Student Profile: Khansa Iqbal
Student experience 17th June 2020
Khansa is a second year MChem (Hons) Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry student. She’s told us a little about herself and a bit more about the MDAS programme that she took part in before starting her degree.
Meet the Department: Mike Hughes, Teaching Laboratories Manager
Meet the Department 15th June 2020
Mike Hughes, Teaching Laboratories Manager has been telling us more about his role and the important work that he and his team do in the Department of Chemistry.
Meet the Department: Dr Sam Hay
Meet the Department 8th June 2020
Meet Dr Sam Hay, Reader in Chemistry and Admissions Tutor for undergraduate chemistry programmes.
PASS: Making the most of peer support in the Department of Chemistry
Student experience 1st June 2020
PASS stands for Peer Assisted Study Support. Find out more from current PASS Leaders Dukula, Shauna and Jacob about what the scheme is and their tips for making the most of your sessions.
International Student Profile: Evgenia Dubinskaya, Russia
International student profiles 26th May 2020
Meet Evgenia, a 2nd year MChem (Hons) Chemistry with Industrial Placement student
Heritage: Michael Smith – The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1993
Chemistry in the real world 20th May 2020
Learn about the heritage of The Department of Chemistry, starting with a look into the life of our most recent Nobel Prize Winner Michael Smith
The Wellbeing Blog: How to look after your wellbeing in lockdown (part 1)
Student experience 12th May 2020
As we reach a busy period of completing and submitting end-of-year assignments, Student Support Administrator, Jess, has compiled a list of reminders to help us all reflect on our own wellbeing during this unexpected new way of living
Student Profile: Amar Rai
Student experience 28th April 2020
Meet 19 year old Amar from Wolverhampton who is studying MChem (Hons) Chemistry with Industrial Experience
International Student Profile: Zaid Al-Alawi, Sultanate of Oman
International student profiles 14th April 2020
In our latest International Student Profile, we’re hearing from Zaid Rashid Saud Al-Alawi. Zaid is from the Sultanate of Oman, in his early thirties, and studying for a PhD in Chemistry. Can you provide an overview of your research in layman’s terms? My research is in the Quayle-Yeates group at University of Manchester […]
Celebrating Rona Robinson – Manchester’s ‘ordinary’ chemistry pioneer
Chemistry in the real world 3rd April 2020
Robinson was from a working class background and she led a seemingly ordinary life. It was this that made her so fascinating.