From Learning to Impact

At the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), we know that impactful learning lays the foundation for impactful people. Through world-class teaching and experiential learning, we are nurturing the leaders and change-makers of the future, providing them with the tools and knowledge they need to manufacture a better world. 

 

In this series, we explore how our alumni, who are already putting that mission into action. Their stories demonstrate the transformative impact of an IfM education, and how our unique blend oftechnical, strategic and systems thinking instilled here catalyses success. 

 

 

Powering the future of electric vehicles

 

Dr Amy Shang is driving the global transition to sustainable transport, building on insights from her IfM PhD to lead the world’s largest EV charger manufacturer.

 

 

 

Sowing innovation: transforming global agricultural systems

 

From IfM MET & PhD student to Alphabet CEO, Dr Elliott Grant is transforming global agriculture through AI, robotics, and a lifelong commitment to data-driven innovation.

 

 

Inspiring action, catalysing sustainability

 

Blending creativity, engineering and sustainability, Alice Richard, ACDMM alum, empowers global organisations to drive change through experiential learning and design thinking.

 

 

Leading the way in cancer coordination

 

Drawing on IfM foundations in systems thinking from a foundational year on the ACPMM course, Dr DJ Hamblin-Brown is reshaping patient care and safety as the founder of CAREFUL and an emergency medicine specialist.