Manchester Metropolitan University School of Engineering

22/08/2016

18/08/2016

Good luck to everyone receiving their A level results today!

16/08/2016

Want to study a science & engineering subject in Manchester this year? Take a virtual tour http://www2.mmu.ac.uk/virtualtour/ and get a taste of University life 0161 247 3000

16/06/2016

calling all innovators - nominations for the Travis Perkins Innovation Awards 2016 are open!

This brand new awards scheme invite individual students, staff or research groups to apply, and they are looking innovators and problem solvers who can help shape the future of the construction industry.

no industry experience is required - anyone with a great product idea or invention is welcome! Possible prizes include financial support of up to £10,000 or business mentoring.

Head on over to www.tpia.co.uk for more information.

06/06/2016

we have been notified of a new job opportunity for final year Engineering students - a Draughtsman position at Chester-based firm Aluminium Structures Ltd.

more details below.

follow the CareerHub link for further information! http://bit.ly/1Utb7Ky

03/06/2016

Students and recent graduates looking for a summer placement, Morson International are recruiting for an 8 to 10 week placement for a Blue Chip Electronics firm based in Stockport, working in their labs helping build semiconductor devices.

if you're interested, please contact [email protected] for more information! there's only roughly ten places available so don't delay.

01/06/2016

Next week (08/06), the School of Engineering will be hosting an oscilloscopes workshop in conjunction with Anritsu (www.anritsu.com). The event will be taking place in John Dalton Tower 2.01, and you can check out full details of the agenda below.

Attendees will be issued with certificates of attendance by Antritsu that can be used as evidence for CPD – and so we encourage all students who can make it to attend!

Event registration can be found at the following link: https://pages.anritsu-emearesponse.com/Oscilloscopes-workshop.html


Full day schedule:
9:00 - Registration with welcome coffee
9:30 - Oscilloscope Basics - Measurement capabilities of modern-day digital oscilloscopes
10:30 - Coffee Break
10:45 - Understanding Oscilloscope Specifications
11:30 - Probes – How do they affect my measurements and how to select the right one?
12:15 - 8 bit or 12 bit? What are the benefit of 16 times more Resolution of a 12 bit Oscilloscope?
12:45 - Lunch Break
13:30 - Embedded Systems and Automotive Serial Bus Analysis – Measure, Trigger and Decode of Serial Busses with an Oscilloscope
14:30 - Coffee break
14:45 - Power Measurement and Analysis of Switched-Mode Power Supplies
15:45 - Hands on session

24/05/2016

come along to this year's Engineering degree show, taking place in the Digital Innovation Suite, John Dalton West (The Shed) next Friday!

to those getting involved - have you submitted your poster yet?

11/05/2016

DW Sports Fitness, a Wigan-based company, are looking for an Engineering student for a vacant Energy Analyst position from July to August.

to apply, email [email protected] before the 23rd.

More information on the CareerHub: http://bit.ly/27dbRxj

11/05/2016

we've been contacted about a new trainee Engineering placement opportunity for this summer, at Howden's Joinery in Runcorn.

Full details in the post below, and students can see more about the position on the CareerHub: http://bit.ly/1TayX07

09/05/2016

Tomorrow evening, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) are hosting their 'Maintaining the Pendelino: 12 Years on' technical lecture, at the Almstom Transport site in Preston.

the event is free to attend - for more information, and to book your free ticket, follow this link: http://bit.ly/1Q7k6lG

(photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)

06/05/2016

On Wednesday 25th May, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) are organising a free visit to the Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry.

Transport will be provided from the city centre at 8:30am, but there's only 20 places so email Nick Valentine at [email protected] to register if you're interested.

More information in the image below.