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Manchester, UK
Joined September 2011
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Dom Williams from @goughlab @UoMMaterials @RoyceInstitute very proudly presenting his poster on anterior cruciate ligament TE @ESB2023 #CDTABM #dECM
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Great to see the bespoke sweatshirts decorated and worn. Pleased the research of the Apparel Design Engineering group was able to support this @UoMMaterials @OfficialUoM
Designs for bespoke jumpers made with visual artist and @OfficialUoM all gratefully funded by our pals @SuperbiaMCR #LGBTQIA @hleaw @RandR_creative
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Exciting day! We had the unique opportunity to work with two incredible textile designers from the RCA under @elifozden supervision via the UMRI funding @UoMMaterials and @UoMCreativeMCR Today we are sharing our artwork by taking part at the #textileintersections art exhibition
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Today we had the first online reunion for the “Stress & Damage Characterisation Unit”, which was my research group as a postdoc @UoMMaterials 2007-2010, with Prof.s Philip Withers, Michael Preuss and Joao Fonseca! The last time we met was >10 years. 🥰❤️
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Sharing the #UoM love 💜 @UoMMaterials = greatest course on earth, but I could be biased 😉 thank you @UoMSciEng for this epic piece. Must plan my next visit up soon!
“2 girls in the 1st year of their @UoMMaterials degrees came up to me and said ‘You spoke to us at a lecture in London 3 years ago. You changed our minds and now we’re studying at Manchester.’" The inspirational @ella_podmore in the @OfficialUoM magazine manchester.ac.uk/discover/ma…
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Latest paper on #Graphene enhanced SiOx Li-ion battery anodes. @UoMGraphene @UoMMaterials sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Professor Robert (Bob) Cernik is retiring on 30th of September. We had lunch celebration for him yesterday and want to wish him well in all his future endeavours. Fortunately, Bob is staying with us as Emeritus Professor so it was not goodbye!
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Fully funded PhD studentship opportunity with @lee_fielding @UoMMaterials (UK/home students only). The work will focus on the colorimetric thermoresponsive polymer hybrid systems we recently discovered. Start date is January 2024+. findaphd.com/phds/project/ep…. Please retweet.
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Professors @goughlab and @SMARichardson deliver our #multidisciplinary #advancedmaterials @AMM_UoM theme, conducting pioneering research to discover to improve #health and #care. For more info: pankhurst.manchester.ac.uk/r…
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Congratulations to Ignasi Simon Grau for being awarded "la Caixa" Postgraduate Fellowship Abroad. The fellowship was awarded by none other than the King and Queen of Spain (pictured here with Ignasi and his family).
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Congratulations to Liam Johnson for winning the 2023 Harari Graphene Enterprise Award, in association with Nobel Laureate Professor Sir Andre Geim. @UoMGraphene Find out more here - manchester.ac.uk/discover/ne…
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Calling all aspiring female engineers & fashion enthusiasts! Join us at M-ADE: Female Engineers in Fashion on 25 July, where we're empowering & re-skilling women in clothing manufacture. Sign up today! eventbrite.co.uk/e/m-ade-fem… @GMCAdigital @UoMMaterials @buzzinbee3
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Yesterday our students graduated in a ceremony with 🎉💐 and🤳! @sespops led the celebration while we applauded and cheered on our students. Looking forward to seeing all their successes going forward. The photograph below is our team waiting for the event to begin. 🎓
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🗣️Calling all aspiring female engineers in fashion!📷 Don't miss this incredible opportunity to learn about reskilling and empowering women in clothing manufacture. Join us at the event here eventbrite.co.uk/e/m-ade-fem… #womeninfashion @UoMMaterials
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Congratulations to @songyi_yan for winning the Michael J. Baker award at the @Acad_Marketing for an outstanding doctoral thesis on sustainable knowledge in relation to Microfibre Pollution, a huge issue requiring multi-stakeholder and multi-scalar solutions.
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Our graduation ceremonies kick off this week 🎓🥳 We want to say a huge congratulations to all of our students, who have worked so hard over the past few years and achieved so much. We can't wait to celebrate with you!
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💡 We want to support your big ideas! We're offering packages of funding, mentorship & tailored advice to help your innovative business to grow. The  @innovateuk Unlocking Potential Award champions #InclusionInInnovation. Briefing Event | 11 July 👉 bit.ly/unlocking-potential-a…
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Making bespoke clothing a reality👚Join this 2-hour online session to explore bespoke developments, contribute to decisions, and shape a shared research agenda! Find out more and sign up here➡️eventbrite.co.uk/e/m-ade-bes…
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Missed the Corrosion @ Manchester Symposium or want to re-live it again? All the research presentations can be found here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…
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