Heritage, passion and skill – why UoM students stand out to employers
Materials World 1 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 26 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 27 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 27 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 23 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 19 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 […]
My favourite thing about Manchester
Materials World 16 December 2016
One thing that makes the experience of studying materials at The University of Manchester particularly special is Manchester itself. It has everything you could want. Great food and nightlife, fantastic theatres and gig venues a plenty, more shops than you could ever hope to visit, and even a handful of festivals throughout the year. There’s also a […]
Our Alumni in Amsterdam Part 4 – being a business analyst
Materials World 14 December 2016
Hi All, Since my last post it has been a very exciting period of time here at PVH Europe. During the summer it was announced that Raf Simons has joined Calvin Klein as our Chief Creative Officer, which marks the first time since Mr Klein himself that the brand will be led by one visionary. […]
Women of Science Campaign
Welcome to Materials 5 December 2016
It’s an exciting day for one of the school’s PhD students, and somebody who has appeared on the blog a couple of times already. Rhys Archer appeared in the #MondayMaterials series and also wrote a post for us about her success in the ‘I’m An Engineer, Get Me out of Here’ competition. Part of her prize […]
#MondayMaterials Episode 26 – Professor Allan Matthews
Meet the Department 28 November 2016
Hi Everyone. Welcome to Episode 26 of #MondayMaterials where we’ll be meeting with Professor Allan Matthews, a member of the Ceramics and Inorganics Research Group here in the School of Materials. Allan is also the Deputy Director of the BP International Centre for Advanced Materials and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, so […]