School events
Science Stars Days
3rd and 4th July 2012
We are continuing our popular Sciences Stars Days for Year 8 and 9 pupils. Pupils will diagnose patients with diabetes, extract their own DNA, learn how the components of cells work together, get hands on with “mucus” to learn about the immune response to parasitic worms and learn about the heart and lungs in a t-shirt drawing activity.
Venue: The Stopford Building
Free of charge. Full Day: 9am - 3pm
You can book a place (maximum 30 pupils per school) by emailing charlotte.alcock@manchester.ac.uk and specifying which date you would prefer (3rd/4th July).
Further information for teachers who have booked - Teachers information sheet [PDF 398KB] .
Discover Days
10th and 11th July 2012
Discover Days give Year 12 pupils a chance to learn more about a specific life sciences subject area by spending a day at the University and attending lectures and practical sessions in the labs. We will be running two Discover Days this year each highlighting different aspects of Biomedical Sciences.
Further details and booking will be available here in April 2012. Visit: Discover Days on the main University site to register your interest in this event.
Faculty Open Day
30 June 2012
After the resounding success of our first ever Faculty Community Open Day we will be running another Open Day on 30 June 2012. Keep your eye on the Open Day website for more details. For now the website is showing photos of the highlights from the 2011 event.
Take a look at our photo gallery.
One off visits
During the University holidays, we may be able to arrange practical sessions in our teaching labs, including microbiology, molecular biology, plant or human biochemistry and physiology. We may also be able to arrange school or college visits to our research facilities.
Previous highlights
Check out photos and read some of the comments from our previous school events.
School event highlights