Chemistry

Summer Science ’21: Dinosaurs, land mines… and cleaner air?
Research impact and institutes
Researchers across the Faculty of Science and Engineering have been involved in the Royal Society’s brilliant Summer Science Exhibition. Find out more!

Why we chose the Faculty of Science and Engineering
To mark undergraduate virtual open week, our science and engineering students discuss the – many and varied – reasons they decided to study here at Manchester.

Ron Hill: the Manchester graduate who became a running (and sportswear) icon
Discover how Manchester textile chemistry PhD graduate Ron Hill used his science know-how to aid his hugely successful running and sportswear endeavours.

World’s #1! FSE helps UoM top sustainable development chart
Find out how the Faculty of Science and Engineering is helping The University of Manchester lead the way in sustainable development.

Guest post: How three surprising things could help scientists transform Parkinson’s testing
Research impact and institutes
Discover the remarkable story of how a long-running research effort could help to transform the way we test for Parkinson’s disease in the future.

How FSE is ‘choosing to challenge’ this International Women’s Day
Find out how and why people throughout the Faculty of Science and Engineering are ‘choosing to challenge’ this International Women’s Day.

University of Manchester scientists sequester lead in perovskite solar cells for the first time
Research impact and institutes
New research enables lead to be sequestered in perovskite solar cells; making them more environmentally and commercially viable.

Your science stocking fillers!
Dig deep into our Christmas stocking and discover the many different ways that science makes the festive season what it is – and can even improve it!

In pictures 3: In black and white, science and engineering at Manchester
We’ve selected the most striking black-and-white images to best document our science and engineering heritage. Come and take a look!

In pictures 2: Through the years, science and engineering at Manchester
See how science and engineering at Manchester has changed through the years with a specially selected series of photographs, from 1887 up to today.