Mini-lecture series for postgraduate fashion study
Welcome to Materials 15th June 2020
Different academics from our PG Fashion programmes host a series of mini-lectures that provide a concise overview of the key aspects that underpin the content of masters study.
PASS-ing with flying colours: Rachel Cox
Materials World 1st June 2020
Discover how Fashion Buying and Merchandising graduate Rachel Cox benefitted from the Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) initiative.
COVID-19 testing volunteer: Fashion Buying student Imogen Rowley
Student experience 26th May 2020
We talk to third-year BSc Fashion Buying and Merchandising student Imogen Rowley, who is volunteering to test people for COVID-19.
Industry award for Manchester PhD who’s shining a light on women in STEM
Student experience 28th April 2020
A PhD student who launched a campaign supporting women in STEM has received the Robert Perrin Medal from the Institute of Materials, Minerals, and Mining (IOM3).
Sewing scrubs for the NHS: MEng student Olivia-Faye Dickinson
Student experience 16th April 2020
Discover how third-year MEng student Olivia-Faye Dickinson is helping during the COVID-19 crisis by voluntarily sewing scrubs for NHS staff.
Tribute to Dr Colin Leach by Professor William Sampson
Meet the Department 8th April 2020
Head of the Department of Materials Prof William Sampson shares the news of college Dr Colin Leach’s passing.
The Buzz podcast: Fast fashion
Materials World 31st January 2020
The new Faculty of Science and Engineering podcast The Buzz kicks off with an episode exploring the darker side of modern fashion: fast fashion. Listen here.
The sting in the tail of Manchester’s fashion ascent
Materials World 11th October 2019
Dr Patsy Perry and Dr Amy Benstead of the Department of Materials discuss the real cost of Manchester’s successes in the world of fast fashion.