£6.9m funding boost for university food centre

Posted on 17 Jul 2013 by The Manufacturer

Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) has received £6.9million from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) to develop a National Centre of Excellence for Food Engineering.

The university will receive the figure as part of HEFCE’s Catalyst fund, which provides funding for university-led projects that work together with businesses to support the UK’s economic recovery. Director of employment and skills at the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Angela Coleshill, part of the Graduate Excellence partnerships backing the scheme, expressed her delight…

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