Volunteering: growing plants and growing as a person
Student experience 4th May 2021
In this blog post, MPhil student Klaudia Jedyka considers how volunteering with Platt Fields Market Garden has been a fruitful endeavour, from helping the community, to supplementing and applying knowledge gained from her degree, to paid work and personal growth.
Sustainable Geoscience for Our Future: An interview with Professor Chris Jackson
Meet the Department 13th April 2021
In this interview, our Chair in Sustainable Geoscience, Professor Chris Jackson, discusses the ways that research, study and science communication in Earth and Environmental Sciences maps onto the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Chris also considers the title ‘sustainable geoscience’ and how, by defining this term, we can establish directions in geoscience going forward.
PASS Perspectives (Peer Assisted Study Sessions)
Student experience 11th March 2021
Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) are a highlight for our current undergraduate students. Student Ambassadors Wasim Mustafa and Emma Conway discuss their experience of PASS in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences.
Institute of Quarrying (IQ) National Student Awards: Ben Mayor
Student experience 11th March 2021
The Institute of Quarrying has honoured eight university students with two years of free membership for their dedication and achievements in geological studies. The University of Manchester nominated undergraduate student Ben Mayor to receive this recognition.
Choosing to Challenge: uneven playing fields
Meet the Department 8th March 2021
Ever since she was young, Katherine Morris – Professor of Environmental Radioactivity and Director of the Radioactive Waste Management Research Support Office – has been fascinated by science: “I even still have my Ladybird Marie Curie book from primary school, she was an early positive female role model for me”. In 2010 Katherine joined the […]
International Women’s Day 2021: Dr Sarah Crowther
Meet the Department 4th March 2021
Sarah Crowther is a Research Fellow in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. Her fascinating work with extra-terrestrial materials is out of this world – and she’s keen for other women to reach for the stars as well.
International Women’s Day 2021: Prof Giles Johnson
Meet the Department 3rd March 2021
It might seem odd to profile a white cis male for International Women’s Day but the fight for equality doesn’t just fall on the shoulders of women, it takes every member of society to stand up and advocate for equality. Many men are challenging the ‘norm’ and working to progress women’s rights and Giles Johnson is one of them.
Research Roundup: Cardiovascular disease mortality, arsenic and rice in England and Wales
Research and impact 18th February 2021
PhD student and President’s Doctoral Scholar Lingqian Xu’s research has revealed an association between consumption of arsenic-bearing rice and mortality due to cardiovascular disease (CVD) in England and Wales. Lingqian’s work is adding to the increasing evidence of detrimental health outcomes arising from what have previously been widely considered to be low levels of arsenic exposure.
The Environmental Impact of Covid-19
Student experience 11th February 2021
Jasmine Vallabh is a Student Ambassador and currently in her second year of a BSc Environmental Science degree. As a student taking the Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology pathway within this degree programme, naturally, Jasmine has been considering the environmental impact of Covid-19 and shares her thoughts with us in this blog post.
Mountain safety: student ambassador insights
Student experience 21st January 2021
Student Ambassador Olivia Heard relates an unusual experience in the great outdoors, which took place last year. As we turn to outdoor pursuits for exercise and recreation, Olivia shares her story to reiterate the importance of mountain safety.