http://urbisblogs.org Blogging from Manchester's city (exhibition) centre. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:59:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en And another one. Issue 2 of the Urbis Research Forum Review is now available to download from our website. "Science and the City" brings together the highlights of the Cyber City and Science of the City research forum sessions that were held in October 2009. The issue ... http://urbisblogs.org/science-and-the-city-issue-2-of-the-urf-review/ It's out. The first issue of the Urbis Research Forum Review is now available to download from the Urbis website. The Review is the online publication of the Urbis Research Forum and this first issue features articles by Julian Holloway and Maureen Ward. The articles are ... http://urbisblogs.org/first-issue-of-the-urbis-research-forum-review/ Ready for egg rockets and solar systems? Manchester Science Festival launches in just over a week's time. Urbis will be running family activities, Science Festival tours and hosting two panel sessions - Science of the City and Cyber City. Of course, these are only a ... http://urbisblogs.org/manchester-science-festival/ The archaeological dig in Miller Street is winding up this week. However, there will be a public open day this Saturday, 10th October. Members of the public are invited to visit the site between 10.00 am - 4.00 pm and take a glimpse into what the BBC recently ... http://urbisblogs.org/open-day-in-manchesters-hell/ Poet and novelist, Sophie Hannah, will be leading a workshop at Urbis on 12 October, 2009. Sophie is the author of works including, Hurting Distance, Little Face and The Fantastic Book of Everybody's Secrets. The event will be taking place in the Modern on Level 6 of Urbis from 11.00am ... http://urbisblogs.org/writers-workshop-with-sophie-hannah/ Was Dr. John Dee (1527-1609)a brilliant scientist or misguided mystic? The debate rages on, 400 years after his death in 1609. Earlier this week, scholars met in Cambridge to try an rescue the reputation of the Elizabethian thinker. Dr. Dee’s career spanned an era when the distinction ... http://urbisblogs.org/dr-dee-in-need-of-some-good-pr/ Panelists have been confirmed for the next session of the Urbis Research Forum. The Science of the City session is running in conjunction with the Manchester Science Festival and explores themes including architecture, mapping, communication and urban geography. The three panelists taking part are Greg Keeffe (Leeds Metropolitan ... http://urbisblogs.org/science-of-the-city/ Urbis Blogs made a return visit to the Miller Street carpark archaeological dig. Things have moved on since our last view two weeks ago, with the archaeologists now concentrating on the north side of the site. Here the remains of the former St. Michael’s public house are ... http://urbisblogs.org/return-to-miller-street-carpark/ The Modern, the cosy, intimate bar and restaurant nestled at the top of Urbis, has been honoured in the prestigious Which? Good Food Guide 2010, which lists a careful selection of just 1,200 establishments throughout Great Britain and features as one of just 11 Manchester restaurants given a full listing! ... http://urbisblogs.org/cool-cocktails-and-creative-cooking/ For the next 7 weeks Miller Street Carpark won’t be your typical carpark – it has become the site of an extensive archaeological dig. Today, Urbis Blogs had a chance to visit the site. The focus of the dig is on the slum dwellings that once lined the ... http://urbisblogs.org/what-lies-beneath-miller-street-carpark/