Going out on a limb – could we one day grow back a lost hand?
Prosthetics may one day be replaced with medicine that allows us to regrow lost limbs and organs. It sounds like science fiction, but if a salamander can do it, why shouldn’t we? We spoke to Professor Sarah Cartmell about the realities of regenerative medicine.
We are the champions! MIB awarded Queen’s Anniversary Prize
The Manchester Institute of Biotechnology has been named as the recipient of the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education.
The philanthropy of Alan Turing
Alan Turing is known for his genius; what’s lesser known is his philanthropic side. Here we look at the mathematics and computer science genius from a new angle.
How Manchester is laying phantom limb pain to rest
Phantom limb pain affects a staggering 80 per cent of people who have undergone amputation. We talk to Professor of Computer Science Steve Pettifer about how his work with virtual reality helps to ease this discomfort.
Ocean drive – how the future of biofuel could lie in the ocean
A new breakthrough made by scientists at The University of Manchester could see jet fuel, petrol and diesel one day replaced by biofuel made from an ocean bacteria.
The science behind your nightmares
Scientists and engineers are rational thinkers. You can’t scare them with tales of things that go bump in the night; the demons that lurk within; the monsters that roam the streets, or the creatures that watch us from space. Or can you? This Halloween, we look at the fact behind the fiction.
Here and now – the people of FSE
Introducing the People of FSE – our new campaign celebrating the scientists and engineers who make our Faculty, and the research for which it’s responsible, so rich and diverse.
Ernest Rutherford – the ‘crocodile’ physicist who never looked back
LONG READ: Discover the amazing life of Ernest Rutherford and the quirkier stories that shaped the man who ‘split the atom’ at Manchester and is regarded as the father of nuclear physics.
A science and engineering reunion – 50 years in the making
Three UMIST alumni recently held a special reunion on North Campus – find out how going to university can help launch careers and form friendships that last a lifetime.
The lightning bolt at the heart of Manchester
Tucked away on The University of Manchester’s North Campus, researchers are harnessing lightning – not to bring monsters to life, but to safeguard the future of the UK’s power network.