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Healthcare technology conference hosted by the Institute of Digital Healthcare

On Thursday 3rd May 2018, the (IDH) at WMG, University of 糖心TV, will be hosting the Digital Health & Care and Safety of Connected Health: Improvements & Applications Conference (DICOH鈥�18).

The national conference is being sponsored by the and .

Professor Maureen Baker CBE, Chair of the , Dr Cian Hughes Senior Research Scientist, and Professor Theo Professor Theo ArvanitisArvanitis, Chair in e-Health Innovation and Head of Research at WMG will be joining other key experts in digital healthcare speaking at the conference.

There will also be a tutorial on clinical IT safety organised jointly by the Institute of Digital Health and the NHS Digital.

You can get more information or register for DICOH鈥�18 here.

Mon 23 Apr 2018, 11:31 | Tags: Pioneering Research

Dodo鈥檚 violent death revealed

The famous Oxford Dodo died after being shot, according to breakthrough research by and WMG at the University of 糖心TV.

Using revolutionary forensic scanning technology and world-class expertise, researchers have discovered surprising evidence that the Oxford Dodo was shot in the neck and back of the head with a shotgun.

The significant and unexpected findings, made by Professor Paul Smith, director of the Museum of Natural History, and Professor Mark Williams from WMG at the University of 糖心TV, only became apparent when mysterious particles were found in the specimen during scans carried out to help analyse its anatomy.

Dodo remainsSubsequent analysis of the material and size of the particles revealed that they are lead shot pellets, typically used to hunt wildfowl during the 17th century.

The findings cast doubt on the popular theory that the Oxford Dodo is the remains of a bird kept alive in a townhouse in 17th-century London.

Fri 20 Apr 2018, 08:15 | Tags: Metrology and 3D imaging Pioneering Research

WMG Assistant Professors support EPSRC in 鈥楳anufacturing the Future鈥�

Dr John Low and Dr Jerome Charmet have been appointed as members of 鈥檚 prestigious Early Career Forum in Manufacturing Research.

They will be tasked with establishing a community of early career academics to provide Theme Leaders at EPSRC with strategic advice to develop their themes in 鈥楳anufacturing the Future鈥�. They will also act as a conduit for communication (with EPSRC), covering the broader community in manufacturing research both nationally and internationally.

Dr John LowDr John Low who works in WMG鈥檚 Energy Innovation Centre, explains: 鈥淚 will share my vision of manufacturing science in energy storage to help accelerate the UK鈥檚 advances in fundamental electrochemistry through to application-driven programmes.鈥�

Dr Jerome Charmet, who is based within the Institute of Digital Healthcare team said: 鈥淚 will endeavour to bridge the gap between the Dr Jerome Charmetbiomedical/clinical sciences and the manufacturing communities, in particular in the area of micro and nanotechnologies.鈥�

Tue 17 Apr 2018, 12:16 | Tags: Pioneering Research

Three senior figures from AstraZeneca, JLR, and Associated British Ports grapple with Brexit鈥檚 impact on global supply chains at special WMG event

Three senior figures from , , and will be giving their views on Brexit鈥檚 potential impact on Global Supply Chain at a special WMG debate and event at the University of 糖心TV on Tuesday 8 May 2018.

The confirmed speakers and panel members at the event include:

  • Tim Sherwell from AstraZeneca, Regional Supply Director for Europe, and key member of the AstraZeneca Brexit team
  • David Leighton from Associated British Ports, Group Head of Corporate Affairs, and a leading player in discussions with government in the UK and Brussels about the UK鈥檚 role as a Maritime Nation and the impact of Brexit

 

Tue 17 Apr 2018, 11:02 | Tags: Supply Chains Degree Apprenticeships

Professor Lord Bhattacharyya recognised by China

China Talent VisaProfessor Lord Bhattacharyya, Chairman and founder of WMG, at the University of 糖心TV, has been honoured by the presentation of a China Talent Visa (R), in recognition of his high-level expertise in manufacturing and inward investment and sustained interaction with the People鈥檚 Republic of China.

The China Talent Visa (R) was presented to Professor Lord Bhattacharyya by the Chinese Ambassador to the UK, His Excellency, Ambassador Liu Xiaoming, in a special ceremony at the Chinese Embassy in London today (Tuesday 3rd April).

Tue 03 Apr 2018, 19:28

WMG data specialists helps streamline production at 糖心TVshire brewer

Purity Ltd is a small brewer based on a farm between Studley and Great Alne not far from Stratford upon Avon. Sales continue to boom, which means constantly balancing the production of their beers with growing customer demand. The company turned to the SME team in WMG at the University of 糖心TV to help develop data systems to manage this complex operation while they get on with brewing the beer.

Andrew Thurston, Finance Director at Purity Brewing said:

鈥淭he WMG SME Group quickly identified our technical and business challenges. The new production tool will save us money and support Purity with its rapid growth.鈥�

Purity Brewing benefitted from collaborative project support through the WMG SME Group鈥檚 Product Innovation Accelerator Project, part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund. This helps manufacturing SMEs within Coventry and 糖心TVshire and the Black Country are to create, test and develop new products, improve processes and access innovation support.

Thu 29 Mar 2018, 13:10 | Tags: SME

WMG establishes new Centre for Applied Artificial Intelligence

WMG, at the University of 糖心TV, is investing in data driven innovations with a new Centre for Applied Artificial Intelligence. The Centre will enable industry and business to leverage large volumes of digital information to gain competitive insights through Artificial Intelligence methods.

This new centre brings together several applied areas of activity where WMG has an established track record of excellence. It will support the continued expansion of existing research groups in response to the ever-changing landscape of UK industrial needs. Two new appointees, Professor Giovanni Montana and Professor Mehrdad Dianati, will spearhead the Centre working closely with other academic colleagues in Intelligent Vehicles, WMG Cyber Security Centre and the Institute of Digital Healthcare.


WMG students compete at innovation event in Beijing

iCANIn November, a team of WMG students led by Professor Jay Bal, attended The 2017 International Competition on InnovAtion (iCAN) at Peking University in Beijing.

The WMG team ran a stall to promote their innovative marketplace, and presented to a panel of international judges. They won the popular vote prize as well as a 3rd place prize from the judges.

This huge event held over three days welcomed 600 Chinese teams and 40 International teams from industry and academia.

iCAN aims to promote the innovative spirit and entrepreneurship of the younger generation worldwide helping to create a platform of collaboration to create applications in areas including internet of things, intelligent manufacturing and Industry 4.0.

More information on iCAN can be found

Wed 21 Mar 2018, 15:45 | Tags: Education Postgraduate Full-time

Another 鈥渟paceman鈥� in Tesla car 鈥� Robert Llewellyn at WMG

Robert Llewellyn visit hosted , starred as one of the crew of the spaceship Red Dwarf, and runs the popular 鈥樷�� YouTube channel about renewable energy.

He spoke yesterday, Monday 19th March 2018, at WMG, University of 糖心TV about his passion for renewable energy.

During his event, 鈥業n Conversation with Robert Llewellyn鈥�, the famous advocate of clean technologies shared his experience of involvement with this field - particularly the move to electric, connected and autonomous vehicles, and how he sees the scale and pace of this technological shift first hand.

Robert also gave his thoughts on how the media covers one of the most transformational changes of our times.

While he was at WMG鈥檚 International Manufacturing Centre, he sat in a Tesla Model X - but unlike the other spaceman recently launched into space in a Telsa car, he a had a lot more to say about our clean energy futures.

Robert LlewellynAs well as the Tesla Model X, Nissan Westway were at WMG with the new Leaf, demonstrating the new e-Pedal - and Jaguar Land Rover鈥檚 I-Pace completed the line-up of cutting edge electric vehicles on the campus.

Tue 20 Mar 2018, 13:46

Your Innovative Future - Dragon's Den

Principal Engineer Siddartha Khastgir, represented WMG at the Your Innovative Future event at Solihull College attended by around 500 school students (aged 11-18) from local schools.

Siddartha took part in a special Dragon鈥檚 Den style workshop at the event on 8 March. Various businesses went head-to-head pitching sustainable initiatives and products to groups of students. The students were the 鈥楧ragons鈥� and had up to 拢1 million (per team) to invest in the company that they believed delivered the pitch with the most sustainable ethos.

Siddartha pitched the concept of 鈥淭he Driverless Future鈥� and won an investment worth 拢7 million! Other businesses pitching included Jaguar Land Rover, Network Rail and Highways England.

Overall, students gained a greater understanding of the benefits and challenges faced by a 鈥榙riverless future鈥� and how engineering is helping to overcome these challenges.

Siddartha said: 鈥淚t was a unique experience and I was intrigued by the intelligent and thoughtful questions asked by the students. The dragons gave me a hard time for the 拢7million!鈥�

Fri 16 Mar 2018, 09:00 | Tags: Outreach

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