science & engineering

Reducing Plastic Use in Food Packaging with Innovative New Materials

By James Baker Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Science and Engineering Posted: March 13, 2018

Finding ways to reduce the amount of plastic used in food packaging, while still ensuring products are protected and kept fresh, is an increasingly important challenge. James Baker, Chief Executive Officer of Graphene@Manchester, explains how the answer could lie in the use of novel 2D materials. Changes in consumer perception and behaviour relating to plastic […]

Rethinking public engagement with health

By Sheena Cruickshank, Lamiece Hassan and Emily Dawson Filed Under: All posts, Digital Futures, Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: January 31, 2018

Public engagement with health research and science is an issue of growing public importance. With a worrying trend towards ‘anti-science’ perspectives resulting in serious outbreaks of preventable disease, it is essential to consider bringing the wider public into the consultation and communication of health research and knowledge. Here, Sheena Cruickshank, Lamiece Hassan, and Emily Dawson […]

Electric Vehicles: The Future is Light

By James Baker Filed Under: All posts, Science and Engineering Posted: January 31, 2018

In this blog James Baker, the newly announced Chief Executive Officer of Graphene@Manchester, explains what’s driving demand for lightweight 2D materials for use in batteries and other components. The growth in both the demand and supply for electric vehicles is creating new opportunities and challenges for manufacturers in the UK. Heavier electric vehicles are driving […]

Reducing Plastic Use in Food Packaging with Innovative New Materials

Electric Vehicles: The Future is Light

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