Press Releases
Archbishop Welby visits WMG, ÉñÂí¸£ÀûӰƬ
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby, visited WMG at the ÉñÂí¸£ÀûӰƬ today (4 May 2018), as part of his ‘homecoming’ tour around Coventry, the city where he was first ordained.
WMG to test new location system for intelligent vehicles
Intelligent vehicles and smart devices could gain more accurate location awareness by ‘fusing’ Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and WiFi signals – and a test for this is the focus of an Innovate UK project led by Spirent Communications and involving WMG at the ÉñÂí¸£ÀûӰƬ.
Coventry’s universities prepare for City of Culture with cultural projects open to all
Coventry’s universities are to embark on a series of collaborations to bring their research directly to Coventrians in the run up to UK City of Culture 2021.
Working with local cultural groups the ÉñÂí¸£ÀûӰƬ and Coventry University will collaborate on 13 projects during the spring and summer of 2018 that will support Coventry City Council’s Cultural Strategy.
One of UK's foremost NHS chief executives to lead Healthcare Systems activities at WMG
It was announced today, Thursday 26th April 2018, that Dame Julie Moore, currently Chief Executive of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB), is to become a Professor of Healthcare Systems at WMG, ÉñÂí¸£ÀûӰƬ. Her new role will see her leading on a range of both research and education projects, leading collaborations with the NHS and other healthcare providers.
WMG to help Jaguar Land Rover develop self-driving car that can ‘see’ around corners
WMG at the ÉñÂí¸£ÀûӰƬ is to work with Jaguar Land Rover in a key part of a £4.7 million project called AutopleX which will develop vehicles that can ‘see’ around corners and through obstacles, enhancing the capability of self-driving cars.
Dodo’s violent death revealed
The famous Oxford Dodo died after being shot in the back of the head, according to breakthrough research by Oxford University Museum of Natural History and WMG at the ÉñÂí¸£ÀûӰƬ.