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The Queen Presents Royal Award to WMG
The Queen has formally presented the University of Warwick and WMG (Warwick Manufacturing Group) with a Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education at a special ceremony and reception at Buckingham Palace on Friday 19th February.
WMG Sponsors Turkish Entrepreneurship Competition
WMG are sponsoring Turkey’s prestigious university entrepreneurship competition Bir Fikrin Mi Var? - Do you Have an Idea?
Eliahou Dangoor Scholarships
The University is very pleased to announce that for the 2010-2011 academic year, it will offer a minimum of 25 Eliahou Dangoor Scholarships to first year Undergraduate students studying science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM subjects).
Chinese Ambassador visits WMG
The Chinese Ambassador has seen for herself how leading-edge manufacturing in Coventry and Warwickshire is beating the economic downturn. Madam Fu Ying visited Oleo International and WMG (formerly Warwick Manufacturing Group) on Friday (27 November) as part of a nationwide tour organised by UK Trade & Investment to see examples of British manufacturing excellence.
Mayor of Indianapolis visits WMG
The Mayor of Indianapolis recently visited Warwickshire to see first-hand the manufacturing and engineering excellence here in the county.
Gregory Ballard, Republican Mayor of Indianapolis, USA, came to the UK as a guest of the Motorsport Industry Association (MIA). The MIA asked Warwickshire Investment Partnership, part of Warwickshire County Council, to arrange tours of select organisations in the county, these were Aston Martin and Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG).
Gregory Ballard, Republican Mayor of Indianapolis, USA, came to the UK as a guest of the Motorsport Industry Association (MIA). The MIA asked Warwickshire Investment Partnership, part of Warwickshire County Council, to arrange tours of select organisations in the county, these were Aston Martin and Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG).
'Exhibition of the Century'
An exhibition of research into the use of tensioned fabrics as a medium for sculpting architectural enclosures starts at the Digital Lab on the 17th February.
The Future of Car Manufacturing? Sticky ‘Velcro’ Car Parts…
It may sound improbable but plastic car
parts could one day be joined together like Velcro, and peeled apart when it
comes to recycling or disposal.
Warwick Formula Students Visit Local Schools
The University of Warwick Formula Student Team treated the students of Priors Field Primary School in Kenilworth to a glimpse into the world of car engineering.
ideasforlife.tv now launched
ideasforlife.tv, an online video channel, has
launched today (Tuesday 15th January). The channel will showcase innovative science-based
business and research taking place across the Birmingham Science City
region, with the aim of promoting and de-mystifying science and
enterprise for a wide audience.
Eco One Car in the Community
An environmentally friendly eco-car made from vegetables and designed by students at the University of Warwick has been on tour around Coventry and Warwickshire.
Its first public outing was at the Eden Project in April, but since then Eco One has been on the road meeting school pupils, business leaders and Coventry Ambassadors. Its next stop is a meeting of industry leaders and academics in Birmingham and it will then enjoy a day out at the Royal Show at Stoneleigh in July.
Engineers Find Stressful Way To Produce Artwork
Civil Engineers Dr Wanda Lewis and John Brew have found a stressful way of producing original artwork. The images are known as the ‘Stress at Work’ range due to the way they are produced. They are derived from engineering calculations and are colour-coded plots of stresses and strains.
Gleeson Contractors help put Engineering Students on the Racing Map
University of Warwick Engineering Students won several prestigious prizes at the international Formula Student Challenge competition, held at the Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome in Leicester last weekend.