Now in his first year at the RAINZ Centre for Doctoral Training, Jordan Ellis is developing AI and robotics skills to conduct research into nuclear decommissioning at Sellafield, one of the UK’s most secure sites. Read his story on transferring fields, MSc-level training, and why he’d rather be in the lab than on a break.
We spoke to some of the winners from this year’s Manchester Doctoral College (MDC) Excellence Awards from the Faculty of Science and Engineering and asked them what winning these awards, and having their research acknowledged, means to them.
Discover how RAINZ CDT researcher, Ibrahim Aromoye, is using robotics and AI to support net zero and develop safer Human-AI collaboration.
Communicating scientific research beyond academia is an essential skill for today’s scientists. As part of the Communicating Science module, Earth and Environmental Sciences students at The University of Manchester were challenged to transform complex scientific research into engaging content for a range of audiences and media formats. From magazine features and news articles to business-focused…
To understand a river, you have to look closer – beneath the surface, beyond the obvious – into the life it quietly sustains. In the heart of Manchester lies one of the city’s lesser-known landscapes: the Medlock Valley. A former industrial corridor, it is now steadily transforming into a peaceful stretch of mature woodland, wildflower…
This blog was written by Rory Baker – student on placement for an MA in the history of science, technology and medicine Building upon a recent series of blog posts on the impressive history of the Firs Botanical Grounds through its associations with Joseph Whitworth and contributions to the First World War effort, I wanted to further share the…
No… the Earth and Environmental students haven’t misunderstood the assignment. It’s actually just a rite of passage in every third year’s journey where the Science Communication module comes around. This project challenges students in a different way. They’re encouraged to go beyond their understanding of research, and instead make research understood. The hypothesis? Scientific findings…
With politics (and policymaking) at the forefront of everyone’s minds, the topic of equality, diversity and inclusion shortly follows. Whether it’s the re-naming of geographical places, attempted eradication of gender identity and continued anti-immigration rhetoric – there is a palpable heaviness in the air right now. More often than not, it is marginalised communities carrying…
Words by Sanya Panda, Earth and Environmental Science student specialising in Earth and Planetary Science (Geochemistry). Collaboration and exploration: these two things fuelled Sanya’s recent trip to Finland’s capital. Scientists, researchers and students travelled far and wide to Helsinki in late October, all ready to discuss one of the most misunderstood forces on Earth: nuclear…
Planters mounded with empty soil; donations being readily gifted and gratefully received; a celebration of community spirit filling the Autumn air. Harvest Festival seems a likely occasion for such a scene, but in Collyhurst, Greater Manchester, they’re cultivating so much more than produce. The Faculty’s Social Responsibility team has provided the catalyst for change, allocating Lecturer in Chemical…
