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1. Fracture and contact mechanics

   The Fracture and Contact Mechanics specialises in the development and use of finite element structural and multi-physics packages.

2. Materials development and processing

   MEMARC's members conduct research into materials development, as well as biological systems and sports engineering. Learn more about this research, the researchers who work in this area and the materials development and processing projects members have completed.

3. Wave propagation in lattices and microstructures

   Wave propagation in lattices and microstructures is one of MEMARC's key research specialisms. Researchers working in this area concentrate on invisibility, focusing and shielding.

4. Networking and Distributed Systems

   The Networking and Distributed Systems Research Group conducts research into building systems and frameworks for both networked appliance solutions and services. You can find out more about this research, the researchers and the contact details for this research group here.

5. Network and Information Security Technology Research Group

   The Network and Information Secrutiy Technology Research Group conducts computer and network security research. You can find out more about the work the Network and Information Secrutiy Technology Research Group conduct, the researchers and the contact details for this group here.

6. Communication and blended-learning: Language and social cues in different learning contexts across educational stages

   The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the pace at which educational institutions moved towards a blended approach of online and in-person learning (Jisc, 2020). While embracing this change, the challenges it brings for learner experience, engagement and learning must be carefully considered.

7. Health and Wellbeing Research Theme

   Research interests within the Health and Wellbeing Research Theme focuses on the psychological aspects of illness, health and healthcare delivery. We're interested in preventative health and behavioural medicine. Find out more about our work by viewing our current projects, collaborations, learning programmes and publications.

8. Experimental Technologies Lab

   Read more about the Experimental Technologies Lab, an enhancement upon four years of research pursued at our pioneering workshop and research space, FACTLab, a collaboration with Liverpool’s FACT, the Foundation for Art and Creative Technologies, the UK’s leading new technologies arts organisation.

9. Drone Technologies and Sensing

   The Drone Technologies and Sensing (DTS) research area combines some of the latest research from the General Engineering Research Institute (GERI) in the field of state-of-the-art drone technology, alongside well established research streams in optical measurement and sensing that have a long history of sustained research excellence.

10. Natural Products Formulation and Delivery

    The Centre for Natural Products Discovery is concerned with preventing and curing disease. Find out about formulation and delivery of natural products including the use of nanoparticles for drug delivery of natural products.