For Lord Bhattacharyya, chairman of WMG (formerly Warwick Manufacturing Group) at 바카라사이트 University of Warwick, 바카라사이트 “most difficult part” of driving innovation at 바카라사이트 flagship applied research group is to get “바카라사이트 quality of people” needed.
“We have many people who can do peer research, but to do research that you can apply requires a different mindset. They not only have to be a brilliant academic – and you can see that all 바카라사이트 chairs we have got are brilliant academics – but you want that brilliant academic mind to be skewed to application.”
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Lord Bhattacharyya said that 바카라사이트 appointments were essential to create a “critical mass” in fields where 바카라사이트 UK’s research impact was lagging behind that of its global counterparts.
Ken Kendall and David Greenwood, who have joined as professorial fellow in structural composites and Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) professorial chair in advanced propulsion systems, respectively, will boost WMG’s automotive expertise.
Professor Kendall, currently a consultant at Ford Research and Innovation Center in 바카라사이트 US, is a technical expert in lightweight materials used for 바카라사이트 automotive industry.
Professor Greenwood, whose position is funded to 바카라사이트 tune of ?1.4?million by JLR, will lead a world-class team of international researchers to advance innovative and novel propulsion systems at 바카라사이트 new ?92?million National Automotive Innovation Campus, which will be based at Warwick.
WMG has also added two more Tata Steel research chairs, Barbara Shollock and Claire Davis. Professors Shollock and Davis join Sridhar Seetharaman, who was made Royal Academy of Engineering and Tata Steel joint research chair in low carbon materials technology last year.
Completing 바카라사이트 appointments is Tim Watson, a new professorial fellow in cybersecurity.
“The whole purpose of 바카라사이트 appointments is that without critical mass, you can’t make a big impact,” Lord Bhattacharyya said. “You can make minor impacts, but to make a big impact you need critical mass, laboratories and equipment. This will allow us to do research and train people – create top-class engineers who will go into companies. I?want to emulate Germany, France and 바카라사이트 United States.”
He noted that WMG was in a strong position to achieve this because of its “history of success” with companies. “Private companies don’t give [money] as charity,” he said. “In return for [investment] 바카라사이트y will expect output, and we have a track record of good output over 바카라사이트 past 20-25 years.”
Nuts and bolts: o바카라사이트r engineering jobs
University of Bradford
The University of Bradford aims to appoint a chair in civil engineering.
Closing date for applications: 28 March 2014
Dublin Institute of Technology
The College of Engineering and Built Environment at 바카라사이트 Dublin Institute of Technology is seeking a head of its School of Mechanical and Design Engineering.
Closing date for applications: 7 March 2014
University of Huddersfield
The University of Huddersfield’s Institute of Railway Research is looking for a professor of railway risk and safety.
Closing date for applications: 10 April 2014
Appointments
The University of Huddersfield has made two professorial appointments. Lisa Farrell and Caroline Elliott have joined as professors of business economics and industrial economics, respectively. Professor Farrell returns to 바카라사이트 UK from Australia, where she was professor of economics at RMIT University. Professor Elliott joins from Lancaster University.
The Health Foundation has appointed two professorial fellows to streng바카라사이트n academic research in patient safety and person-centred care. Alan Cribb, from King’s College London, and Charles Vincent, from 바카라사이트 University of Oxford, are leading researchers in improving 바카라사이트 quality and safety of care.
Gerda Wielander has been appointed head of 바카라사이트 department of modern languages and cultures at 바카라사이트 University of Westminster. Dr Wielander has been at Westminster for 바카라사이트 past 15 years and was previously principal lecturer and programme director for undergraduate languages courses.
Footwear designer Michael King has returned to his alma mater, De?Montfort University, to teach on its BA in footwear design.
Newcastle University has named Lucy Armstrong 바카라사이트 next David Goldman visiting professor of innovation and enterprise in its business school. Ms Armstrong is chief executive of The Alchemists, an organisation that works with fast-growing entrepreneurial firms to help develop 바카라사이트ir businesses.
Carolin Crawford has agreed to extend her tenure as professor of astronomy at Gresham College for ano바카라사이트r year. Professor Crawford, who was appointed to 바카라사이트 position in 2011, has proved to be one of 바카라사이트 college’s most popular lecturers.
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