How going flapless could revolutionise air travel
A new flapless plane that aerospace students attending The University of Manchester have been working on for 15 years has taken its first flight – and could now revolutionise air travel as we know it.
The names behind the buildings III: James Lighthill Building and Morton Laboratory
Read all about the fascinating lives of James Lighthill and Frank Morton, men after which two of our North Campus buildings are named.
Girls into STEM – “Anyone can be a scientist”
The Faculty’s first Girls into STEM event took place last week, providing an opportunity for more than 100 nine to 11-year-olds to meet some of our academics and ask them anything.
Newly discovered jumping spider is master of disguise
Research impact and institutes
A new species of spider discovered in Hong Kong cannot only jump and dance up a storm – it’s a master of disguise too.
The names behind the buildings II: The Ferranti Building
Do you know who the Ferranti Building on North Campus is named after? Discover the fascinating stories attached to this famous name.
On the scent: how one woman sniffed out Parkinson’s diagnosis
Research impact and institutes
This World Parkinson’s Day, we take a look at research carried out at the School of Chemistry, which has the potential to transform Parkinson’s diagnosis.
You can’t fool a scientist… or can you?
This April Fools’ Day, we’ve got a little challenge for you. Take a look at our five stories from across the Faculty of Science and Engineering and see if you can work out the fiction lurking between the facts.
Will the road to electric car take-up ever run smooth?
Research impact and institutes
This week marks the second Greater Manchester Green Summit. Electric vehicles are the obvious replacement to cars that run on fossil fuels – but how much further along the road (sorry) are the public to embracing them? We got the lowdown from the experts.
North Campus – the names behind the buildings
Find out the stories – including knights and rock stars – behind some of the names of North Campus’s most famous buildings.
BREAKING NEWS: Robots and dinosaurs let loose in Trafford Centre
For the fourth year running, The University of Manchester (and a couple of robots) descended on the Trafford Centre to get kids talking about science and engineering at ScienceX.