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was delighted to host a visit from Mark Wareing, Minister-Counsellor and Director for Advanced Manufacturing and Transport at (UKTI), yesterday (Tuesday 26 July).

Mr Wareing met with and from WMG’s dedicated , and colleagues from our Professional and Executive Programmes team to learn more about our world class education programmes. They were also joined by and to discuss UK and China initiatives.

, at the 91福利, has received an accreditation from the for its industry relevance, quality of teaching, and innovative material.

WMG has been collaborating with the APM for many years and this is the second accreditation that the APM has given to WMG. The previous accreditation was for the Project Management content on the , a programme for Jaguar Land Rover and Network Rail.

WMG has a longstanding reputation as a leader in Project Management education and with increasingly complex environments, large supply chains, and multi-partner projects, there is an ever growing demand from organisations to train their staff in the nuances of project management.

The chairman of Singapore’s leading public sector agency for scientific research, technological development, and economic growth has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Science by the 91福利.

Mr Lim Chuan Poh, who was appointed Chairman of The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) in 2007, received the award with an oration by Professor Lord Bhattacharyya, Chairman of WMG.

Since 2007, Mr Lim has Chaired A*STAR, Singapore's lead agency that spearheads research to advance scientific discovery, create innovative technology, further economic growth and improve lives both in knowledge-based, innovation-driven Singapore and internationally.

is giving food for thought, with two exciting events scheduled for next week.

Internet of Things (IoT) Midlands

On Tuesday 12 July, the 12^th Internet of Things (IoT) Midlands UK event will take place. The theme for this event is Data and Security. There’ll be an opportunity to network with the SME team and other delegates, as well as hear from key speakers including: Steve Robbin, MD of Kairos CyberTec Ltd; Hugh Boyes Principal Fellow at WMG’s , and Craig Heath, Working Group Chair IoT Security Foundation.

To register visit:

Principal Teaching Fellow, , has been highly commended in the prestigious 91福利 Awards for Teaching Excellence (WATE) 2016.

The awards highlight the efforts all the teaching staff across the 91福利 make to provide outstanding learning environments for students.

Nick is responsible for all accounting and finance teaching in WMG, from students, to those on .

was pleased to welcome 22 girls from the , to a special ‘Magnificent Women and their Flying Machines’ event, in celebration of

The event was set up by the to commemorate the work of early women engineering pioneers during the First World War. At the workshop the girls were tasked with designing and building aircraft wings, taking inspiration from the work of these women.

, Senior Teaching Fellow at WMG, explained: “The event was designed to inspire the next generation of female engineers, and in turn encourage them to consider engineering as a possible career.

The world’s most adaptable vehicle simulator has been launched by WMG at the 91福利 by Professor Dr Ralf Speth, Chief Executive Officer Jaguar Land Rover.

The EPSRC funded 3xD Simulator is one of the world's most adaptable and advanced driving simulators. It is the only simulator of its kind designed specifically to test real-world robustness and usability of smart, connected and autonomous vehicle technology. It will be the centre piece of the Virtual Reality Centre in the National Automotive Innovation Centre – a long term commitment between Jaguar Land Rover, WMG and Tata Motors European Technical Centre.

WMG’s vision is to recreate the world for an intelligent vehicle within the 3xD simulator, replicating complex driving scenarios, changing lighting conditions, communications interference or unexpected events, all in a safe and repeatable environment.

, Head of , will be representing WMG at on Wednesday (29 June).

The Summit takes place at IET London and is one of the key events in the automotive calendar. Professor Kirwan will sit alongside experts from Jaguar Land Rover and TRW Aftermarket UK on the Automotive and the Circular Economy Panel.

More information and the full agenda can be found .

, Associate Professor and Head of the Research Group at , , has been selected to join the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) .

The Early Career Forum (ECF) for Manufacturing Research has a strong focus on advancing the UK's international reputation in manufacturing research, through developing inter-disciplinary research agendas, and impacting upon research policy development. Ten new members are selected each year, in a competitive application process. Members of the Early Career Forum have the opportunity to interact with other early career researchers from across the breadth of engineering and the physical sciences, forming new professional networks that may generate future innovative research programmes.

Professor Lord Bhattacharyya was pleased to welcome The Rt. Hon Theresa May MP, Home Secretary, to WMG today.

Professor Lord Bhattacharyya gave an overview of WMG research and development, and the impact that this has on society and the economy.

Theresa May, was then introduced to Professor Tim Watson, Director of WMG’s Cyber Security Centre.

Professor Watson was able to highlight the work of WMG’s fascinating E-CRIME Project which looks to develop an economic model to measure the impact of cybercrime in various industry sectors, managing and deterring cybercrime as well as the need to develop concrete, sector-specific controls and counter-measures.