Materials

ScienceX volunteer speaks to children visitors — ScienceX: The eXtravaganza returns… greener than ever!

ScienceX 2021 proved a huge success – with children exploring the wonders of science and engineering, and climate change taking centre stage.

Image of Mars — Blood from a stone? No, but it could make bricks – on Mars!

Research impact and institutes

Discover the – quite literal – way that blood, sweat and tears could help humans develop the building materials needed to colonise Mars.

Godlee Observatory, Vimto bottle, and Archimedes statue — North Campus: The weird and wonderful

Heritage

Discover why, on North Campus, there is a huge Vimto bottle, intriguing green-and-white dome, curious man-in-a-bath sculpture, and much more.

Animated drawing of scientists and a rainbow flag — Guest post: Proud in STEM

Social responsibility

Davide Vincenzo Verdolino, a PhD student in the Advanced Biomedical Materials Centre for Doctoral Training, discusses LGBTQ+ representation in STEM.

Woman scientist with microscope — Why we chose the Faculty of Science and Engineering

Departments

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 in 1975 — Ron Hill: the Manchester graduate who became a running (and sportswear) icon

Heritage

Discover how Manchester textile chemistry PhD graduate Ron Hill used his science know-how to aid his hugely successful running and sportswear endeavours.