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Tuesday Feature episode 33: Thomas Nuhse

This week we speak to Lecturer Thomas Nuhse about his unique role here in the Faculty of Life Sciences.   Please explain your role here in the Faculty.      I’m just a regular lecturer at the Faculty of Life Sciences and … Continue reading

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Chinese New Year in Manchester

Chinese New Year falls on my birthday this year which has conveniently created a whole load of things for me to eat and watch (and watch whilst eating). Manchester (which has the second largest Chinatown in the UK – a … Continue reading

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Peachy Keens

Originally posted on by Subhadrika Sen :
Peachy Keens in Printworks is the true definition of the saying ‘The World on Your Plate’. This amazing buffet restaurant makes sure that you get a taste of leading world cuisines under one roof.…

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Food Adventures in Manchester…

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Cereal Kult beats the Monday Blues

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Industrial evolution by bpfoto

Display at the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester, UK, showing milestones in science and its application From 500px http://ift.tt/1RGXtHI https://bestpicpicpic.wordpress.com/2016/01/24/industrial-evolution-by-bpfoto/

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A glimpse of Olinda Carnival, Brazil

Originally posted on Isa on tracks:
In Olinda, Carnival is a serious business, it starts in …November and lasts until February! Yes that’s 4 months of rehearsal! A Brazilian guy from Recife told me to go there on a Sunday as…

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Pixinguinha & Velha Guarda

Originally posted on Rio Then:
In April 1954, at the celebrations for São Paulo’s 400th anniversary, Thomaz Farkas filmed a samba show with Pixinguinha & the Velha Guarda. This short 10-minute documentary, in Portuguese, is about recuperating the footage, lost…

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A day out in Manchester

Originally posted on Jenjoy:
Hello 🙂 So, as mentioned in my last post, I went on a little trip to Manchester with my sister last Wednesday as I’d never been before and I had heard good things. Here are a…

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