Tag Archives: University of Manchester

Jun 12 2015
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Daily Post, Urban scene

Oxford Road, closed

Friday 12th June 2015, 8.55am (day 1,387)

Oxford Rd, closed, 12/6/15

The university bridge over Oxford Road is considered iconic (if only because it has the words ‘University of Manchester’ plastered on it in big letters on the far side of this shot). It’s also rather dingy — see this picture, for example. Anyway, it’s going soon, being demolished, and this week Oxford Road has been closed while they prepare for the big removal. It’s so much better to have a university campus without a big fat A road running through the middle of it. Would that it were like this the whole time.

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Jun 04 2015
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Putting up the fencing

Thursday 4th June 2015, 3.20pm (day 1,379)

Putting up fencing, 4/6/15

There must be some big student event going on this evening at Manchester because the south-western quadrant of the campus has become ringed by this security fencing. I like this picture because of not noticing at first the arms belong to two different people and the litter bins which look like some kind of waste disposal robots.

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May 11 2015
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Outside the library

Monday 11th May 2015, 11.45am (day 1,355)

Outside library, 11/5/15

One of those days where it threw it down with rain for my journey to work — including the walking outside bits — and then two hours later it was glorious sunshine. It’s the gap between teaching and exams so the campus is relatively chilled out. These two seem to be getting on well even if they do only have one leg between them.

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Apr 27 2015
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Finishing off the National Graphene Institute

Monday 27th April 2015, 9.45am (day 1,341)

NGI, 27/4/15

If it’s Monday, it is usually Manchester. I have three routes from station to office, and two of them pass this building, which is still being finished off. So it is likely to make more appearances on the blog yet (after having last appeared here, back in November).

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Apr 20 2015
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Ferris Wheel, outside University Place

Monday 20th April 2015, 4.45pm (day 1,334)

Ferris wheel, 20/4/15

Portions of the University of Manchester campus were today turned into a temporary fairground (some might say the whole place is permanently like that, in spirit), in support, apparently, of the campaign to get students to register to vote. This Ferris wheel sat outside the University Place building all day, looking like some kid had built it from a Meccano set — you wouldn’t have got me on it. But then again this is true of all Ferris wheels. I’ll take pictures of them, not from them.

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Mar 16 2015
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Arise…

Monday 16th March 2015, 2.10pm (day 1,299)

Arise the wretched, 16/3/15

Question is, am I being addressed by this sign? Or is it a warning? Either way, at least this is the last week of term.

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Feb 16 2015
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Aquatics Centre car park

Monday 16th February 2015, 3.45pm (day 1,271)

Car park, 16/2/15

A scene on the campus, often passed, never before photographed. Well, not by me anyway.

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Jan 23 2015
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“It’s the Internet… stupid!”

Thursday 22nd January 2015, 2.45pm (day 1,246)

Lecture, 22/1/15

Manchester was dull, grey and non-snowy today but this blog is becoming quite Hebden-bound lately and I may as well prove that once in a while I do go to work. Here Simon Nelson, CEO of FutureLearn, boils down his philosophy of life into a few pithy words. He’s probably right.

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Jan 17 2015
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Entrance to C block

Friday 16th January 2015, 2.20pm (day 1,240)

C block entrance, 16/1/15

Was determined that today’s photo should come from Manchester, to break the run of Hebden pics and prove I do turn up at the office now and again. This despite having a photogenic night out (in Hebden) which may have proven a more fertile source than this rather random, albeit well-lit, corridor. But I didn’t take my camera out tonight, so we are left with this one. The corridor. Two fire extinguishers. It’s a thriller, I know.

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Dec 11 2014
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Graduation queue shelter, Whitworth Hall

Thursday 11th December 2014, 9.55am (day 1,204)

Graduation shelter, 11/12/14

Not a dissimilar photo to yesterday, but what the hell, let’s offer them as a tribute to Manchester; today was the end of the semester in every sense. Congratulations to the graduates, as ever…

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