Amentum and The University of Manchester Expand Strategic Partnership on World-Changing Technologies
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.
CHANTILLY, VA., April 17, 2025 — Amentum (NYSE: AMTM), 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.
“We have now signed a new memorandum of understanding for the next phase of our collaboration, which will see us delivering ground-breaking research and developing new technologies with the potential to change the world and applying them in the industries where Amentum operates,” White added.
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 ensure the safe operation and life extension of the UK’s nuclear power stations and has also enhanced a scientific and technical offering which 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 Richard Curry, Vice-Dean for Research and Innovation in the Faculty of Science and Engineering, 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’s 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, 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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Amentum is a global leader in advanced engineering and innovative technology solutions, trusted by the United States and its allies to address their most significant and complex challenges in science, security and sustainability. Our people apply undaunted curiosity, relentless ambition and boundless imagination to challenge convention and drive progress. Our commitments are underpinned by the belief that safety, collaboration and well-being are integral to success. Headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, we have more than 53,000 employees in approximately 80 countries across all 7 continents.
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With more than 6,000 people in the UK, Amentum is the delivery partner for programme, project and construction management services at Hinkley Point C; sole program and project management delivery partner at Sizewell C; and also supports the UK’s existing nuclear power stations under a Lifetime Enterprise Agreement with EDF. It is a major supplier of engineering design, safety case and project management at Sellafield and other UK nuclear decommissioning sites and operates the country’s largest private sector complex of nuclear laboratories and engineering test facilities in Warrington.
In the defence sector, Amentum has an essential role in the UK’s continuous at-sea deterrent by providing safety advice and technology services for the Royal Navy’s nuclear submarines and programme management and engineering support for AWE. Amentum’s specialist teams also assist procurement and operational delivery of goods and services across the whole of the UK Ministry of Defence.
About The University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is recognised globally for its pioneering research, outstanding teaching and learning, and commitment to social responsibility. The Russell Group institution is ranked the 6th best university in the UK and 52nd in the world (Academic Ranking of World Universities). A truly international university, its community includes more than 44,000 students, 12,000 staff, and 550,000 alumni from 190 countries. Together, they are tackling the world’s biggest challenges – the University’s social and environmental impact is ranked in the top ten globally (Times Higher Education Impact Rankings). The University is a powerhouse of research and discovery; 26 Nobel laureates are among its former staff and students; and it was ranked fifth for research power – the quality and scale of research and impact – in the UK government’s Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021. The institution is the most popular in the UK for undergraduate applications (UCAS 2023 cycle), and it is the most targeted university by the UK’s leading employers (The Graduate Market, 2024). Learn more at www.manchester.ac.uk
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