collaboration
Graphene innovation has the potential to make a big impact in Abu Dhabi
Collaborations 9 January 2020
James Baker CEO Graphene@Manchester highlights the innovation partnership between Graphene@Manchester and Abu Dhabi in the run-up to the World Future Energy Summit (*based on an article being published in the Nixene Journal) Manchester is pioneering a model of innovation that has a global reach – and Abu Dhabi is set to be among the first […]
Creating an ‘Industrial Strategy’ for advanced materials will power the northern and UK economies
Collaborations 23 May 2018
James Baker, CEO of Graphene@Manchester, believes the strategic investment being made in Manchester to underpin its advanced materials capability has the potential to create a global economic powerhouse. James will co-host a round table at the forthcoming FT UK Business Conference Opportunities for Future Growth in the North organised by Financial Times LIVE. The future […]
Welcoming President Xi Jinping of China to the NGI
Applications 19 November 2015
On Friday 23 October 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the University. There was no doubt that day would be a big day. Fortunately, after planning and rehearsing for quite a long time, I wasn’t feeling that nervous. I arrived early in the morning, but there was already a crowd of thousands opposite the National […]
A view on graphene from the outside
Applications 26 June 2015
Nick Parker, a newly recruited Digital Marketing Officer for the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences at The University of Manchester, writes about his perspectives on the Graphene Week Industry Workshops. I arrived early on the morning of the fourth day of Graphene Industry Workshops, but the conference space at the National Graphene Institute was […]
Graphene Week comes home to Manchester
Applications 23 June 2015
Graphene Week 2015 officially opened at The University of Manchester yesterday (Monday 22 June). The key international conference is organised by the Graphene Flagship, a 1bn euro research initiative. Over 650 academics arrived at University Place on Oxford Road for the first packed day as Graphene Week was held in Manchester for the first time. […]
Policy, partnerships, collaborations; laying the foundations for graphene city
Collaborations 7 May 2014
Announcing new investments into graphene commercialisation in March’s Budget, Chancellor George Osborne described the material as a “great British discovery that we should break the habit of a lifetime with and commercially develop in Britain”. As the new business director for the National Graphene Institute (NGI), which has its new £61m building opening here at […]