Alice’s advice for aspiring engineers
We caught up with Prof Alice Larkin to hear more about her journey to becoming an engineer and what her advice would be for aspiring young engineers.
Sustainability
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The Challenges of Millennium Structures: Undergraduate Civil Engineering
During this mini lecture Civil and Structural Engineering lecturer Dr Tianjian Ji explains some of the challenges faced by Civil Engineers when building three London Millennium structures.
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3D printing: sustainable, quick and helping in the fight against Covid-19
We caught up with CNC technician Chris to hear more about why 3D printing is so important, and about how he has been involved in making PPE for NHS workers during the Covid-19 crisis.
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Plastics in the environment
Dr Ian Kane told us about the work that academics and students at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Manchester are doing to investigate the impact of microplastics on oceanic ecosystems. The outcome of these investigations will be used to inform future mitigation measures against plastic pollution.
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Making MECD: on-site with a MACE graduate
MECD, the new home for Science and Engineering at Manchester, is already providing opportunities for our graduates. Find out how one MACE graduate is helping shape the future of the Faculty.
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Who’s who in MACE – Meini Su
Dr Meini Su is one of our lecturers in Structural Engineering. We sat down hear about how and why she wanted to become a chartered civil engineer.
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Robots to the rescue!
We caught up with engineering lecturer Martin Simmons to hear more about a robotics workshop that he ran over the summer with primary school pupils.