Amentum and University of Manchester expand strategic partnership on world-changing technologies

04/07/2025

Amentum, a global leader in advanced engineering and innovative technology solutions, has expanded its collaboration with the University of Manchester to drive advances in materials science, robotics, digitalisation, energy and social impact.  

“Our relationship with the university is about advancing the future together by combining the power of academic research and industrial know-how,” said Andy White, Senior Vice President of Amentum Energy & Environment International. “By working together, Amentum and the university have had great success in delivering impressive solutions for customers, creating opportunities for our people and supporting research and development work at both organisations’ laboratories.” 

Andy added: “We have now signed a new Memorandum of Understanding for the next phase of our collaboration, which will see us delivering groundbreaking research and developing new technologies with the potential to change the world and applying them in the industries where Amentum operates.”

For more than a decade, Amentum has collaborated with the university’s Dalton Nuclear Institute on structural integrity, corrosion, robotics and chemistry. This work has helped to ensure the safe 
operation and life extension of the UK’s nuclear power stations and has also enhanced the scientific and technical offering that underpins Amentum’s leading role in key growth areas, such as the design and development of small modular and advanced reactors.

More recently, Amentum and the UK government’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council have funded the Centre for Robotic Autonomy in Demanding and Long-lasting Environments with the university to develop advanced robotics for hazardous or hard-to-access environments and to research the ethical and regulatory implications for society from the proliferation of autonomous systems.

 

  
  Professor Martin Schröder, Vice President of the University of Manchester and Dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering (left), and Andy White, Senior Vice President of Amentum Energy & Environment International, sign a Memorandum of Understanding to expand collaboration on world-changing technologies 

 

Professor Richard Curry, Vice Dean for Research and Innovation in the Faculty of Science and Engineering at the University of Manchester, said: “Our university has a proud legacy of research that transforms industries and improves lives, from initiating the computer revolution to isolating graphene. But it is what comes next that will define us. Together with Amentum, we share a bold ambition: to deliver research that is not only world leading but world changing.”

Dr Louise Bates, Director of Business Engagement and Knowledge Exchange at the University of Manchester, added: “This partnership presents an exciting chance to push boundaries, redefine knowledge and accelerate the journey from discovery to real-world impact. By uniting our community’s pioneering research with Amentum’s expertise, we can deliver positive change for society and the environment by tackling some of the greatest challenges facing the industries Amentum serves.”

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