Student experience
Meet the students of MACE and find out what makes them tick in their courses and in life as undergrads and postgrads in Manchester.

Looking Back On My Year as an International Postgraduate Student, with Chaitanya Giridhar Kakalur
Postgraduate 4th August 2022
On 10 June 2021 (a day I cannot forget!) I received an email informing me I had not only gotten in but was to be a recipient of the Engineering Management Scholarship. It is not just the education I have received that has changed me in the past year, it is the people. Manchester now forms a very significant chapter in the book of my life…

Alejandra Francisco – Manchester, Aerospace and Youtube
Meet MACE 15th November 2021
Alejandra has only been at The University of Manchester for just over a year but is already making a big impression on our department. Passionate about promoting engineering subjects to younger female students, she has a prominent role in our societies and also created her own student youtuber channel. We caught up with her to […]

Bea Basa, Civil Engineering Graduate
In the real world 7th October 2021
We caught up with Bea Basa, who recently graduated on the MEng Civil Engineering course, to find out how she enjoyed her time at Manchester and what she has since gone onto do with her career. Hi Bea, thanks for joining us on the blog! Firstly, how did you come to decide upon studying Civil […]

Why we chose the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Meet MACE 6th October 2021
Take a short walk around Manchester and it’s easy to see why so many people choose to study here. A modern, vibrant and diverse city with a fascinating heritage – and not to mention an incredible musical legacy and two of the biggest football clubs in the world – Manchester certainly has it all. And […]

Student-led engineering societies: CanSat team
Student experience 10th February 2021
We caught up with Aerospace Engineering student May who is one of the technical advisors for the award-wining Manchester CanSat Project….. let’s hear more from May!

Virtual PGR Conference 2020 a great success
Research and impact 3rd August 2020
Our Postgraduate Research Conference had to move online this year due to the Covid-19 crisis. We caught up with conference organiser Dr Syed to hear more….

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.

Congratulations to the CanSat Project team!
Student experience 20th July 2020
Congratulations to Manchester’s student-run CanSat Project team for their success at the American Aeronautical Society’s international competition!

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…

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….