‘Bring Your Daughter to Work’ event takes flight
The labs at MACE were buzzing with excitement on Wednesday 26th April, as girls aged nine to 15 turned their hand to landing an Airbus, flying drones, programming robots and building a skyscraper. This was MACE’s first Bring Your Daughter to Work Day, inspired by the WISE Campaign for gender balance in science, technology and […]
ScienceX – science takes over intu Trafford Centre
Science isn’t just for scientists. That’s why each year the Faculty of Science and Engineering and intu Trafford Centre team up to deliver ScienceX; an eye-catching collection of science experiments for all ages. It aims to get more people engaged with science whilst demonstrating the work that the University of Manchester does and how science […]
Drone vs lightning
It’s not often you can get within ten feet of lightning and still walk away completely unscathed, but this is what happened when we visited The University of Manchester’s High Voltage Laboratory with YouTube film maker Tom Scott, whose 750,000+ subscribers get treated to videos of Amazing Places and Things You Might Not Know. In […]
Manchester researchers open a new chapter in the story of crystals
Everyone is familiar with crystals; diamonds and sapphires are obvious choices but you can also add to that list snowflakes, sugar and salt. We probably all remember attempting to grow sugar and salt crystals at school by dissolving as much sugar or salt as possible into hot water, allowing the solution to cool slowly and […]
The University puts its best foot forward for UK Commissioner’s visit
This week we welcomed Charles Hendry, the UK Commissioner for the UK Pavilion at the Expo 2017 in Astana, to the University. He is leading the UK’s representation at the Expo and came to the University on a fact-finding mission. Whilst here he spent time at the National Graphene Institute learning about graphene; one of […]
Richard Taylor appointed BNFL Chair in Nuclear Energy Systems
Our Nuclear Industry has defined my working life. For over thirty years it has been my constant companion. We have matured together, becoming comfortable in each other’s company and learning to tolerate each other’s faults and frailties. My experience has caused me to see the power of ‘special’ material as a beguiling prize to be […]
Why I’m involved in the Women of Science campaign – Laura Leay
My whole life I’ve wanted to be a scientist (except for a brief period in primary school where I wanted to be an au-pair). I’ve always been curious about the world around me; about how things work, how we can improve them; I’ve always had this thirst for knowledge. To me science is just so […]
Women of Wonder – our inspirational women
Wednesday 8th March is International Women’s Day and we’re calling on you to join us to #BeBoldForChange. Across the Faculty we have a number of inspirational women who are championing changes in the workplace and within their disciplines to ensure they are more gender inclusive and to change commonly held perceptions about them. This year […]
A smart village for Zambia
Research impact and institutes
The need for sustainable and reliable electricity is something we hear about regularly, but in the context of this blog post the word ‘need’ bares a more significant urgency. I recently took on the role of Deputy Director for Social Responsibility within The University of Manchester’s School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, working alongside the […]
New pioneering applications star in Wonder Materials exhibition
The Wonder Materials: Graphene and Beyond exhibition at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester has been open for just over six months. Over that time, we’ve had an incredible 80000 visitors. People have described the exhibition as inspiring, fun, and informative. This is great, but we know that there are ways we can […]