Meet MACE
Our academics, students, technical and professional services staff all play vital roles in the pursuit of excellence in research and teaching at The University of Manchester. Find out who’s who in MACE and what inspires them to offer the very best in engineering expertise.
MSc course reflections : teaching and learning
Meet MACE 21st July 2020
Hear reflections from some of our international students at their graduation ceremony. This video focuses on their experience of the MSc course teaching and learning.
Alice’s advice for aspiring engineers
Meet MACE 15th July 2020
We caught up with Prof Alice Larkin to hear more about her journey to becoming an engineer and what her advice would be for aspiring young engineers.
Welcome to our postgraduate offer holders
Meet MACE 10th July 2020
Congratulations on your offer to study your postgraduate degree with us! Find out more about what to expect when you join us in the autumn…
Khris: My journey to becoming an Aerospace engineer
Meet MACE 30th June 2020
Hear from Khris about his journey to becoming an Aerospace engineer, more specifically a Drone engineer, after finding his passion lay in UAVs!
Choosing your degree subject: Aerospace engineering
Meet MACE 30th June 2020
Aerospace Lecturer Dr Ben Parslew talks about his career path, and how it’s great to try out lot of different things to see what you enjoy….
The Challenges of Millennium Structures: Undergraduate Civil Engineering
Meet MACE 30th June 2020
During this mini lecture Civil and Structural Engineering lecturer Dr Tianjian Ji explains some of the challenges faced by Civil Engineers when building three London Millennium structures.
Project Management in action: rapid PPE testing during the Covid-19 crisis
In the real world 20th May 2020
Obuks Ejohwomu is a lecturer in Project Management here in MACE, and is also the Director of our MSc in Commercial Project Management. He was recently called upon to help Manchester City Council to coordinate and test thousands of pieces Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for key workers in the city.
3D printing: sustainable, quick and helping in the fight against Covid-19
In the real world 15th May 2020
We caught up with CNC technician Chris to hear more about why 3D printing is so important, and about how he has been involved in making PPE for NHS workers during the Covid-19 crisis.
Meet Melissa: this year’s Mexichem scholarship winner!
Meet MACE 23rd March 2020
Hear from first-year student Melissa, who is this year’s winner of the Mexichem Alasdair Sinclair Scholarship!
Software Engineering with Steve Knox
Meet MACE 18th February 2020
Dr Steve Knox is the Software Development Team Lead here in the Department of MACE. We caught up with him to hear more about what inspired him to become a software engineer and why he loves his job!