WMG at the University of Warwick is to play host to a new ‘UK Energy Storage R&D Centre’ for the advancement of electric and hybrid vehicle batteries.

Co-funded by Government (£9 million) and industry (£4 million), the £13 million centre will be created to capitalise on the growing electric and hybrid vehicle battery market, which has been estimated to be worth £250 million for the UK by 2020.

The Centre is the latest move by Government to secure future growth opportunities for the UK’s automotive sector, building on its £400m commitment over the next four years to supporting electric cars and other ultra-low carbon vehicles.

WMG's International Doctorate Centre is holding an Open Evening on 21 June for companies to learn more about becoming involved in the International Engineering Doctorate programme by putting forward research projects and sponsoring doctoral students.

Our International Engineering Doctorate is a four year programme in which a Doctoral student (Research Entrepeneur) will deliver pioneering research to a real problem within a sponsoring company, introducing innovative technologies and processes to improve competitiveness within manufacturing.

There will be the opportunity to learn more about WMG's research and links with industry, to find out what the EngD programme entails and the benefits and costs involved, to hear from a recent graduate and to ask any questions that potential companies may have.

WMG at the University of Warwick is to be part of the Government’s first Technology and Innovation Centre (TIC). An announcement today, 17^th March 2011, by the Deputy Prime Minister, and Secretary of State for Business revealed WMG’s participation in the first TIC and gave some more the detail of that first TIC. It is the first of an elite network of Technology and Innovation Centres. The Government will be investing over £200 million in that network.