Birmingham Uni and Rolls-Royce create £60m research centre

Posted on 10 Oct 2012

The University of Birmingham and engine-maker Rolls-Royce will create a new £60m research centre to develop greener aircraft engines.

It comes alongside a wave of new partnerships to set up centres with specific research partnerships with industry. Industrial firms typically fund over 50% of the investment, with the rest coming from the university and the government through the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund. This new facility will be funded by a £40m investment by…

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