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Met&Mat @ Birmingham retweeted
It was an honour to receive our #QAPrize from Her Majesty The Queen at Buckingham Palace today in recognition of our long-standing partnership with @RollsRoyce, transforming UK aerospace for over 30 years:
birmingham.ac.uk/news/2024/u… @QAPrizes @RoyalFamily @unibirmingham
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Check out @BBCSounds latest Sliced Bread podcast where Dr. Chris Hamlett @hamlettcae spills the beans on the various materials that make up our everyday pots and pans. Tap the link to hear the episode and discover what’s heating in your kitchen!
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001wh…
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Our annual @EnergyMatBham Battery Bake Off + Make competition showcased amazing creativity with a variety of tasty treats inspired by different battery types and materials. All proceeds are going to @ProstateUK . There is still time to donate
justgiving.com/page/emg-batt…
ALT Our winners- Marcus (left) and Izzah (right) with Alessandro - our judge for the competition.
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Our very own @gavindjharper has been quoted numerous times based on the evidence presented in the House of Lords report on EV, sharing his invaluable insights 🔌🚗
📢We’ve published our report on Electric Vehicles:
🔌EVs are crucial to reaching net zero
🚗But only 3% of cars on UK roads are EVs
👉Government must tackle barriers to affordability and turbo-charge the charging infrastructure
👨💻Read the report here: ukparliament.shorthandstorie…
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Met&Mat @ Birmingham retweeted
We have great PhD opportunities in @metmat_unibham!
Come and join us; Birmingham is cool and has a lot to offer (food, weather, cricket, and football)! 😜
See our PhD opportunities here:
findaphd.com/phds/school-of-…
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Exciting news! The School of Metallurgy and Materials is hosting a PhD recruitment event on Feb 28th, featuring presentations and discussions about scholarships, funding, and upcoming opportunities. Don't miss out!
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Met&Mat @ Birmingham retweeted
We're delighted to be a @QAPrizes winner for our longstanding partnership with Rolls-Royce! The Queen's Anniversary Prizes are the highest national honour awarded in UK further and higher education, celebrating innovation that benefits the world:
birmingham.ac.uk/news/2023/u… #BrumHour
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Met and Mat annual careers fair was held today, organised by Met and Mat student societies. The event gives our UG and PG students a great opportunity to meet and talk to professionals in Nuclear, Materials and Aerospace industries
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Listen here to Dr. Leah-Nani Alconcel on The Curiosity Vault Podcast (birmingham.ac.uk) with @theAliceRoberts on How to plan a mission to space
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We are sad to bid farewell to Associate Professor Dr. David Collins, who will be missed by all. However, we wish him the very best in future endeavours. 🎉
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Met&Mat @ Birmingham retweeted
University of Birmingham researchers and Cooksongold Additive Manufacturing have received EPSRC Early-stage Prosperity Partnership funding for a project to develop precious metal alloys for 3D printing:
birmingham.ac.uk/news/2023/b… @metmat_unibham @ChemEngBham
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Snapshot of 4 weeks bake off fun.🍰🍪 Our very own Mary 'Berry' Taylor crowned Met & Mat Star Baker 🌟of the season.
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Congratulations to our staff member Sarah McDonald for her impressive 16th place finish in the highly competitive women’s mile race at the World Athletics Road Running Championships!🏃♀️🏅
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The sun is out and so is our sunflower 🌻🌞.
The Energy materials group (@energymatbham) has been growing a sunflower in the department over summer and It's over 2m tall! We love materials and nature too!!
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A fantastic group of home-school students celebrated their achievement of completing all activities in the "Let's Move to the Moon" space box, a @RoyceInstitute and @spacegovuk funded initiative. Check out the details below 🚀🌑linkedin.com/posts/leah-nani…
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Met&Mat @ Birmingham retweeted
Yesterday Dr @gavindjharper spoke to @ABCaustralia about China's new export controls on germanium & gallium, materials which are critical for the production of semiconductors found in devices such as smartphones, laptops and cars.
Listen to the interview: abc.net.au/radionational/pro…
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Check out this paper by Dr. Mike Bromfield on 'Pilot performance and workload whilst using an angle of attack system', published in the Journal of Applied Ergonomics, providing fresh insights on aviation safety.
doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.202…
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