Alumni

Graduate focus: Nausheen Basha
Nausheen Basha is a research associate at Imperial College London. A graduate of the Aerospace Engineering Masters at the University, she’s recently won the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Most Distinguished Developing Career Achievement prize. We caught up with her to discuss the award, her career so far, and what the future holds. Nausheen Basha is […]

Our alumni: transferable skills and an exciting change of career path
Meet Manchester alumna Aiswarya and hear about how her degree in Materials Science led to an exciting and varied career in consulting.

Our alumni: undertaking a graduate programme at JM
We spoke to MEng graduate Molly to hear a bit about her career path since completing her degree in Materials Science and Engineering.

Elly: Product Engineer at M&I Materials
We caught up with Materials Science graduate Elly to hear about her career as a Product Engineer and how her time at Manchester shaped where she is today!

My CERN journey: “I almost didn’t take physics for A-level!”
Jonathon Langford, a former Manchester undergraduate who has completed a PhD while working on the Large Hadron Collider, tells us about his exciting journey.

Our Alumni: Making the world a safer place through innovative technologies
Colette Bell graduated from the Materials Science & Engineering MEng course just a couple of years ago. She caught up with the Materials Blog to tell us about her time here at Manchester and what she’s been doing since!

From sewing scrubs to Royal Charter Prize nominee: our alumni Olivia-Faye Dickinson
We caught up with Olivia, our MEng Materials Science and Engineering alumni. Back in 2020 and while still studying, Olivia has taken on sewing scrubs for NHS staff during the COVID-19 crisis. Since then, Olivia has graduated and was nominated for the Royal Charter Prize. Hi Olivia, it’s lovely to catch up with you […]

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 […]

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 – […]

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 […]