A science and engineering reunion – 50 years in the making
Three UMIST alumni recently held a special reunion on North Campus – find out how going to university can help launch careers and form friendships that last a lifetime.
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Welcome to the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Manchester
You did it! You’ve arrived at the Faculty of Science and Engineering! For the next few years, you and your fellow students will be delving into everything from physics, chemistry and materials science to aerospace and chemical engineering – and don’t forget about fashion. We get that things might feel a little overwhelming right now,…
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A PhD in later life? “Don’t hesitate, sign up and do it”
Meet Roy Conway, a 72-year-old PhD student in the School of Materials and advocate for studying in later life. As he tells The Hub, he’s not ready for his pipe and slippers just yet…
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You can’t fool a scientist… or can you?
This April Fools’ Day, we’ve got a little challenge for you. Take a look at our five stories from across the Faculty of Science and Engineering and see if you can work out the fiction lurking between the facts.
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The magic of Christmas – let’s get physics-al
Santa is real… but he does have to obey the laws of physics. That’s according to Dr Rob Appleby, lecturer in high energy particle physics at The University of Manchester.
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When Doctor Who came to Jodrell (and UoM’s other sci-fi hits)
Did you know that without mathematicians, the entire Universe would crumble and decay into nothing? At least, that’s according to a classic episode of Doctor Who (our School of Mathematics colleagues are good, but even they’re not holding-together-the-very-fabric-of-the-Universe good). Logopolis is the final instalment in the adventures of the Fourth Doctor, played by the legendary…
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Halloween Special: Through the UMISTs of time – Sackville’s spooky past
Picture the scene: a mist (or should that be a UMIST?) hangs low over an old city churchyard. Men and boys are busily digging pits in the earth, in search of the deceased who have lain in rest here for close to a century. In total, they will uncover and move thousands of bodies –…
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MECD – the clever new kid on the block
On the block between Grosvenor Street, Upper Brook Street and Booth Street East, a huge construction project is underway. It’s difficult to tell right now, but when the work is complete, it will cover the space of 11 football pitches. In fact, the main building, MEC Hall, could house a sandwich made from Beetham Towers…
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Meet Manchester’s most inspiring alumni
When it comes to science and engineering, Manchester has an illustrious heritage. If you’ve joined the Faculty of Science and Engineering this week, read on to see in whose illustrious footsteps you’re following. Dr Bachir Ismaël Ouédraogo Burkina Faso’s Minister for Energy completed his PhD here at The University of Manchester, and he hopes that…