Green Together: A fresh take on climate action with Manchester’s community at its heart
Let’s be honest, conversations on climate change can sometimes feel like information overload. The doom and gloom can be scary, confusing, and not to mention unproductive. Without science-backed facts and a sense of unity, it can all leave us feeling rather lost within the noise, right? Chuck in some ‘greenwashing’ and suddenly it’s impossible to […]
Bringing a tale of self-discovery (and quantum science) to school children
At first glance, using the words ‘school’ and ‘quantum science’ in the same sentence seems rather paradoxical. However, scientists at The University of Manchester believe integrating the fundamentals of larger scientific concepts into the primary and secondary school curriculum is actually completely logical. Izzy Jones’s Quantum World is the bi-product of award-winning primary science teachers Jules Pottle and […]
Angry Birds, robots and delta wing aircrafts: outreach round-up March 2024
Believe it or not, we’re now a quarter of the way through the new year. Winter has come to a close, Spring is slowly emerging, and daylight savings brought us an extra hour of daylight (or one less in bed, whichever way you see it). Over the long Bank Holiday weekend, we’ve been reflecting on […]
Green Together: bringing science and sustainability to Manchester’s Central Library
Spring is a season marked by sustainability awareness, from Food Waste Action and Cultivation Street Week to Global Recycling Day and Earth Hour. Now, while these occasions are great for gaining momentum, climate change can often feel like a complex and overwhelming problem to tackle in silos! Doing so with the camaraderie that comes in […]
Graduate focus: Nausheen Basha
Nausheen Basha is a research associate at Imperial College London. A graduate of the Aerospace Engineering Masters at the University, she’s recently won the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Most Distinguished Developing Career Achievement prize. We caught up with her to discuss the award, her career so far, and what the future holds. Nausheen Basha is […]
Doctor Who? The future Doctor Wang, that’s Who
There are many reasons to choose to study in Manchester. For Jie Wang – who’s just landed a prestigious trip to the Global Young Scientists Summit in Singapore – the fact that it’s in the country that a certain timelord likes to call home was a deciding factor! Jie Wang, a PhD student in the […]
Reaching new heights: engineering students assist researchers in flying world’s largest quadcopter drone
You’d be forgiven for wondering what on earth a ‘Giant Foamboard Quadcopter’ is. Better yet, you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s something out of a DC movie or Stan Lee comic strip. Superheroes and gadgets aside, picture this: it’s CASCADE Collaboration Workshop Week, and a group of 35 students and researchers from UK universities were […]
Less than the width of a human hair: have the Photon Science Institute created the world’s smallest pumpkin?
Research impact and institutes
It’s a crisp autumn morning. There’s a chill in the air and the crunch of leaves underfoot, Manchester is adorned with a kaleidoscope of vibrant crimson and orange hues. In the spirit of Halloween, our friends over at the Photon Science Institute have honoured the holiday in the best way they know how: using a […]
Turning football shirts into bags – to help the environment!
If you’ve got kids who support a football team, chances are they’ve owned a replica shirt at one time or another. In fact, let’s be honest, if you’re a football fan there’s probably an equal chance you’ve owned one yourself. Replica football shirts are big business; shirts account for the largest part of a football […]
Guest post: We’re calling – but will aliens pick up?
Research impact and institutes
Might aliens – one day – discover humans, and not the other way around? Student Lucinda Shirreffs considers exciting new research suggesting just that.