Sat 15 Oct 2011 & Sun 16 Oct 2011 at 10.30am - 3.30pm
Come and celebrate how telecommunication engineers have transformed the way we communicate taking us from semaphore to smartphone...
Sat 22 Oct 2011 10.30am - 3.30pm
They say that the best things come in small packages, so MOSI is devoting a whole day to the teeny-tiny world of nanoscience!
Sat 22 Oct 2011 10.30am - 3.30pm
Come along to MOSI and meet some of the UK’s leading nanoscientists to find out how they explore the Nano-World with a range of amazing interactive activities.
Sat 22 Oct 2011 11.30am - 12.15pm, 1pm - 1.45pm
Flaming steel, strange sugar and moving molecules in this family friendly show...
Sun 23 Oct 2011 10.30am - 3.30pm
Maths is the language of our universe! Maths is everywhere, relevant to everybody and fun. Come along to MOSI’s family-fun day and be surprised with activities, demonstrations and shows galore....
Sun 23 Oct 2011 12 noon - 12.30pm, 1pm - 1.30pm, 3pm - 3.30pm
Come along and find out more about how magicians use maths to make us believe in mind reading...
Sun 23 Oct 2011 2pm - 4pm
A tea party with a twist! Literally. As part of a
whole day dedicated to numbers, get your geek
on and get creative withmathematical origami...
Sun 23 Oct 2011 2pm - 3pm
Comedian and mathematician Matt Parker mixes his two passions with hilarious, statistically accurate results (regardless of your maths ability or level of intoxication!)
Sun 23 Oct 2011 7.30pm - 9.30pm
You have a 0.000043% chance of dying during
this show...
Sun 23 Oct 2011 7.30pm - 9.30pm
The Joshua Phillips Award (or Josh Award)
recognises and nurtures the finest practitioners
in science communication...
Mon 24 Oct 2011 10.30am - 4pm
Meet real scientists and try your hand at a fun
experiment or two!
Mon 24 Oct 2011 & Tue 25 Oct 2011 at 10.30am - 3.30pm
You can hit it, throw it, jump it, row it, ride it, thump it, drive it! Most of the spectators sit on it and yet do we notice it is there? Polymers in Sport will highlight the huge range of sporting activities made possible by plastics and rubbers.
Mon 24 Oct 2011 10.30am - 3.30pm
Get your game on a with whole host of fun interactive activities made possible by computer technology.
Tue 25 Oct 2011 10.30am - 4pm
Meet real scientists and try your hand at a fun
experiment or two!
Tue 25 Oct 2011 10.30am - 3.30pm & Thu 27 Oct 2011 10.30am - 3.30pm
Come along to MOSI’s chemistry family-fun day and try your hand at a whole host of exciting hands-on chemistry activities.
Tue 25 Oct 2011 6pm
Materials science has been a major influence on the development and use of technology, and on engineering practice.
Tue 25 Oct 2011 6.30pm - 8pm
A new DNA test is claiming to provide
information about an individual’s athletic
strengths. Find out more and discuss your views...
Wed 26 Oct 2011 & Thu 27 Oct 2011 at 10am - 4pm
Extract DNA, find out about your family history
and unravel the genetic code.
Fri 28 Oct 2011 10am - 4pm
“Meet the Computer Scientist” to learn about the science behind Manchester’s early computer technology...
Fri 28 Oct 2011 10.30am - 3.30pm
Come along for a whole day of extraterrestrial fun at MOSI, with planetarium shows, hands-on activities, space knitting, moon rock and more!
Fri 28 Oct 2011 11am - 3pm
Knit your very own solar system to hang up at
home or contribute to our growing galaxy of
knitted planets, meteorites and stars...
Fri 28 Oct 2011 6pm
Bar and activities from 6pm; event starts 7.30pm
Join us for a night at the museum as we embark
on an epic journey into the depths of the universe...
Sat 29 Oct 2011 10.30am - 3.30pm
Who said physics can't be fun? Come along to MOSI for a whole day of amazing hands-on activities, demonstrations, shows and more..
Sat 29 Oct 2011 11.30am - 12.15pm, 2.45pm - 3.30pm
Take a journey beyond the rainbow in this whistle-stop tour of the electromagnetic spectrum....
Sat 29 Oct 2011 1pm - 2pm
Check out this pantomine and hear the exciting tale of an electron who wants to become a star in Mr. Pauli’s Quantum Circus...
Sun 30 Oct 2011 10.30am - 3.30pm
Come along to MOSI to find out more about the amazing capabilities of the human body and mind..
Sun 30 Oct 2011 7pm - 9.30pm
Sharpen your pencils and dust off your sketchbooks for a science-themed Dr Sketchy’s alternative life drawing class...
Sat 3 Dec 2011 11am - 11.45am, 12.15pm - 1pm
The search is on for the new voices of science communication. MOSI is hosting the Manchester heats of FameLab, the UK's biggest competition for new talent to engage the public in science, on Saturday 3 December.
Sun 13 May 2012 & Sun 20 May 2012 at 2pm - 4pm
Come along and plant a sunflower at MOSI and learn about maths in nature!
Today 3pm
Join Jonathan Swinton, Professor in Computational Biology and the Turing’s Sunflowers hack team to grow a Turing sunflower and explore opportunities to experiment and visualise public data from the research.
Fri 6 Jul 2012 1pm - 3pm
Join authors Julie Bertagna, Saci Lloyd and Jane Rogers for this special event to celebrate the Midland Future Manchester Young Writers Competition.