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Student experience

Articles by and about current students in the Department of Chemistry at The University of Manchester

Studying Chemistry at The University of Manchester

Student experience 18th December 2018

Today we’re talking to Josh, a student in his third year studying Chemistry here at The University of Manchester. He tells us how he’s finding his time in Manchester, and any tips he has for future students. Hi Josh, first of all can you tell us a bit about yourself? I’m Josh, I’m a (slightly) […]

Chasing the impossible, with student Charley Istance-Tamblin

Student experience 27th November 2018

We spoke to mature student Charley Istance-Tamblin, having recently had an article published on the Royal Society of Chemistry site. The RSC article is based on the journey of turning her dreams of studying chemistry into a reality, and the impact she is determined to make within the world of Chemistry. Charley is an undergraduate […]

Studying Chemistry at Manchester: A Student Experience

Student experience 24th April 2018

Today we’re speaking to current undergraduate student Marina Michelaraki about how she’s finding her time here at the School of Chemistry and what tips she has for anyone thinking of studying here at The University of Manchester. Can you tell us about your course? What is the best thing about it? The course includes a […]

Chemistry Outreach: An Introduction

Student experience 8th March 2018

Hello all. Today is International Women’s Day, a worldwide event where we #PressForProgress towards gender parity and celebrate the achievements of women from all walks of life. In the spirit of today we are hearing from Toria Stafford, one of the enthusiastic Women in STEM advocates in the department. Toria is a final year PhD […]

A word from the ChemSoc President

Student experience 16th February 2018

I arrived at The University of Manchester’s School of Chemistry, just two short weeks after my 18th Birthday, in September 2014. Young and incredibly naïve, part of me imagined that my time at university would be just a continuation of sixth form; relatively uneventful and merely another stepping stone to the big wide world of […]

A Second Year Chemist’s Guide To Labs

Student experience 19th September 2017

Experiments, you either love them or you hate them. Now you have to do a whole day of labs every Monday, chances are you’ve never done anything like this before and you feel like you’ve been thrown off a cliff. So, if you’re reading this and you have no idea what to expect from labs, […]

Chemistry at UoM compared to chemistry at school

Student experience 12th September 2017

As Welcome Week approaches I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to Manchester chemistry. This blog post covers 5 differences between studying in school or college and here at undergraduate level. My name is Kristy Turner and I am a school teacher fellow here in the school of chemistry. I am a […]