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FIRS Environmental Research Centre gets £2m makeover
Research impact and institutes
The Environmental Research Centre has built a revolutionary new greenhouse that will transform the way plants are grown. Find out more.

Out of this world – Bluedot marks Moon landings’ 50th in celestial style
There ain’t no party like a Jodrell Bank Party, and at its annual festival Bluedot this weekend, there were plenty of reasons to celebrate. Find out how the event marked the 50th anniversary of the Moon Landings with magic and flair.

Young engineers enter orbit – fired by LEGO®
LEGO® and its space-themed missions are helping The University of Manchester inspire the next generation of engineers from in and around the local area. Find out how.

Unicorns, pulsars and graphene – just a typical day at Bluedot
Fiona Porter, Postgraduate at the School of Chemistry, and Sebastian Leaper, Postgraduate at the School of Chemical Engineering, are both Outreach Representatives for the Graphene NOWNANO Centre for Doctoral Training. Bluedot 2018 was their final event. They share their experiences of working at the festival below: Fiona Porter: “For the 2018 Bluedot Festival, a team of […]

One small step for man, one giant leap for Manchester
Like the plot of a movie, a team of students from across the Faculty of Science and Engineering have overcome some serious odds to claim victory at an international space probe competition in Texas. The fourth annual American Astronautical Society CanSat Competition took place at Tarleton State University; with a team from The University of […]

ScienceX – another year inspiring budding scientists and engineers
The future of our world will be moulded by the next generation of scientists and engineers – but who will they be? After the success of the latest ScienceX, we’re sure a few will have been at the Trafford Centre this weekend. Science and engineering is all about asking questions, coming up with solutions and […]

Celebrating Women of Science on International Women’s Day
It’s International Women’s Day – a time to celebrate women from all backgrounds and across all industries for their achievements, whether social, political, cultural or economic. To mark this important event, we caught up with Rhys Archer, who founded her own campaign – Women of Science – back in 2016. Last month it was announced […]