Fashion
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Meet Zainab: a first year Fashion Buying and Merchandising student
Fashion 20 July 2022
We sat down to chat with Zainab, a first year student on the BSc Fashion Buying and Merchandising course at Manchester.
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My Industrial Placement experience: Amy Hardy at Boohoo.com
Fashion 3 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 […]
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My blended learning experience: Libby Thorne
Student experience 24 November 2020
Second-year Fashion Business and Technology student Libby Thorne tells us about her experience of switching to a blended learning approach.
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2020 Fashion business and technology graduate showcase launches online!
Student experience 4 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.
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European grant success for Covid-19 and global supply chains research project
Research and impact 16 July 2020
Dr Amy Benstead has been awarded a European Operations Management Association (EurOMA) Networking grant for a new supply-chain project.
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Mini-lecture series for postgraduate fashion study
Welcome to Materials 15 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.
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PASS-ing with flying colours: Rachel Cox
Materials World 1 June 2020
Discover how Fashion Buying and Merchandising graduate Rachel Cox benefitted from the Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) initiative.
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COVID-19 testing volunteer: Fashion Buying student Imogen Rowley
Student experience 26 May 2020
We talk to third-year BSc Fashion Buying and Merchandising student Imogen Rowley, who is volunteering to test people for COVID-19.
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The Buzz podcast: Fast fashion
Materials World 31 January 2020
The new Faculty of Science and Engineering podcast The Buzz kicks off with an episode exploring the darker side of modern fashion: fast fashion. Listen here.
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The sting in the tail of Manchester’s fashion ascent
Materials World 11 October 2019
Dr Patsy Perry and Dr Amy Benstead of the Department of Materials discuss the real cost of Manchester’s successes in the world of fast fashion.