Nine centres to boost research

Posted on 18 Mar 2011 by The Manufacturer

Universities and science minister David Willetts unveiled a £51m investment to fund nine Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Centres for Innovative Manufacturing.

The announcement forms part of the Advanced Manufacturing strand of the Government’s Growth Review and will help stimulate growth through research in the most promising areas of manufacturing including pharmaceuticals, aerospace and the automotive industry. Of the amount of investment announced, £45m will fund the EPSRC centres, with a further £6 million to support the…

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