The Department of Materials

Scissors cutting denim — Meet Zainab: a first year Fashion Buying and Merchandising student

Fashion 20th July 2022

We sat down to chat with Zainab, a first year student on the BSc Fashion Buying and Merchandising course at Manchester.

Olivia-Faye Dickinson in front of the IOM3 headquarters — 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 […]

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 […]

Mannequins in a Manchester shop window — 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 […]

Student with laptop and book — 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.

Blended learning online setup — 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.

2020 Fashion business and technology graduate showcase launches online!

Student experience 4th August 2020

It is with great pride that we provide a celebratory platform which showcases our graduates incredible work and also provides a directory for key industry personnel.

Shop Display with Fashion Accessories — 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.