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13 February 2026

Interdisciplinary Event on Faces

Interdisciplinary event. Siobhán Jolley is presenting at an interdisciplinary seminar at the John Rylands Institute and Library, provisionally titled  "(Re)imagined and imaging faces: beliefs, arts, and physics." The event is part of a University of Manchester Research Institute 2025 project, ‘Challenging the Impossible’, aiming to reassess some of the issues surrounding the reconstruction of historical faces through interdisciplinary conversations across a wide range of research fields, including Science and Engineering, Dentistry and Maxillofacial surgery, Anatomy, Egyptology, Ancient History and History, Art History, Archaeology, and more. Siobhán's paper is titled "(Re)Constructing a Biblical Woman: Art, History, and the Many Faces of Mary Magdalene". 25th Feb 2026. Further information.