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£60m investment to strengthen the UK’s manufacturing base


Six universities across England, Wales and Scotland will share £60m of government funding to improve the UK’s manufacturing processes.


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HE six new £10m research hubs will explore and improve new manufacturing techniques across fields


such as targeted biological medicines, 3D printing, and composite materials. Funded by government through the


Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the hubs will draw together expertise from 17 universities and 200 industrial and academic partners


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to upgrade the UK’s manufacturing capabilities and take greater advantage of the UK’s innovative strengths. An additional £87.5m is the expected


contribution from partners, academia and industry. The hubs will be led by Cardiff University,


the universities of Huddersfield, Nottingham, Sheffield, Strathclyde and University College London.


Professor Philip Nelson, EPSRC’s


chief executive, said: “Some of these new hubs will build on the solid foundations of earlier Centres for Innovative Manufacturing while some, like the hub at the University of Sheffield, are completely new ventures that have strong links with industry and organisations such as the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre.”


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