In December, MIDAS joined the Para Lab collective at Rogue Studios, where scientists and artists showcased the outcomes of their collaborative projects. This event marked the culmination of long-term partnerships formed through earlier workshops, with more exciting collaborations on the horizon.
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All members of the MIDAS community should always be treated equally, with respect and decency. We are fostering an accessible and inclusive environment where all are treated fairly and with integrity, in which everyone can thrive and succeed. We are passionate about collaborative research that develops our members in pursuit of furthering our knowledge in materials science.
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Watch Ömer explain his PhD thesis, “Irradiation induced microstructure evolution in Nb-containing/free Zr alloys” in four minutes or less!
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Callum Andrew joined Pint of Science at the Henry Royce Institute for an evening of flash talks across multiple themes featuring some of Manchester's leading thinkers and researchers.
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In September, MIDAS brought together academics, industry experts and stakeholders for a three-day meeting at the Manchester Museum
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MIDAS braved unprecedented rainfall and mud to present to the 25,000 festival-goers at bluedot this summer in partnership with the Henry Royce Institute and LightForm.
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Over the past 3 months, I have been on a placement at Queen’s University, Canada. The Nuclear Materials Group, led by Professor Mark Daymond, conducts research on Zr alloys utilised in CANDU nuclear reactors.
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In May, MIDAS reconvened with the para lab at Rogue Studios, in Oldham, for an afternoon of workshops and brainstorming sessions.
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High levels of radiation make nuclear reactors a uniquely challenging environment for the materials that they’re built from. But Why? In this free science event, Dr Alex Carruthers considered radiation's effects from the atoms' perspective.
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In March MIDAS went to the Manchester Museum for British Science Week.
Students from secondary schools and sixth-form colleges across Greater Manchester came to see the MIDAS stand and to chat with our PhD students and PDRAs about their research and careers in science. Our conversations demystified the work done by scientists and encouraged students to pursue paths to material science during their A-Levels and at university.