Graphene City
®
Graphene City
®
is an ambitious vision from
The University of Manchester aiming to
create a thriving knowledge-based economy
around Manchester's revolutionary 2D
material - graphene.
Critical mass
We believe graphene's vast potential will only be
realised by creating a critical mass of scientists,
manufacturers, engineers, innovators and
industrialists. The innovation ecosystem has
at its core the National Graphene Institute and
the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre.
Here we can take a graphene application from
fundamental research to finished product.
Manchester was the world's first modern
industrial city, now we want to establish a
Graphene City
®
.
Infrastructure
More than 300 people working on graphene
and related 2D materials.
£61m National Graphene Institute (NGI).
£60m Graphene Engineering Innovation
Institute (GEIC).
Graphene NOWNANO Centre for
Doctoral Training.
£235m Sir Henry Royce Institute for
Materials Research and Innovation.
"Graphene City will be a district built around the people
who will form the world's first labour market highly skilled
in 2D materials. Large firms will want to locate where they
can access skills and world-class collaborators. Start-up
companies and SMEs will face lower risks when they know
they can recruit the people they need. "
Luke Georghiou, Deputy President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor,
The University of Manchester
