courses | PhD programmes | Research | Business | Schools and Community | About us

  • Home
  • Study

    Undergraduate BSc courses

    Visit the Undergraduate section

    This section includes: Courses for 2013 Career opportunities Facilities and resources Teaching and learning The student experience Open days and visits Download a brochure Contact us

    Masters courses

    Visit the Masters courses section

    This section includes: Courses for 2013 What is a Masters course? The student experience How to apply Fees Funding Graduate Training Programme Postgraduate Society Contact us

    PhD programmes

    Visit the PhD programmes section

    This section includes: Our programmes (including BBSRC DTP Studentships) Search for a project/studentship Wellcome Trust Four Year PhD PhD Programme with A*STAR Institutes, Singapore Biotechnology and Enterprise PhD Fees Funding How to apply Graduate Training Programme Contact us

    Distance Learning

    Visit the Distance learning section

    This section includes: What is distance learning? Analysis of Organismal Form Certificate in Egyptology Diploma in Egyptology CPD Modules in Immunology and Immunogenetics Short Courses in Egyptology

  • Research

    Research Challenges

    We are addressing four Research Challenges of global significance through cross-disciplinary working in the life sciences, and strong links with the medical and physical sciences.

    Understanding Life ¦ Disease Biology ¦ Biotechnology for Industry ¦ Sustainable Environments

    Research Groups

    Our Research Groups are the hub of our research activities. They consist of principal investigators and fellows with complementary research interests.

    Research groups

    More about research...

    Visit the Research section

    This section includes: Our impact and success Research Brochure Research stories Highlight research publications Seminars Faculty Research Symposium Facilities

    Centres and institutes

    Our internationally renowned Research Centres and Institutes form a focus for inter-disciplinary research.

    Research careers

    Independent research fellows call Being a postdoc in the Faculty of Life Sciences
  • Business engagement

    Collaborations Consultancy Contract research Accessing our facilities Research maps Funding for collaborations Contact us

  • Schools and community

    Schools

    School events School event highlights Resources for teachers Work experience Biological Sciences Review

    Community

    News and events Podcasts News in brief Community Open Day Blogs and tweets Community event highlights Alumni Ask a scientist Bequeathals Contact us

  • About us

    Staff search Jobs Facts and figures Structure Newsletters and brochures Maps and travel Contact us

  • COMMUNITY EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
  • Science Spectacular 2012
  • Jodrell Bank Summer Science Festival
  • Community Open Day
  • Body Experience
  • Plants that Bite Back!
  • Manchester Science Festival 2009
  • Carnivorous Plants' Road Trip
  • Science of Superheroes
  • Alien Plant Invasion
  • The Brain Bus
  • Darwin's Gruesome Carnivorous Plants
  • Darwin's Birthday Party

Community Open Day

2012 Gallery

 
Meeting our frogs
Meeting our frogs
How to build an animal
Looking down a microscope
Looking down a microscope
Looking down a microscope
Preparing a petri dish for examination under the microscope
Frogs
Meeting our frogs
Meeting our visitors at reception
Balloons
Visitors spot wildlife in the Faculty pond
Visitors spot wildlife in the Faculty pond
Visitors spot wildlife in the Faculty pond
Our younger visitors enjoy activities in our Craft Tent
Our younger visitors enjoy activities in our Craft Tent
Finding out about sunflowers
Finding out about sunflowers
Face painting in the Craft Tent
Our younger visitors enjoy activities in our Craft Tent
Visitors enjoy the sunshine in the Quad
Signing up for a tour
Making cell cookies
Making a 3D structure
Maggot painting
Music provided!
Holding a stick insect
Meeting a giant millipede
Hands-on experiments in the lab
Hands-on experiments in the lab
Hands-on experiments in the lab
Aerial view showing a busy Smith Lounge
Identifying pond life under the microscope
Meeting a giant millipede
Mini-beasts
Meeting giant millipedes
Holding a giant millipede
Maggot painting
Maggot painting
Finding out about parasites
Leeches and their use in medicine
Learning abour cells in the body
Exploring a pig's lungs and heart
Looking down a microscope
Maggot paintings
Maggot paintings
Open day volunteers

Want to know more?

Email: natalie.liddle@manchester.ac.uk

Last year's Open Day

You can view the gallery from last year: 2011

  • Contact us
  • Call us on +44 (0)161 306 7102
  • Life Sciences, The University of Manchester, Carys Bannister Building, Dover St, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
| Disclaimer | Privacy | Copyright notice | Accessibility | Freedom of information | Faculty Intranet | Facebook iconTwitter icon