productNew research co-funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is to focus on the cyber-security of the UK’s vital industrial control systems which run, for example, manufacturing plants, power stations, the electricity grid, and the rail network.
newsNew funds for manufacturing research as Manufacturing the Future Conference comes to Clydeside…
newsAgainst a world backdrop of increased concerns about energy security, price fluctuations and, of course, the need to address climate change, six new research projects that aim to gain a fuller understanding of how energy is managed in the country’s non-domestic buildings have been launched.
newsResearch projects which will explore how light can be used in new ways in innovative manufacturing processes and technologies have been awarded £3.6 million. Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills announced the funding as he toured M Squared, a laser development company, in Glasgow.
newsA new visiting Fellowship scheme, that will strengthen the relationship between academics and the manufacturing sector and accelerate the transition of research from laboratory to industry, was launched at the EPSRC Manufacturing the Future conference at Cranfield University.
productThe automotive and aerospace industries in the UK have received a boost with Universities and Science Minister David Willetts announcing five new centres to train engineers of the future.
newsBCC calls for the Government to ‘nourish and reinforce the manufacturing recovery by helping companies retain valuable skills’.
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