Our Alumni: Making the world a safer place through innovative technologies
Alumni 1st August 2022
Colette Bell graduated from the Materials Science & Engineering MEng course just a couple of years ago. She caught up with the Materials Blog to tell us about her time here at Manchester and what she’s been doing since!
Meet Zainab: a first year Fashion Buying and Merchandising student
Fashion 20th July 2022
We sat down to hear from Zainab, a first year student on the BSc Fashion Buying and Merchandising course at Manchester. Hi Zainab! Tell us why you wanted to study Fashion Buying and Merchandising at The University of Manchester? I chose this particular course as I have always had a huge interest in the fashion […]
From sewing scrubs to Royal Charter Prize nominee: our alumni Olivia-Faye Dickinson
Alumni 29th March 2022
We caught up with Olivia, our MEng Materials Science and Engineering alumni. Back in 2020 and while still studying, Olivia has taken on sewing scrubs for NHS staff during the COVID-19 crisis. Since then, Olivia has graduated and was nominated for the Royal Charter Prize. Hi Olivia, it’s lovely to catch up with you […]
Racing to success: from Manchester to the Grand Prix
Alumni 28th May 2021
Ella Podmore studied for a MEng in Materials Science and Engineering at Manchester and now works for McLaren. She recently won the Young Woman Engineer of the Year award by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). Hi Ella, it’s lovely to catch up with you again! Tell our readers a bit about you. I’m […]
My Industrial Placement experience: Amy Hardy at Boohoo.com
Fashion 3rd March 2021
Amy Hardy, final year Fashion Marketing student tells us all about her experience working at Boohoo during her placement. From landing the internship, to working with different departments and her experience working during the COVID-19 pandemic. Before I got my internship I became aware of internships in my first year of university and knew it […]
Our alumni – Ben Hunt, Graduate Engineer at WMG
Alumni 1st March 2021
We caught up with Ben Hun who graduated from the MEng Materials Science & Engineering (with Foundation Year) in 2019 and is now working as a Graduate Engineer at WMG, an innovative academic science and engineering department at The University of Warwick. Hi Ben, thanks for joining us on the Materials Blog! Congratulations on securing […]
My blended learning experience: Gabriele Kalantaite
Student experience 27th November 2020
Read all about Gabriele’s experience of blended learning as she navigates the third year of her Materials Science and Engineering course.
My blended learning experience: Libby Thorne
Student experience 24th November 2020
Second-year Fashion Business and Technology student Libby Thorne tells us about her experience of switching to a blended learning approach.