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School of Materials

About Us

Students with textiles teacher.

Materials shape our world!

With the world becoming more complex and technologies interwoven, the solutions to problems inevitably become multi-disciplinary and can require knowledge and skills from diverse sectors. To address the "big" challenges such as energy, transport and the environment, the School of Materials was established and incorporates the Corrosion and Protection Science, Materials Science, and Textiles and Paper Science activities.

Researcher in a laboratory.

Teaching excellence

Our courses are taught by staff who are acknowledged world experts in their fields with access to state of the art facilities.

All of our courses are recognized and accredited by the relevant professional institutions.


Computer Aided Design

Academic staff

With over 60 academic staff, the School of Materials is the largest University activity in materials teaching and research in Europe. Our academics are internationally recognized for the quality of their teaching and research.

For details of individual academic staff members click here.



Open Day tours.

Open Days and Visit Days

Meeting us to talk through your options is a great way to get advice on your own situation and aspirations for becoming a student; it is also a good chance to find out more about the School, University and City of Manchester.

• Undergraduate Open Days

• Postgraduate Open Days


Directions around campus.

How to find us

Our School is easily accessible from Manchester city centre.