Articles tagged with 'science-and-engineering' | University of Manchester

Professor Brian Cox to host special event for 5-to-14 year olds on climate and environment. ...

New research from The University of Manchester has identified various ways in which UK higher education institutions are beginning to tackle emissions associated with business travel and catering. These are two substantial contributors to emissions i...

Dr Carmine D'Agostino, Luke Forster and Le Yu have been recognised for their paper. ...

Spring snowmelt in the Alps is occurring earlier in the year due to climate change and as a result triggering abrupt deviations in mountain ecosystems. These changes could negatively affect the functioning of these valuable ecosystems. ...

A new research development from The University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust has shown progress for developing a potential new cancer treatment using high energy electron beams. ...

Scientists are developing vital software to exploit the large data sets collected by the next-generation experiments in high energy physics (HEP), predominantly those at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). ...

Airam Perez Guillen has been recognised for both his abilities as an engineer and his wider engagement within the field. ...

Scientists at The University of Manchester have found a way to accelerate the uptake of solar technology, by increasing the environmental safety of perovskite solar cells. ...

The project will explore how robots can be deployed into radioactive facilities to better measure and map radiation sources. ...

The award recognises outstanding technical, professional and societal contributions to the power engineer profession. ...

An international research team including members from The University of Manchester has shown that a rapidly rotating neutron star is at the core of a celestial object now known as PSR J2039−5617. ...

New research from The University of Manchester suggests using a strategy linked to cooperative game playing known as ‘game theory’ in order to maximise the potential of finding intelligent alien life. ...

Multi-disciplinary researchers at The University of Manchester have helped develop a powerful physics-based tool to map the pace of language development and human innovation over thousands of years – even stretching into pre-history before records we...

The University of Manchester and the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), stating a commitment to further build on their close partnership. ...

Irrigation schemes in sub-Saharan Africa don’t measure up to their plans according to new research into the projects by scientists. Many of the schemes were found to be consistently delivering a much smaller area of irrigation or are completely broke...

A team of scientists from The University of Manchester have been honoured with the Guinness World Record for weaving threads of individual molecules together to create the ‘world’s finest fabric’, overtaking finest Egyptian linen. ...

Researchers call for greater consideration of soil biodiversity and functions in international conservation strategies. ...

He is recognised for contributions to numerical linear algebra, numerical stability analysis, and communication of mathematics. ...

A new £6m study into food and health led by four UK universities has begun with the aim to create healthier future generations and a healthier planet. ...

Professor Nigel Scrutton, who heads up the EPSRC-funded UK Future Biomanufacturing Research Hub and the BBSRC Synthetic Biology Research Centre “SYNBIOCHEM”, has been appointed to the UKRI-BBSRC council for a term of three years. ...

This year our stories have reached hundreds of thousands of people across the world. And in a year when the COVID-19 pandemic dominated, here’s some of our most popular and interesting stories from the Faculty of Science and Engineering. Enjoy!At num...

More than 100 transformative projects have been funded through a ground-breaking new programme designed to support adventurous, high-risk research including at The University of Manchester. ...

The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences is delighted to welcome Chris Jackson as Chair in Sustainable Geoscience. ...

In the past 12 months our entire University community has come together to produce the amazing stories and research that make up The Review of Year 2020…and there is much to be proud of and celebrate.  ...

In the past 12 months our entire University community has come together to produce the amazing stories and research that make up The Review of Year 2020…and there is much to be proud of and celebrate. ...

Professor Nick Higham has been awarded the IMA Gold Medal 2020 by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, becoming the second mathematician from the University of Manchester to receive this prestigious award.. ...

The series aims to create an environment where everyone can proactively propose actions to tackle important issues faced by PhD researchers. ...

The celebrations will recognise the hard work of FSE's Postgraduate Class of 2020. ...

Christmas Day is going to look very different for a lot of people this year, but there are also positive changes to indulge in, especially when considering what to eat for Christmas dinner and how to cook it. ...

Dr Güttel is recognised for his contributions to the analysis, implementation and application of rational and block Krylov methods. ...