Departmental news

WMG are pleased to be leading on a pioneering new education programme, announced today by Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), which is aimed at boosting the skills of engineers working within the automotive supply chain and other hi-tech industries.

The Advanced Skills Accreditation Scheme (ASAS) was formally launched, June 21, at JLR by Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for Business.

A group of engineering students from the University of Warwick, have been named joint winners of the international Electric Vehicle Grand Prix (EVGP) after an enthralling race at Indianapolis.

At one of the world’s most famous race tracks the Warwick Racing team crossed the line in third place after an action-packed contest, earning them enough points to be crowned joint winners after they placed second in the outreach competition and fourth in the design competition.

A group of engineering students from the University of Warwick are gearing up to race at one of the world’s most famous race tracks after finishing second in an enthralling warm-up race at Purdue University, Indiana.

The WMG sponsored team overcame numerous problems to get their self-designed and self-built electric go-kart over the finish line in second place at the Purdue University race track, and are hoping to go one better in the Electric Vehicle Grand Prix (EVGP) at Indianapolis on May 12.

A team of engineering students from the University of Warwick have returned from the European RoboCup Rescue Championship with two awards – and second place overall.

The eight-strong team of WMG and Engineering students won special awards for Best in Class for Mobility and Best in Class for Manipulation at the four day competition in Germany.

WMG has officially launched its new International Doctorate Centre in High Value, Low Environmental Impact Manufacturing.

Guests from both industry and the education sector heard how WMG will train the manufacturing leaders of tomorrow through a 4 year programme which will see them achieve both an Engineering Doctorate (EngD) and an MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

At an event hosted today by the Malaysian Investment Development Authority the Malaysian Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and the Business Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, The Right Honourable Vince Cable MP witnessed the exchange by Professor Lord Bhattacharyya and Lt Jen Dato’ Wira Allatif bin Mohd Noor of the signed formal agreement for WMG to deliver their world renowned Engineering Business Management MSc at Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM).

Mr S Sridhar, the Chairman and Managing Director of the Central Bank of India, paid a special visit to WMG at the University of Warwick, on Tuesday 10 May, to sign an agreement to provide fast track student loans of up to 2 million (20 lakh) rupees (just over 26,000 UK pounds) to Indian students studying at WMG.

Mr S Sridhar signed the agreement with WMG Director Professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya.

Global supply chain planning company, Barloworld Supply Chain Software is currently working with WMG to prepare the supply chain industry leaders of tomorrow for a bright future.

Over 500 students from across the University attended a Summer Careers Fair which was hosted by The Digital Lab. The fair was organised by the Centre for Student Careers and Skills for Warwick undergraduates and Msc students who are considering their career options or may be seeking employment upon graduation this year.

University of Warwick students have won the RoboCup Rescue Championship in Germany. The students developed their rescue robot in a team project bringing together Engineering and Computer Science students at the University of Warwick which entered the 9th RoboCup German Open in Magdeburg (April 15-18 2010).

The Warwick student team won first place overall and best in class for mobility. The robots are designed to crawl over and through difficult terrain or such as destroyed buildings in search of trapped survivors. The German competition put the robot through its paces in a simulated disaster environment which requires robots to demonstrate their capabilities in mobility, sensory perception, planning, mapping, and operator interfaces, while searching for simulated victims in difficult environments.