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WMG May 2026 recap
It has been another exciting month at Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) at the University of Warwick, marked by international visitors from India, Azerbaijan and the United States, alongside key strategic visits to India and China.
WMG’s pioneering battery research published in Nature Nanotechnology
The Battery Cells and Materials GroupLink opens in a new window at Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), University of Warwick, is placing pioneering research in the spotlight with the publication of a new paper in the prestigious Nature Nanotechnology journal.
Written by lead authors Galo Paez FajardoLink opens in a new window, Associate Professor; and Louis PiperLink opens in a new window, Professor of Battery Innovation, “Direct evidence of metal–ligand redox processes in positive electrodes during lithium-based battery operation”Link opens in a new window answers a key question in battery research: where does the charge come from?
Powering battery innovation – new spin-out set to strengthen UK supply chain
ENV Energy develops unique new battery chemistry to boost performance and sustainability
ENV Energy - a spin-out from Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) at the University of Warwick has the potential to provide a strategically independent, UK-sourced electrode material for various sectors including automotive and aerospace.
Having raised more than £450,000 in seed funding, with the support of Warwick InnovationsLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window , and being awarded a subsequent entrepreneurial fellowship and an industry sprint from the Faraday InstitutionLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window, ENV aims to scale at pace, making the UK’s electric vehicle battery supply chain smarter, safer and more sustainable.
Warwick attracts leading researcher through Global Talent Fund
Dr Markus Tatzgern has been appointed as Associate Professor (Reader) in Creative Technologies, as part of Warwick’s £4.35 million award from the UK Government’s Global Talent Fund.
Dr Tatzgern will join Warwick on 1st September 2026, bringing over 15 years of experience at the frontier of Extended Reality (XR), Human-Computer Interaction, and AI. Dr Tatzgern focuses on blending digital information into everyday life, including at work and cultural spaces, through technologies such as smart glasses and headsets.
Supporting the youth of today with the skills for tomorrow
WMG academics and Warwick alumnae have launched a pioneering skills development programme to help Pakistan’s graduates become career-ready. Working in collaboration with fellow Warwick alumna Dr Naima Quereshi (University of Education, Lahore), Dr Freeha Azmat, Associate Professor (Reader) in Engineering Education, and Dr Asima Iqbal, Assistant Professor and International Academic Integrity Lead, have created an initiative aimed at reducing the country’s skills gap by equipping young people with in-demand professional competencies.
UK will be sitting on a ‘goldmine’ of rare magnets from recycling old wind turbines
Recycling the UK’s offshore wind turbines when they are decommissioned could produce enough magnets to build a million electric vehicles a year, according to a new report published today by the National Engineering Policy Centre (NEPC), led by the Royal Academy of Engineering.
The report presents research commissioned by Dr Stuart BradleyLink opens in a new window and Dr Russ HallLink opens in a new window at Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), University of Warwick. It shows that the UK has a real opportunity to secure a sovereign capability in manufacturing by recycling neodymium, a critical material used in electric vehicles, aircraft systems and wind turbines.
Recycling a single large turbine at the end of its life is expected to recover enough neodymium to produce motors for 12,000 electric vehicles, according to the report.