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

Scientists have made a significant advancement with quantum technologies that could transform complex systems modelling with an accurate and effective approach that requires significantly reduced memory....

A new international research centre designed to create robotics and autonomous systems that will play a key role in the climate response has been developed in partnership with The University of Manchester and Jacobs....

The biennial award is given to internationally recognised leaders in the field of catalysis.

After decades of trying, astronomers have found the origin of a Type Ia supernova explosion using radio emissions, thanks to the e-MERLIN telescope network.

Two teams of first-year mechanical engineering students from Manchester entered the competition’s north-west regional final.

Three outstanding University of Manchester academics have been honoured among eighty researchers, innovators and communicators from around the world who have been elected as the newest Fellows of the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of scienc...

He is one of 120 new members recognised for their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.

He is recognised for contributions to finite elements and computational fluid dynamics.

Aliens on nearby stars could detect Earth through radio signals leaked from the planet, new research suggests.

Jodrell Bank's spectacular new First Light Pavilion and permanent exhibition gallery, which opened in June 2022, has continued to win awards since its launch, with the latest being top honours at the prestigious Civic Trust Awards ceremony in London ...

Two researchers from The University of Manchester have won a 2023 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science UK & Ireland Rising Talents Award.

On 25 April 2023, Sir Francis Graham-Smith FRS, FRAS, FInstP., celebrated his 100th birthday. Sir Francis, or Graham as he is known to friends and colleagues, was the second Director of Jodrell Bank Observatory, taking over from Sir Bernard Lovell wh...

Researchers from the National Graphene Institute (NGI) have made 'intelligent' membranes whose 'memory' can be used in areas like smart separation technology, wound management, drug delivery, sensors and memory devices....

Inigo Lambertini met a range of advanced devices during a visit to Manchester.

In a paper published in Nature this week (13 Apr 2023), researchers from The University of Manchester report record-high magnetoresistance that appears in graphene under ambient conditions.

A spin-out company from the graphene innovation ecosystem at The University of Manchester has formed an international partnership that will spearhead an unprecedented scale-up of graphene-based technologies intended “to make a substantial impact on g...

The NSSC at Manchester attracted over 600 attendees and more than 40 invited speakers.

The University of Manchester is a partner in three projects, to be delivered by National Grid, as part of the second ‘discovery’ phase of Ofgem’s Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) programme.

Professor Rahul Nair has been appointed as the Carlsberg/Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair in Advanced Membranes for Sustainable Separation Technology.

The first-of-its-kind event showcased Manchester’s engineering research and teaching.

The UK’s recycling system requires a dramatic overhaul to effectively tackle the issue of plastic waste, according to a new report published by The University of Manchester’s One Bin to Rule Them All project team....

The ERC has awarded a Manchester team €2.5million as part of the eTALK project.

The Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre’s growing commercial ecosystem around advanced materials has been strengthened by equity deals between GEIC Tier 1 partner Nationwide Engineering Research & Development (NERD), global engineering consultancy...

The day will provide an overview of advanced topics in 2D materials research for postdoctoral and postgraduate researchers.

Hannah Burnett was nominated for her work focusing on storing green energy.

Manchester scientists have created a new material, dubbed ‘StarCrete’ which is made from extra-terrestrial dust, potato starch, and a pinch of salt and could be used to build homes on Mars.

The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt has today announced a new prize for artificial intelligence named after The University of Manchester’s invention of the first stored program computer in 1948.

When we last sat down with Aoife Taylor she told us about her experiences of being a woman in STEM, what it was like carrying out a PhD during the pandemic and how she tackled her impostor syndrome. Now she is the CEO of DeakinBio, a startup that has...

CPI sets out to prove a new concept for manufacturing oligonucleotides through a £2.7 million partnership with AstraZeneca, Novartis, and The University of Manchester.  The three-year project builds on the work of CPI’s Medicines Manufacturing Innova...

An international team of scientist have used the MeerKAT radio telescope to observe the pulsing heartbeat of the universe as neutron stars are born and form swirling lightning storms which last for millions of years....