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Welcome to the Fielding Research Group
Welcome to the Fielding Research Group
We are a dynamic research team based in the Department of Materials at The University of Manchester, working at the cutting edge of polymer science and materials innovation. Our labs are located in the state-of-the-art Henry Royce Institute, the UK’s national hub for advanced materials research.
What We Do
What We Do
Our research explores how to design and create smart, sustainable polymers and polymer-based materials that can solve real-world problems. We work on a wide range of applications, including:
Waterborne coatings and adhesives
Advanced nanocomposites
3D printing of functional materials
Biomedical diagnostics
Regenerative medicine
Whether it's developing new materials for healthcare or sustainability, our goal is to make a meaningful impact through science.
You can find out more about who we are, our publications, our research activities and latest news from the group by following the links at the top of this page.
Join Us
Join Us
We’re always excited to connect with new collaborators, and we welcome interest from PhD students and postdoctoral researchers who are passionate about materials science. When funding is available, open positions are listed on:
If you're interested in joining us—whether you're applying for a funded position, have your own scholarship, or are considering self-funding—please don’t hesitate to reach out. You can find our contact details at the bottom of this page.
Apr '26 - Self-Assembled Polymer Nanoparticles for Gene Delivery
Apr '26 - Self-Assembled Polymer Nanoparticles for Gene Delivery
Our recent paper published in ACS Materials Letters reports the work on improved DNA delivery using Polymerisation Induced Electrostatic Self Assembly (PIESA)-derived polyplexes. This work was led by PhD student Maria Andrea Castillo in collaboration with Dr Samuel Jones at The University of Birmingham.
Mar '26 - Experiments at Diamond
Mar '26 - Experiments at Diamond
A team of Maria Andrea Castillo, Jian Tang and Lee Fielding recently visited Diamond to perform experiments on the labSAXS instrument. The team spent 3 days collecting data on self-assembled nanoparticles and look forwards to analysing and publishing it in due course!
Feb '26 - Research from MSc project published
Feb '26 - Research from MSc project published
Recent research conducted by Xiaojing Lu (a MSc student on our PMSE course) and Xueyuan Li (a PhD student in the group) has been published in Polymer Chemistry. To the best of our knowledge, the reported particles exhibit the most pronounced swelling behaviour of PISA-derived nanogels to date.
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Henry Royce Institute Hub Building, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
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