M5 Universities: Advanced Manufacturing Conference - 22nd June

Georgette Hall  -  May 08, 2015  - 

Loughborough University will be hosting the M5’s Advanced Manufacturing Conference with the aim of promoting the academic excellence that resides in the M5 Universities for the benefit of the UK’s manufacturing sector. The Venue will be James France Building, Loughborough University.

M5 is a group of Midlands research-intensive universities, initially Birmingham, Leicester, Loughborough, Nottingham and Warwick, and more recently joined by Aston, that is exploring how to boost research collaboration and improve sharing of equipment.

This free to attend one day showcase event is aimed at providing regional manufacturers with the opportunity to discover the internationally leading expertise and state of the art research facilities that resides within the Midlands research intensive universities.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Keynote speaker: Ken Young , Director, Manufacturing Technology Centre
• Shahin Rahamifard , Professor of Sustainable Engineering, Loughborough University
• Chris Hewitt, Regenerative Medicine, Aston University
• Sarah Hainsworth, Metrology, Test, Reliability , University of Leicester
• Richard Hague , Professor of Innovative Manufacturing, University of Nottingham
• Richard Dashwood , Academic Director of WMG, University of Warwick

The event will leave delegates with an appreciation of the mechanisms available for collaboration with the M5 Universities to the benefit of the UK’s manufacturing sector and support its economic growth.

To register for this event, please click here

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