Read this before you go sales shopping: the environmental costs of fast fashion
Materials World 8th January 2018
Dr Patsy Perry, Senior Lecturer in Fashion Marketing, warns of the damage fast fashion is having on the environment. Do we need to return to a Make Do and Mend mentality?
#MondayMaterials Episode 32 – Jack Saunders
Meet the Department 14th December 2017
We’ve got a brand new #MondayMaterials for you! Jack Saunders is a Materials Chemistry PhD student studying the effect of polymers on the corrosion resistance of emulsion paints. Find out what’s got him excited about this area of research. Hi Jack! Thanks so much for chatting to us. First things first, can you describe your […]
Heritage, passion and skill – why UoM students stand out to employers
Materials World 1st November 2017
The Made In Manchester Careers Fair took place in October and dozens of fashion, textiles and materials science employers came along to meet students from the School of Materials. One thing they were all agreed upon – there’s something that makes University of Manchester students stand out from the crowd. Rich heritage Adam Getty, Sales […]
#MondayMaterials Episode 31 – Dr Claudia Henninger (Part II)
Meet the Department 26th September 2017
We are pleased to bring you a brand new #MondayMaterials. You may remember our chat with Dr Claudia Henninger last summer. She agreed to sit down with us again and tell us what she’s working on now: Hi Claudia – it’s great to catch up again! It’s been more than a year since we chatted, […]
#MondayMaterials Episode 30 – Ella Row
Meet the Department 27th March 2017
Hello all! Welcome to Episode 30 of #MondayMaterials. It’s a little different today as we’re meeting with recent graduate Ella Row to discuss her industrial placement. Ella was introduced to me by former #MondayMaterials participant Patsy Perry. Patsy was particularly excited by this student’s progression because Ella, after a year of industrial experience with them […]
#MondayMaterials Episode 29 – Naa-dei Nikoi
Meet the Department 27th February 2017
Hello all. Welcome back once more. We’re on Episode 29 of #MondayMaterials now, and today we’re meeting Naa-dei Nikoi. Naa-dei is a PhD student working in the Biomaterials research area. It’s easy to forget that we have people in this school working on amazing medical advances, but Naa-dei was a stark reminder. As another piece […]
#MondayMaterials Episode 28 – Lara Debenham
Meet the Department 23rd January 2017
Okay. So today we reach Episode 28 of #MondayMaterials and it’s one of the highlights of the series so far. Lara Debenham, a PhD student, came highly recommended by Chris Blanford, who you might remember from an earlier episode. According to Chris, Lara is someone who is extremely passionate about her subject and very capable […]
#MondayMaterials Episode 27 – Xiangran Wu
Meet the Department 19th December 2016
Hello all, and thanks for joining us for Episode 27 of #MondayMaterials. Today, I return to a place that has already provided us with some of the very best blog interviews of the entire series. Dr Delia Vazquez. one of our very early interviewees, has introduced me to another of her outstanding PhD students. And […]