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 …
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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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 …
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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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 …
M2A’S EBRIMA, AND THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING’S BLACK AND MINORITY ETHNIC NETWORK (BAME) Read More »
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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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 …
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. …
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 …
By James Grant. Having just started my doctorate, I was invited to partake in the Manufacturing and Materials theme review which took place on the 7th of February 2018. This was a chance to discover what projects my colleagues were working on and their methodologies having had a few years’ more experience on the EngD course. …
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