The Buzz S3, E5: What is the potential of 3D printing?
The Buzz podcast 6th June 2023
The Buzz speaks to Dr Marco Domingos about the immense potential of 3D printing – plus the benefits, challenges and ethical questions it raises.
Guest post: We’re calling – but will aliens pick up?
Research impact and institutes 18th May 2023
Might aliens – one day – discover humans, and not the other way around? Student Lucinda Shirreffs considers exciting new research suggesting just that.
Guest post: Some stars have a pulse – and astronomers have cosmic stethoscopes
Research impact and institutes 4th May 2023
Student Lucinda Shirreffs sets focus on pulsars – and how Manchester researchers are helping to measure their properties in greater accuracy than ever before.
Celebrating The University of Manchester’s science and engineering heritage
Heritage 18th April 2023
To mark World Heritage Day (18 April) we take a look at the remarkable – and truly unique – story of science and engineering here at The University of Manchester.
‘Make it so’ – creating super-strength concrete from Mars dust, potatoes and salt
Research impact and institutes 13th April 2023
Discover the ‘cosmic concrete’ that Manchester scientists believe might, one day, enable humans to build a colony on Mars – and aid the climate fight on Earth.
Guest post: The Firs’ World War – medical botany from Fallowfield to the frontline
Heritage 30th March 2023
Manchester student Henry Lloyd-Hughes digs a little deeper into the Firs Environmental Research Station’s important – and surprising – contributions to WWI.
One small step for a dinosaur; one giant leap for scientists
Departments 23rd March 2023
A huge, record-breaking footprint has been discovered along ‘Dinosaur Coast’ in Yorkshire – and scientists are excited by what it could mean.
Climbing the iconic Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank
Heritage 15th March 2023
We don our hard hats to climb Jodrell Bank’s incredible Lovell Telescope and meet the remarkable people who work there – keeping it safe 24/7.
‘Going for it – with purpose’: A science journey from Nigeria to Manchester
Departments 8th March 2023
To mark International Women’s Day (8 March) we hear from Dr Cecilia Medupin, who has been telling the Ignite podcast about her remarkable journey into science.
Electrons and qubits: Explaining quantum computing
Research impact and institutes 23rd February 2023
Professor Richard Curry explains the fascinating world of quantum computing, and the potential impact it could have – now and in the future.