Biomaterials
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 […]
Our Alumni: Remote working in the UK technology sector
Materials World 6th July 2020
Our Biomaterial Science graduate Aiswarya shares her experiences adjusting to the new world of remote working in industy and the preparation her degree provided.
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).
The School of Materials’ world tour
Events 17th October 2018
The School of Materials Biomaterials research theme have recently returned from two international meetings – one in Japan and the other in The Netherlands.
Introducing Marie O’Brien, Histologist
Meet the Department 22nd June 2018
This week, we spoke to Marie O’Brien, a Histologist and the Human Tissue Authority Person Designate at the School of Materials.
#MondayMaterials Episode 35 – Dr Louise Carney
Meet the Department 12th February 2018
In today’s #MondayMaterials, we’re talking to biomaterials research experimental officer Louise Carney about the work she does in the School. Please can you describe your role within the School of Materials, for the layman, in 10 sentences or less? I work as an experimental officer within the biomaterials research grouping, and our research aims are […]
#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 21 – Dr Andrew Thomas
#MondayMaterials 25th April 2016
Last time out with #MondayMaterials we hit the big 2-0 while speaking to Prof Bill Sampson! 20 episodes since the launch of our blog last May and it seems like only yesterday to me. I’ve learnt a lot in that time, though, particularly regarding how the research within the school works. We have several research […]