UK Manufacturing Forum

When thought leaders are brought together, incredible things can happen. This is why we partner with the University of Cambridge’s Institute for Manufacturing to convene the single largest group of leading academics, researchers and industry representatives each year.

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When thought leaders are brought together, incredible things can happen. This is why we partner with the University of Cambridge’s Institute for Manufacturing to convene the single largest group of leading academics, researchers and industry representatives each year. The UK Manufacturing Forum is a space for these leading lights to combine their strengths in service of the wider community.

Now in its third year, the forum has identified key challenges and collaborative opportunities in areas crucial for UK manufacturing development, from net zero design and make to FlyZero and industrial digitalisation. The forum is also producing a detailed report on the strengths and weaknesses of the current research and innovation climate in the UK. With the voices of academia and industry aligned, we are making recommendations that will allow far greater collaboration between organisations, increasing the effectiveness of the country’s greatest minds. This report will be published later in 2021 and we look forward to working with government, academia and industry to build a manufacturing research and innovation community that truly has no equal.

 

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