Student profiles
Hear what some of our students, past and present, have to say about the School, the University as a whole and Manchester itself.
Ben Corris
"[The] great thing about this area is the opportunity to travel ... I have visited France, Sweden and the USA as part of my PhD"
Aerosol Process Modelling
Peter Falkingham
"Manchester is not only a great university, but it's a great university that is constantly trying to improve"
Three Dimensional Dinosaur Track Analysis: Integration of Biomechanical and Analogue Modelling Applied To Interpreting the Fossil Record
Michal Filtness
"There is great potential for career development at Manchester University."
Investigating the early solar system using iodine-129
John Gaffney
"...the department is very well equipped in terms of its research facilities"
The role of dissolved organic carbon in controlling the formation and stability of Iron colloids in natural waters, and implications for contaminant transport
Sam Green
"I have found the department to be extremely welcoming with all staff being friendly and helpful with my project."
The High Resolution Monitoring of the Mam Tor Landslip, North Derbyshire, UK
Farhana Islam
"The opportunity to work in Manchester was also very appealing as I would have the opportunity to work in a newly built laboratory with high profile facilities in the Williamson Research Centre for Molecular and Environmental Sciences "
Microbial controls on the Geochemical Behaviour of Arsenic in Ground water
Jonathan Martlew
"[The] Geomicrobiological Research Group at Manchester with the associated Williamson Research Facility stood out from the rest"
Application of Fe(III) Reducing Bacteria for the in-situ Bioremediation of Contaminated Sediments
Sayentika
"[A] great project, a great research group in one of the big universities in England, and a nice city to live in with a guaranteed night life!"
Controls on the Nubian Sandstones in Sirte Basin, Libya: Impact on Depositional Systems and Reservoir Characteristics
Emmanuel Sone Njumbe
"Today, I see myself as a trained, versatile scientist with an aptitude and skills that underpin the ability to absorb and apply new concepts quickly as well as the ability to think laterally and solve problems practically."
PhD Environmental Sciences