Positrons from Bananas
Departments 9th November 2022
We speak to Dr Will Bertsche (Department of Physics and Astronomy) for the third post in our CERN miniseries – and ask about his work on the intriguing Alpha collaboration.
The Line of Beauty
Departments 25th October 2022
In the second instalment of our CERN miniseries, we find out more about the experiments and activities Manchester scientists are carrying out at the Large Hadron Collider.
Building equipment for the Large Hadron Collider
Departments 11th October 2022
In the first of a series exploring The University of Manchester’s involvement with CERN, we look at the specialist Large Hadron Collider equipment that is made, right here, on campus.
The Buzz S3, E4: Space bricks
The Buzz podcast 20th September 2022
In this instalment of The Buzz podcast, Dr Aled Roberts explains the potential for using astronauts’ blood plasma and other human waste products to manufacture ‘space bricks’ to build structures on the Moon and Mars.
Science, space and singalongs: A stellar day at Bluedot
UOM life 1st August 2022
The Hub spent a brilliant day at the unique science and music celebration that is Bluedot Festival – here’s what we saw, and learnt!
Will Manchester supercomputer reveal insights into mysteries of the brain?
Departments 13th July 2022
Professor Steve Furber updates on the extraordinary SpiNNaker project – a supercomputer inspired by the workings of the human brain.
The Buzz S3, E3: Why do volcanoes erupt?
The Buzz podcast 30th June 2022
PhD student Marissa Lo talks all things volcanoes – including consequences and benefits – in this explosive episode of The Buzz podcast.
Passing as human – What is the Turing Test?
Heritage 23rd June 2022
On what would have been Alan Turing’s 110th birthday, our video takes a closer look at one of his most extraordinary and forward-thinking ideas: the Turing Test.
Guest post: The Manchester robots cleaning up the world’s trickiest nuclear sites
Our partners 20th June 2022
Professor Barry Lennox discusses the incredible work of the RAIN Hub team and the robots cleaning up nuclear sites at Dounreay and Fukushima.
Raised by Wolves – Will we always know the difference between AI and real people?
Departments 9th June 2022
Professor Aline Miller features in a special trailer for hit sci-fi TV show Raised by Wolves, and tells us if robots can ever experience human emotions.