Student stories

  • My First Year as An International Student – Manya Sharma

    My first year has given me so many opportunities, helped me grow, and guided me as a young woman in tech. From learning important tools of programming and understanding hardware intricacies, to joining societies and making friends I want to hold on forever – being in the Department of Computer Science expands my horizons in…

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  • Charlotte: My experience as a disabled woman in engineering

    Meet Charlotte, an Electric, Electronic, and Mechatronic Engineering student and a Beatrice Shilling Scholarship awardee in her 3rd year of study. She has taken the time to tell us a bit about her story and why she chose engineering: “I am a disabled woman in engineering. An intersection between minority groups, within an industry that…

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  • A year in industry with Laetitia Yitaben

    We spoke to recent graduate Laetitia Yitaben about her year in industry which she took as part of her Mathematics with Placement Year degree. Hi Laetitia, thank you for joining us on the Maths blog! Can you tell us a bit about yourself? Hi there! I am from Dudley in the West Midlands and moved…

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  • Chinmay’s Experience: From India to Manchester

    Chinmay Kulkarni is about to complete an MSc in Subsurface Energy Engineering and has taken the time to tell us about his experiences coming from India to study here in Manchester: “It has truly been one of the most memorable experiences of my life. With my master’s course coming to an end, I thought it…

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  • Spotlight on: FOTENIX, Joshua Kliment. PART 4

    Joshua Kliment is a University of Manchester alumni and along with Milly and James, is a FOTENIX team member. He is currently a Product Engineer and for the fourth and final part of this spotlight series, he’s taken the time to tell us more about his academic and professional journey. Product Engineer Joshua Kliment MEng…

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  • Spotlight on: FOTENIX, James Hibbert. PART 3

    James Hibbert is a University of Manchester alumni and a current FOTENIX team member. He is currently an Electronics Engineer and for the third part of this spotlight series, he’s taken the time to tell us more about his academic and professional journey. Electronics Engineer James Hibbert BEng (Hons) PhD Electronics Engineer FOTENIX (2020 –…

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  • Spotlight on: FOTENIX, Melisande ‘Milly’ Croft. PART 2

    Melisande ‘Milly’ Croft is a University of Manchester alumni and a current FOTENIX team member. She is currently a Data Scientist and for the second part of this series, she’s taken the time to tell us more about her journey and life at FOTENIX. Data Scientist Melisande ‘Milly’ Croft MMath & Phys Data Scientist FOTENIX…

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