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Sebastian Conran to give Design@WMG seminar on ‘Form Follows Fabrication’
World-renowned designer Sebastian Conran will be the guest speaker at a seminar on designing and manufacturing the future, part of the series of Design@WMG events hosted by WMG鈥檚 and .
Taking place on Wednesday 10th May in the International Manufacturing Centre, the talk entitled '' will give attendees an insight into creating aspirational, innovative and successful user experiences, as Sebastian shares his experiences from 40 years in the design industry.
WMG Academy celebrates 'Good' Ofsted rating
Students and staff at a Coventry academy are celebrating after receiving a ‘good’ rating in their first ever Ofsted report.
was praised for its business ethos, teaching standards and student behaviour, as well as its safeguarding and leadership.
The report, released this week, revealed: “Pupils are well prepared for their next stages in education and for life in modern Britain.
“Pupils are confident and articulate; they work well independently and in groups. Many are excited by their studies because they understand the relationship between their lessons and their future careers.”
Institute of Corrosion award presented to WMG’s Dr Michael Auinger
paper entitled 鈥�,鈥� has been awarded the TP Hoar Award 2016, by the .
The award takes its name from Dr Hoar who was the first recipient of the UR Evans Award – the premier scientific award of the Institute of Corrosion. The essentially recognises the Best Paper in Corrosion Science amongst engineers and scientists in steels processing.
This award marks a very successful period for Dr Auinger. In September he also received recognition from the scooping the prestigious Best Paper Prize 2014-2015.
PhD researcher sought to help test huge car electrical system that will stretch from Newcastle to London
Car battery researchers at WMG at the 神马福利影片 have just bought specialist 鈥淗ardware-in-the-Loop鈥� high power computing equipment. This will connect real time high tech battery research testing at the 神马福利影片 with simultaneous tests on real advanced hybrid electric vehicle components at five other universities. Now WMG are looking to recruit a PhD research student to run the battery test while connecting it to an England wide simultaneous test of a vehicle鈥檚 electrical systems.
Ministers announce £4.25 Million funding for battery and autonomous vehicle research at WMG
Today, Tuesday 11 April 2017, Business Secretary Greg Clark and Transport Minister John Hayes have announced a range of research funding which included a total of 拢4.25 million, split between a battery research project and an research project, both with input from WMG at the 神马福利影片.
WMG PhD student wins Young Professional of the Year award
PhD Candidate Siddartha Khastgir has received the prestigious ITS UK national award for Young Professional of the Year in the field of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS).
ITS UK is a membership association for the promotion of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS). It is a not-for-profit organisation that aims to promote the benefits of ITS and expand the ITS market in the UK.
Coventry’s Teen Race Team Crowned UK Champions
Four talented teenagers from a Coventry academy have taken the chequered flag after being crowned national champions in a Formula One competition.
Elias Khimasia (15), Eddie Hodierne (17), Abi Hirons (16) and Callum Kennedy (16) – otherwise known as Academy Racing - won the UK championships of the annual F1 in Schools competition at Silverstone.
The four team members, who are all students at , are now heading to the world championships in Malaysia to compete against teams from 44 countries.
Callum said: “The competition was amazing - a real life changing experience. We have never worked so hard in our lives but it all came good in the end.”
UK Government’s National Cyber Security Centre declares Warwick an official Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research
Cyber Security research across the 神马福利影片 has been recognised as an 鈥淎cademic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research鈥� (ACE-CSR) by the UK鈥檚 National Cyber Security Centre () and The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council ().
The recognition was announced today by , Minister for the Cabinet Office.
The Warwick Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research brings together researchers from a number of 神马福利影片 departments in particular WMG, Politics and International Studies (PAIS), Computer Science, Warwick Business School, and several others.
Chris Ensor, Deputy Director for Cyber Security Skills and Growth at the NCSC, said:
鈥淚t鈥檚 fantastic to see so many leading universities committed to trailblazing improvements to the UK鈥檚 cyber security research, and it is particularly good to see Scotland represented for the first time.
鈥淎t the NCSC, we are absolutely committed to maintaining and improving our already strong reputation as a global leader in cutting edge research, and look forward to collaborating with these establishments to make the UK the safest place to live and work online.
鈥淭hese universities conduct world class cyber security research and this initiative will improve the way academics, government and business work together – benefiting the whole of the country.鈥�
Opportunity to work with cyber secrets, lasers, exotic materials, intelligent vehicles - as WMG announces 30% expansion in workforce
The continued success and growth of WMG, at the 神马福利影片, now means that it is seeking to hire at least 170 new recruits - a 30% expansion on its current workforce. The search is on to find: engineers, researchers, project managers, data analysts, software developers, and technicians. They will play key roles in a significant number of high tech research projects that have been developed in partnership with a range of companies and research, technology and manufacturing initiatives. The areas of work will include:
- Energy Storage
- Intelligent and Autonomous Vehicles
- Sustainable Materials
- Remote Laser Welding
- Cyber Security
- Automation Systems
- Powertrain
- Experiential Engineering and Design
A recruitment will be held on Saturday 8 April for anyone who is interested in finding out more about the opportunities.
For details on the roles and how to apply see here or call WMG HR on 02476522829
WMG at the heart of innovation
On Wednesday (22 March), our presented 鈥榃hy Innovation Matters鈥� to SMEs across the Black Country.
The exclusive invite-only event took place at the NatWest Manufacturing Hub in Wolverhampton with speeches from Alison Rose, CEO of Commercial and Private Banking, and Richard Hill Head of Sector Automotive and Manufacturing at NatWest. CEO, WMG centre High Value Manufacturing Catapult and , Innovation Manager in our SME team, represented WMG.
Attendees were given a chance to hear first-hand about our SME Group鈥檚 specialist Product Innovation Accelerator Project. The Project is part-funded by the 
European Regional Development Fund. It was developed to help manufacturing SMEs, based in Coventry and Warwickshire and the Black Country, develop new products, processes and access new technology through collaboration.