School of Materials
Coating of textiles with nanoparticles – 72-year-old PhD student Roy Conway
Student experience 23 May 2019
Meet Roy Conway, a 72-year-old PhD student proving age is no barrier as he researches textile coating with nanoparticles for multifunctionality.
Polymer fibres and wearable electronics: PhD student Evie Chalmers
Student experience 8 May 2019
PhD student Evie Chalmers discusses her research into polymer fibres used in wearable electronics – and tells us what life’s like in the School of Materials.
Online retail and body shapes: PhD student Courtney Chrimes
Student experience 24 April 2019
Read all about Courtney Chrimes’ PhD research into online retail and clothing fit provision – and why Manchester is the right fit for her.
From Sydney to Manchester: PhD student Mia Maric
Student experience 8 April 2019
Hear Mia Maric’s story – a Materials Science PhD student who has arrived from Sydney, Australia and is enjoying her time at The University of Manchester.
Meet our academics: Professor Ping Xiao
Meet the Department 2 April 2019
Learn more about Ping Xiao, Professor of Materials Science at Manchester and Rolls-Royce/Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair in Advanced Coating Technology.
#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 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 […]