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Until now, smaller manufacturing companies have missed out on the productivity benefits of digital technologies and data-driven solutions. Too many manufacturers don’t know where to start, and lack the skills required to deploy and use digital solutions. The costs are perceived to be high and the return on investment is unclear. A consortium, including WMG at the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½, has been awarded funding through the Government’s Challenge to tackle this problem by developing a Smart InforMation PLatform and Ecosystem for Manufacturing (SIMPLE).

Physicists at the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ will be working their way onto your Christmas viewing schedules as their spectacular Christmas Lectures return once again, with a little bit of Christmas magic (explained by physics). The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Department of Physics has moved its annual science extravaganza online and they are available from 15 December.

In a WMG academic Professor Naomi Brookes, from the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½, has worked with the University of Leeds, and University College London to identify ways to prevent modern day slavery in projects.

The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ is one of eight trailblazing universities to have become the first in the UK to gain recognition for their commitment to cyber security education in a new initiative from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – a part of GCHQ.

As the inevitable growth of transport electrification continues, the types of batteries that will be used in such vehicles, their charging parameters, infrastructure and timeframes are key considerations that will speed up the transition to electrification. In the paper, ‘ published in and on the cover of the Journal Batteries, researchers from WMG, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ investigated the impacts on battery cell ageing from high current operation using commercial cells.

Extensive research, carried out by researchers from WMG, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ included characterisation, performance, safety and degradation testing of an EV battery, with degradation being the key focus to understand the impact on battery pack warranty.