On Monday 5th December, the funding of the CMAC Future Hub was announced formally. The Rt. Hon. Jo Johnson MP, Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, announced the major investment from government in six new EPSRC Future Manufacturing Research Hubs. The press release can be accessed here.The University of Strathclyde also released an announcement about the Future CMAC Hub which you can read here. There has also been a press release from NPL about their support for 3 of the Hubs including CMAC which you can read here.
The news about the Hub has been mentioned in the wider press:
Strathclyde selected for Westminster-led scheme: University to help transform UK industry (National, 06.12.16)
£60 million boost to strengthen the UK’s manufacturing base through six new research hubs (Process & Control Today, 06.12.16)
£60 million to strengthen UK’s manufacturing base(New Electronics, 05.12.16)
£60 million boost to strengthen the UK’s manufacturing base through six new research hubs (PhysOrg, 05.12.16)
£60 million to strengthen UK’s manufacturing base(Wix Techs, 05.12.16)
UK Manufacturing Day (Compute Scotland, 05.12.16)
UK spotlight on composites (reNews, 05.12.16)
£60 million boost to strengthen UK’s manufacturing base through six new research hubs (Business Matters, 07.12.16)
Government gives £60 million for manufacturing innovation (Process Engineering, 07.12.16)
£60m EPSRC funding for advanced manufacturing (Chemical Engineer, 06.12.16)
£60m boost to fund six new research hubs (Manufacturing and Engineering, 08.12.16)
UK provides £60m boost to industrial physics (Physics World, 07.12.16)
UK Government to invest £60 million in new manufacturing research (Chemistry World, 08.12.16)
How Cambridge University's IfM is transforming the way medicine is made (Cambridge News, 08.12.16)
Strathclyde launches £50 million manufacturing research hub to boost UK prosperity (India Education Diary, 10.12.16)
Loughborough University to support new manufacturing research hubs (Works Management, 09.12.16)
£60 million boost to strengthen the UK's manufacturing base (DPA Magazine, 09.12.16)
New research hubs to strengthen the UK’s manufacturing base (Loughborough University, 06.12.16)
