Choosing your degree subject: Aerospace engineering
Aerospace Lecturer Dr Ben Parslew talks about his career path, and how it’s great to try out lot of different things to see what you enjoy….
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Who’s who in MACE – Mark Quinn
Mark Quinn is a lecturer in aerospace engineering in MACE. We caught up for some quick-fire questions about his research, teaching and life in Manchester…
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Who’s who in MACE – Mostafa Nabawy
MACE’s Microsystems group lead Mostafa Nabawy answers some quickfire questions on his research, inspirations and life in Manchester…
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The science behind your nightmares
Scientists and engineers are rational thinkers. You can’t scare them with tales of things that go bump in the night; the demons that lurk within; the monsters that roam the streets, or the creatures that watch us from space. Or can you? This Halloween, we look at the fact behind the fiction.
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Life as a PhD student – Tom Fisher
Aerospace Engineering graduate Tom gives us an insight into the challenges, benefits and rewards of pursing a PhD in the Department of MACE.
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MACE at Bluedot – an outreach odyssey
Bluedot Festival at Jodrell Bank is an increasingly popular event on the North-West’s cultural calendar. This year MACE expanded its presence at the science and music extravaganza…
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The name behind the telescope: Sir Bernard Lovell
The Lovell Telescope is an iconic structure and the jewel in the crown of Jodrell Bank. Read all about the man after which it is named: Sir Bernard Lovell.
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Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell – our science superstar
This United Nations’ Day of Women and Girls in Science, we celebrate one of the brightest stars in physics – Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, the world-renowned physicist who discovered pulsars.
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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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One small step for man, one giant leap for Manchester
Like the plot of a movie, a team of students from across the Faculty of Science and Engineering have overcome some serious odds to claim victory at an international space probe competition in Texas. The fourth annual American Astronautical Society CanSat Competition took place at Tarleton State University; with a team from The University of…