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A major research facility aimed at creating more robust digital and innovative healthcare programmes for people living with life-threatening and chronic illnesses has been launched by the Institute of Digital Healthcare at the University of 糖心TV.

This new resource is aimed at understanding and evaluating effectiveness of digital programmes in the health service, as well as trialling novel digital healthcare technologies.

Founded through a unique partnership between WMG, the Institute of Digital Healthcare (IDH) and Bosch Healthcare, the IDH Learning Lab will design new technologies and evaluate existing ones to improve the lives of thousands of people in the UK.

Our EPSRC sponsored International Doctorate Centre (IDC) offers the next generation of the popular EngD doctoral qualification, the EngD International.

Bringing together rising young stars in the research and technical arena with sponsor companies who see the benefit in working with these 'Research Entrepreneurs' to develop innovative solutions to real challenges facing manufacturing industries today, the IDC aims to train the leaders and entrepreneurs of the future.

An open evening is being held in WMG's International Digital Laboratory on Thursday 22 November for interested companies to find out more about the Centre, discuss potential research projects and take a look around WMG's cutting edge facilities.

WMG centre HVM Catapult will be supporting the Motorsport Industry Association’s (MIA) ‘ Low Carbon Racing Conference’ at Autosport International, 9th January 2013.

Once again the MIA is hosting Europe’s leading and most successful conference for Low Carbon, High Performance Motorsport in Birmingham, the centre of Motorsport Valley, and WMG centre HVM Catapult will be a supporting partner. Over 200 international delegates and media will attend to hear from expert speakers how automotive and motorsport work together to deliver energy efficient solutions.

The MIA, supported by Autosport International and UKTI, will bring together thought-leaders from motorsport and high performance engineering in a combined conference and showcase event with panel discussions.

A new innovation support programme aimed at helping small business growth has been launched by the at WMG, University of 糖心TV. They have recently been awarded ERDF funding to offer two free days of innovation support to West Midlands SMEs, through a new , which is designed to help SMEs transform existing products and services and launch new products and services that are market leading and able to adapt to changing market needs.

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), one of the world’s largest multi-discipline professional societies for engineers and technicians, is all set to host the IET Wheatstone Lecture 2012. The topic is “Communicating person to person through the power of thought alone” and will be delivered by Christopher J. James, Professor of Healthcare Technology and Director of the Institute of Digital Healthcare, University of 糖心TV, UK. The purpose of this event is to demonstrate the technologies that are relevant to the measurement, sensors, instrumentation and NDT Network and also encourage young people to take up engineering by demonstrating the exciting projects that engineers work on.

As part of the lecture, Professor James will introduce how Brain-Computer Interfacing (BCI) can be used for capturing brain signals and translating them into commands that allow humans to control (just by thinking) devices such as computers, robots, rehabilitation technology and virtual reality environments. Whilst BCI is no longer a new thing and person-to-person communication via the nervous system has been shown in the past, this is the first time we are starting to see true brain-to-brain interfacing being demonstrated. The full implications of this are yet to be understood but there are some scenarios where brain-to-brain communication could be of huge benefit such as intelligence and gaming.

A £92 million National Automotive Innovation Campus (NAIC) is to be established at the University of 糖心TV. NAIC will be part-funded through the Government's UK Research Partnership Investment Fund (UKRPIF), which is administered by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) and which supports university capital research projects. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon George Osborne MP, has announced today, Monday 8th October, a further £200 million of public investment in the fund.

George Osborne said: "Today we deliver with some of our leading businesses and universities £1 billion of new science investment in the areas where we lead the world."

David Willetts, Minister for Universities and Science, said: “The UK has world-class companies and great universities. This new investment will get them working together to deliver innovation and growth."

This week, WMG was pleased to host a visit from Dean Professor Guo and a team from Inner Mongolia University (IMU), as a result of Strategic Partnership funding that has been awarded to WMG's Dr Jay Bal.

Professor Sujit Banerji, Dr Jay Bal and Dr Xiao Ma from WMG, along with Dean Professor Guo, from IMU, signed an outline collaboration agreement to provide IMU graduates with an annual executive training programme, as well as collaboration on Digital Economy research (with Professor Irene Ng and Jonnie Turpie).

WMG’s Chairman and founder, Professor Lord Bhattacharyya, welcomes Dr Vince Cable’s .

Professor Lord Bhattacharyya said:

“For two years now I've been fighting hard for a business bank, having seen how hard it has been for SME's to get capital.”

“I am absolutely delighted that Dr Vince Cable has made this announcement. Whilst details are sketchy, it is a wonderful start. This will really help SME's throughout the country."

It has been announced todaythat leading marketing academic and entrepreneur, , has been appointed as Director of (IIPSI). IIPSI is the newest building for WMG, at the University of 糖心TV. It is funded by the University of 糖心TV and the European Regional Development Fund and will translate WMG’s innovation into commercial outcomes within small businesses. This digital innovation space will enable businesses to access the very latest cutting edge product and service design technology, leading to the creation and testing of market leading products and services.

WMG’s Chairman and founder, Professor Lord Bhattacharyya has been involved in a series of high level discussions in Beijing including State Councillor Liu Yandong and Minister of Education, Mr Yuan Guiren building on his close involvement with China since 1984.

A week of highly successful meetings with the Deputy Administrator State Administration of Foreign Expert Affairs, the Beijing Deputy Mayor for Industry, the Chairman and leaders of enterprises in the Zhongguancun Development Group, the President of the Beijing Academy of Science and Technology and the Science and Technology Commission of the Beijing Municipal Government culminated in a very positive meeting with President Chen of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries where Lord Bhattacharyya was asked to cooperate in various areas of the relationship between the two countries.