Robots doing the dirty work
Research impact and institutes
Cleaning up radioactive waste is a dangerous job for a human. That’s why researchers at Manchester are developing robots that could do the job for us. Five years ago, in 2011, a major earthquake and tsunami devastated the east coast of Japan, leading to explosions and subsequent radiation release at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power […]
Encouraging a love of learning and discovery in the European City of Science
Few would dispute that the best time in life to discover and engage with science is during the formative early years. Just think how for many of our greatest innovators, something as simple as experimenting with magnets, water or even sticky tape as a child may have been the catalyst for a lifelong passion and […]
Clearing team can help you explore a wide choice of opportunities
A-Level results day and the clearing period can be a stressful time for students – but applicants can also take the opportunity to talk to the experts and explore wider opportunities. Hopefully you will have achieved the results you wanted and perhaps you did even better than you expected. However, if you did not quite […]
Brexit – will the EU be greener without its ‘Dirty Man of Europe’?
There’s no doubt that full membership of the EU has had profound largely positive impacts on both environmental law and the environment in the UK over the last 40 years – notably in improvements in waste recycling (e.g. Circular Economy Package – for a more sustainable use of materials and products), cleaner beaches, cleaner air, […]
Manchester, City of Science at ESOF 2016
‘Science as revolution’ was the theme of the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) held in Manchester last month, and the event did not disappoint to live up to its exciting billing. As both the World’s first industrialised city and the place where graphene was first isolated, Manchester felt like the perfect setting for the conference. ESOF […]
Hear from UoM’s Future Design, Fashion, and Business Leaders
It was the return of the Design, Fashion, and Business (DFB) Degree Show in May and I went along to enjoy the action. Taking place in Sackville Street Building’s stunning Great Hall, this one day event showcased the final year project work of DFB students from a range of degrees.
Fukushima: Five Years of Media Frenzy
It is just over five years since the Fukushima Diiachi explosion, caused by the impact of the earthquake derived tsunami that devastated the east coast of Japan, on March 11th, 2011 and a question was posed to me with regards to reflecting on how the media responded to the disaster. After having a very quick […]
Why don’t we “own” Graphene?
Some people have been curious as to why The University of Manchester didn’t patent graphene. Clive Rowland, CEO of UMI3, explains. The University of Manchester neither discovered nor invented graphene; rather it was the place where this extraordinary material was first isolated from graphite and correctly identified as graphene late in 2003. Graphene had been […]