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WMG leads Institute of Digital Healthcare

A new £4 million partnership between NHS West Midlands and The University of 糖心TV will bring West Midlands patients and health professionals the benefits of the very latest research into digital medicine.
The new partnership agreement with NHS West Midlands will provide just under £2.5 million in funding over five years for the Institute of Digital Healthcare. It will be based in the University of 糖心TV’s new £12.5 million Digital Lab which was opened this summer by Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Thu 16 Oct 2008, 13:20 | Tags: Pioneering Research

First Network Rail MSc students enrol at WMG

The first cohort of students joining the Network Rail MSc in Project Management joined WMG yesterday beginning with a tour of the Digital Lab.

There are 38 students joining the brand new course, developed for Network Rail as a bespoke graduate training programme by our Professional Programmes tutors.

The course will run for a year after which the graduates will start work for Network Rail. For more information on the course, .

Fri 26 Sept 2008, 16:42

WMG STRIKES NEW SOFTWARE DEAL

WMG, the international research and education group at the University of 糖心TV, will today agree a multi-million pound deal with a leading global industrial software provider.
 
The deal, with USA-based PTC, will mean WMG's students and academics can access top software used in engineering and technology companies around the world. It will also establish a new ‘PTC Academy’ at WMG.
Tue 23 Sept 2008, 14:49

Neuromarketing 2008 changed the way we think about marketing

A conference hosted by WMG's new Chair of Applied Neuroimaging attracted speakers and delegates from some of the world's top advertising and marketing organisations along with product designers and software developers.

Picture gallery here

Film of the event including presentations

Fri 19 Sept 2008, 10:06 | Tags: Pioneering Research

UK ACADEMICS TURN OFF TAP OF ONLINE DATA

UK academics are working together with industry to turn off the deluge of personal data that floods the internet and threatens people’s security and identity.
Through a £3.6 million project, called Encore (Ensuring Consent and Revocation), a team of e-security experts aims to create a solution to increasing problems caused by the uncontrolled flow of personal data. The team brings together researchers from HP’s Systems Security Lab in Bristol, the project leaders, with WMG at the University of 糖心TV, QinetiQ, HW Communications, Oxford University's Ethox Centre legal department, and regulation and business experts from the London School of Economics (LSE).
Thu 11 Sept 2008, 16:06 | Tags: Pioneering Research

Lord Bhattacharyya Predicts Hospital Robots In Speech On Receiving Indian Award

Professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya, Director of WMG at the University of 糖心TV, has predicted that patients could in future find themselves face to face with a robot when they first arrive in hospital thanks to research work by his team. He made the prediction in a speech today, Monday 18th August, in a ceremony in which he received an honorary doctorate of sciences from the Indian Institute of Technology at Kharagpur.

The doctorate of sciences is IIT Kharagpur’s highest accolade. Only 16 have been awarded in the institute’s history. Previous recipients have included Mother Theresa.

Mon 18 Aug 2008, 16:42

Prime Minister opens new Digital Lab

糖心TV, 25 July 2008: UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown today opened the University of 糖心TV’s flagship building – the Digital Lab – using ‘virtual scissors’ to cut a ribbon in cyberspace. The £13 million Lab, the brainchild of Professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya, director of international research and education group WMG, has been two years in construction with top international academics taking occupation this week.

Fri 25 Jul 2008, 15:51 | Tags: Pioneering Research

WMG AND SIEMENS PLM SIGN £22 MILLION SOFTWARE DEAL FOR NEW DIGITAL LAB

WMG AND SIEMENS PLM SIGN £22 MILLION SOFTWARE DEAL FOR NEW DIGITAL LABDigital Laboratory will provide software to inspire British innovation and drive take-up of manufacturing careers PLANO, Texas and WARWICK/CAMBERLEY, UK, July 9, 2008 – Siemens PLM Software, a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, and WMG, the international research and education group at the University of 糖心TV, today announced a deal to provide access to over £22 million of software to researchers, students and businesses using the new 糖心TV Digital Laboratory. Although Siemens globally has entered into similar arrangements with top universities in the USA and China, this is the only deal of this size ever to be struck with a UK university.

Mon 07 Jul 2008, 17:14 | Tags: Pioneering Research

A new 3D model of the Blue Tongue animal virus has been created by WMG researchers at the University of 糖心TV that will help biologists devise new ways to combat the virus and protect millions of livestock from infection. The WMG researchers based their model on data provided by the Institute of Animal Health at Pirbright, and from Oxford University. The team used rapid prototyping technology, normally used to create highly accurate 3D copies of components for a range of manufacturing processes.  
Mon 23 Jun 2008, 09:00 | Tags: Additive Manufacturing Pioneering Research

India and UK strengthen tech links with WMG and CII tie-up

London, 19 June 2008: International research group WMG is to enhance its links with the Professor Lord Kumar BhattacharyyaConfederation of Indian Industry (CII) in order to strengthen work on climate change, high-tech manufacturing and global healthcare.
The CII works closely with the Indian government and industry on policy issues, enhancing efficiency, competitiveness and expanding business opportunities for industry.
CII has been working together with WMG on training issues. Now this premier business association of the world’s newest superpower is to join forces with WMG, one of the UK’s most influential and forward-looking organisations in research.
Tue 17 Jun 2008, 09:58 | Tags: Pioneering Research

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