The University of Manchester
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 […]
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.
European medal award for world-leading corrosion research
Research and impact 29th June 2020
Professor Stuart Lyon and the Corrosion@Manchester research group have been honoured with a European Medal Award – the highest honour from the European Federation of Corrosion.
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.
#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 […]