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Megan Kendall on Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol’s 10th Scientific Conference.

On the 15th of June, I attended the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol’s 10th Scientific Conference, held at Aberystwyth University. The Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol was established in 2011 to ensure Welsh-medium provision and opportunities across the post-compulsory education sector in Wales. I’ve been a member of the Coleg since joining its Research Skills Training Programme, for masters’ …

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Steps to achieving Gender Balance.

Blog / By Viv Jenkins

COATED M2A are committed to achieving parity of gender in our cohort across the lifetime of the project. Set against the accepted understanding of under-representation of women in postgraduate study of STEM subjects, the gender balance target presents a significant challenge. To provide context, I am able to quote figures provided by Engineering UK …

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Promoting Equality: Leadership for BAME EngD Researchers

Blog / By David Warren

The M2A and COATED CDT are committed to improving the equality, diversity and inclusivity of our cohorts in our Masters and EngD courses. This not only includes the recruitment of individuals onto our programmes but also the opportunities we can provide to our research engineers once they graduate. In recognition of the barriers that BAME …

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Our very own John Lewis @ EEC 2021, Sheffield

Blog / By Thomas Lewis

By John Lewis (LinkedIn) The 12th Annual European Electric Steelmaking Conference was a prestigious event held at an equally prestigious facility, at the University of Sheffield. A city with a heritage built on steel, was quite a fitting environment to engage and hear from the leading experts in the field of Electric Steelmaking on the …

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The Brilliant Club – M2A and the National Tutoring Programme

Blog, Uncategorised / By paharries

I was first made aware of the Brilliant Club by a colleague, who described the scheme as a way for secondary school pupils to engage with university level research as part of their extra curricula education. Designed solely for Doctoral level Research Students, the scheme partners a Postgraduate Research Student with a secondary school and …

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M2A’S EBRIMA, AND THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING’S BLACK AND MINORITY ETHNIC NETWORK (BAME)

Blog, Uncategorised / By paharries

Ebrima Sallah joined the M2A in October 2017, having previous studied Biochemistry at Swansea University. Now, studying towards an Engineering Doctorate, Ebrima works with TATA, researching how to improve refractory lining within the steel making process. Alongside his studies, Ebrima finds time to work towards improving the student/staff experience via his activities with the Black …

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ELMARCO, CZECH REPUBLIC: ELECTROSPINNING AT SCALE

Blog, Uncategorised / By paharries

By Kiran Mistry In order to become familiar with the technique I will be applying as part of the scale up section of my EngD project, I visited the Elmarco facility based in Liberec, Czech Republic on 17th-19th November 2019. Elmarco is the industry’s first and leading supplier of industrial scale nanofiber production equipment. Specialising in …

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SUMMER FAMILY FUN DAY!

Blog, Uncategorised / By paharries

By Becky Waldram. Dr Youmna Mouhamad, supported by the M2A project from the Materials Research Centre and the BAME (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic) Students in Engineering Network within Swansea University’s College of Engineering, held a Science and Engineering Family Fun Day at Ethnic Youth Support Team’s (EYST) Youth Centre on St Helen’s Road in Swansea …

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SPE FOAMS® 2019 – VALLADOLID, SPAIN

Blog, Uncategorised / By paharries

By Gethin Llewelyn. SPE Foams® 2019 was held in Valladolid, Spain, during 2nd-3rd October. Also, from the 30th September until 1st October, a tutorial was held by a world-renowned expert in the Foam Injection Moulding field: Pr. Chul B. Park. This tutorial explored everything related with foaming in plastics; right from the fundamental basics to recent technological advancements. …

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THE 16TH BIENNIAL WORLDWIDE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL CONFERENCE OF REFRACTORIE

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By Liam Cotton. I had the privilege to present my research paper at the 16th Biennial Worldwide Congress of the United International Technical Conference of Refractories in Japan. This took place at the PACIFICO Yokohama Conference Centre from 13th to 16th October 2019. I presented my paper “An Industrial Study Of The Change In Behavior Of Microporous Insulation …

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