The PrintCity Blog

Our students are the lifeblood of our MSc Industrial Digitalisation course and PrintCity. Their varied backgrounds bring a rich, diverse mix of perspectives to the work that we do.

In the PrintCity blog, we strongly promote and support engagement with the ‘real world’ of business. Our blog posts capture their experiences in an informal way, including social outings, which strengthen their working relationship by undertaking activities that require teamwork.

Visit from St. Peters RC High School, Manchester

We had the pleasure of welcoming 14 pupils in Year 8 from St. Peter’s RC High School in Manchester as part of our Widening Participation outreach programme. Many thanks to …

Student visit to Manchester Institute of Sport

Our students recently enjoyed a trip to visit the team over at the Manchester Metropolitan University Institute of Sport to see how they could use acquired data from equipment that …

From Water Bottles to Key Rings: Students Get Creative with CAD at PrintCity!

Blog written by student ambassadors: Brijesh Gurav, Swetha Subramanian, Joel Tatarek-Gintowt and Oliver Sargeant We welcomed 17 kids from Alder Community High school to PrintCity as part of our outreach …

A tale of two cities

Article written by student ambassadors: Callum Baxter, Swetha Subramanian, Brijesh Gurav and Oliver Sargeant We had the pleasure of entertaining a curious group of Salford City Academy pupils in conjunction …

Meta Quest 2. Yours. To keep. Forever.

The last two years have seen dramatic growth in virtual reality applications across many industrial sectors, from retail to tourism, training, gaming and prototyping ideas for customers. A report by …

Adventures in Additive – Kazakhstan teacher reflects on his PrintCity internship.

My name is Asset Rakishev, and I’m from Kazakhstan. I am a teacher at Karagandy Technical University, which is also the same university where I graduated, in the field of …

Build-a-Bear 2.0: PrintCity host Ingenious Outreach event with Alder Community High School

After a successful visit from Alder Community High School in April, they returned for another visit with their year 9 students. As student ambassadors, we played a more active role …

Opening the toolbox: PrintCity delivers an introduction to digital tools with Fusion 360

On 13th May we were joined by the year 10s of Our Lady’s RC High School at Manchester Metropolitan University’s Print City. The year group were given a tour by …

Putting the CAD in Oasis aCADemy

Blog post written by Student Ambassadors Oliver, Chloe, Rhea and Bosco On 1st April at PrintCity, we had the chance to host 24 students from Year 9 and 10 from …

PrintCity collaborates with GM Higher and 4wardFutures to inspire students

PrintCity hosted 39 high school pupils last Friday for an exciting introduction to all things additive manufacturing, sustainability and circular economy. The visit was part of a collaborative event with …