Chemistry
In pictures: Then and now, science and engineering at Manchester
Take a trip down memory lane and see – in pictures – how science and engineering at The University of Manchester has evolved over time.
Meet Manchester’s heritage heroes
When it comes to science and engineering, it’s hard to beat The University of Manchester’s rich heritage. Find out more about the legends you’ll be following when you join us in September.
Celebrating Rona Robinson – Manchester’s ‘ordinary’ chemistry pioneer
Dr Kristy Turner unearths the remarkable story of Rona Robinson, a Manchester suffragette and the first UK woman to gain a first-class chemistry degree.
Celebrating FSE’s women in science
To mark the United Nations’ International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we meet some of the women from FSE making their mark in science and technology.
“Your work is worth something” – Scholarships and rewarding excellence
Hear from the winners of our International and Indian Excellence Scholarship Awards, recognised for their outstanding pre-university academic performance.
Why UoM chemists are all in a lather
Research impact and institutes
Watch out – your coffee might be about to get frothier! Researchers at The University of Manchester have made a breakthrough in the scientific understanding of how foams behave when they contain multiple additives.
Ocean drive – how the future of biofuel could lie in the ocean
A new breakthrough made by scientists at The University of Manchester could see jet fuel, petrol and diesel one day replaced by biofuel made from an ocean bacteria.
Here and now – the people of FSE
Introducing the People of FSE – our new campaign celebrating the scientists and engineers who make our Faculty, and the research for which it’s responsible, so rich and diverse.
We’re flying to the Moon – and it’ll be sooner than you think
After almost half a century, we’re heading back to the Moon. In an international effort led by NASA, the return will provide scientists with clues to Earth’s past and hope for its future, as Dr Jim Green, NASA’s Chief Scientist, explains.
On the scent: how one woman sniffed out Parkinson’s diagnosis
Research impact and institutes
This World Parkinson’s Day, we take a look at research carried out at the School of Chemistry, which has the potential to transform Parkinson’s diagnosis.