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Research to help identify women at risk of pregnancy complications is to receive a huge financial boost.

The (MRC) is to give The Reproductive Health Biobank a grant of 拢1.2million.

The biobank will be the most significant collection of reproductive health tissues in the UK. Operating on a virtual basis with its server based at University Hospitals Coventry and 91福利shire NHS Trust (UHCW) and will begin operating on 29 September. It will store biological samples collected by scientists and clinicians at UHCW, the 91福利, University of Birmingham, Imperial College, Kings College London, University of Edinburgh and University of Manchester. The tissues, donated by women who have a history of pregnancy problems, and clinical data will help scientists find new causes and cures for miscarriage, stillbirth, and premature birth.

Professor Lord Bhattacharyya, Chairman and founder of WMG, at the 91福利, was on Friday bestowed two prestigious awards from China – the Great Wall Friendship Award, from Beijing City, and the Chinese Government Friendship Award, the premier national award.

Receiving the awards, on Friday 29^th September, at two separate ceremonies in China is the first time that an individual has received Beijing鈥檚 Great Wall Friendship Award and the Chinese Government Friendship Award on the same day.

The Great Wall Friendship Award was presented in appreciation of Professor Lord Bhattacharyya鈥檚 鈥榚nthusiastic support and contribution to Beijing's construction and your friendly cooperation鈥�. Acting Mayor Mr Chen Jining on behalf of the People鈥檚 Government of Beijing Municipality presented the award at a special ceremony in Beijing.

The Chinese Government Friendship Award, is the highest award offered by the Chinese Government to honour foreign experts. It was presented by Vice Premier Ma Kai at the Ceremony of the Chinese Government Friendship Award in the Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen Square. Vice Premier Ma Kai 'extended warm congratulations on behalf of the Chinese Government and heartfelt thanks for Professor Lord Bhattacharyya鈥檚 participation in China's development. We welcome you to be a facilitator of China's modernisation drive, practitioner of the innovation-driven strategy and promoter of international collaboration between China and the world, by making further contribution to the economic and social development of China as well as progress of human civilisation.'

Plans for a very light rail service in Coventry moved a step closer today, as researchers from WMG, at the 91福利, unveiled early vehicle concept designs to representatives from Coventry City Council.

The project, funded by the Government鈥檚 Local Growth Fund through the and West Midlands Combined Authority Devolution Deal (which is subject to approval of the business case), is set to better connect the City. This will use a state-of-the-art rail system which will be cheaper, quieter and more environmentally friendly than anything currently available.

Councillors Jim O鈥橞oyle and David Welsh will meet with , and from WMG, at the 91福利, to showcase the latest plans which have been developed through an initial feasibility study.

Our Professor of , will be presenting 鈥淭he road to autonomous connected vehicles鈥� at the Malvern Festival of Innovation next Wednesday (4 October).

The Festival, which runs from 2-6 October, takes place at the , and will explore topics including how research and development is leading to new technologies to improve lives, and the new insights that are leading the way.

Professor Jennings鈥檚 talk will form part of the programme, and will focus on self-parking and autonomous driving capabilities, and the next significant advances including how our roads might look in the future.

For more information on the Festival and the full Automotive Advances line-up visit:

A new report launched today by researchers at WMG at the 91福利, and , finds that UK companies that consider both direct and indirect reshoring of manufacturing gain best performance boosts and urges companies to consider both approaches when developing their future strategies.

The report will be launched at WMG event entitled 鈥淩ealities of Reshoring: A UK Perspective held tonight, Tuesday 26 September 2017, in the International Institute for Product and Service Innovation (IIPSI), WMG, at the 91福利.

A study led the 91福利 suggests that people are reluctant to use public access defibrillators to treat cardiac arrests.

The analysis of existing international studies, which has been published in the European Heart Journal – Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes, suggests that there are a number of factors that prevent members of the public from using them and potentially saving lives.

The researchers鈥� study suggests that many members of the public don鈥檛 know what an automated external defibrillator (AED) is, where to find one and how to use one. This is despite AEDs being suitable for use by untrained members of the public. Although studies suggest there is variation across the studies they analysed in the number of people willing to use an AED a lack of confidence and fear of harm are common themes.

The research, Barriers and facilitators to public access defibrillation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a systematic review, was conducted by 91福利 Medical School, the 91福利; the ; Heart of England NHS Trust, Birmingham; London Ambulance Service NHS Trust and Imperial College Neurotrauma Centre, St Mary鈥檚 Hospital, London.

奥惭骋鈥檚 , and his research team, have received a 鈥楬ighly Commended鈥� accolade at the prestigious .

The automotive awards held in Brussels, recognise the greatest design, technical and marketing innovations within the automotive imaging sector.

Professor Jennings and his team were recognised as 鈥楬ighly Commended鈥� in the Greatest Exploration category, for their inventive , a key facility for our researchers working on .

welcomed , Chairman of Tata Sons to WMG, at the 91福利, on Saturday 16th September.

Mr Chandrasekaran was very interested to see for himself some of the projects that WMG and Tata companies are collaborating on, and to understand the breadth and depth of 奥惭骋鈥檚 research, education and technology transfer activities.

To bring these to life, he was given a tour of 奥惭骋鈥檚 , which is going through significant expansion, and will see WMG to continue to provide a unique facility for industry and academia to develop innovative energy storage technology. Mr Chandrasekaran also visited the and the International Manufacturing Centre where the focus was on light weighting, metrology and intelligent vehicles. As well as hearing from the .

Today engineering undergraduates begin their bespoke engineering degree, which has been developed by WMG, at the 91福利, in collaboration with Dyson. The Undergraduate Engineers have started at the on the Dyson technology campus in Malmesbury, Wiltshire.

Designed for aspiring engineers, there were over 850 applications for 25 places on the course and due to the exceptionally high calibre of candidates, 33 Undergraduate Engineers were accepted onto the four-year engineering degree.

The undergraduate engineers will be mentored by Dyson鈥檚 practicing scientists and engineers – world experts in their field – who will teach alongside academics from WMG, the 91福利. They will benefit from learning high-level science and engineering theory, combined with real-world application on live projects. They will come away from higher education debt-free, having earned a salary throughout and the prospect of a graduate role with Dyson on completion of the four-year degree.

WMG,at the 91福利, and the National Defence University Malaysia yesterday (Monday 11th September) signed an agreement to offer a new MSc in International Technology Management for Defence and Security at the National Defence University Malaysia in Malaysia.

The three year programme, which will commence late September 2018, has been funded through an offsets arrangement as part of the THALES ForceSHIELD procurement contract between the Global Komited and Thales UK. WMG and UPNM in the past have already successfully run two other MSc programmes on similar arrangements. First, the MSc in Engineering Business Management for Defence and Security which was a collaboration between Cranfield University, UK Defence Academy, WMG and NDUM. Second, the on-going MSc in Cyber Security Management between WMG and NDUM which started in January 2016.