University of Warwick
Founded in 1965, the University of Warwick is the youngest member of the Russell Group and renowned for seeking out and addressing complex global challenges with era-defining innovative thinking. The University of Warwick is consistently ranked in the top 10 UK universities and top 100 worldwide. A connected ecosystem of staff, students and alumni, the University fosters transformative learning, interdisciplinary collaboration and bold industry partnerships across state-of-the-art facilities in the UK and global satellite hubs. Here, spirited thinkers push boundaries, experiment, and challenge convention to create a better world.
Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) is a world-leading research and education group, creating knowledge to deliver impact - for industry, people, and the environment. WMG is the largest department at the University of Warwick. Founded in 1980 by the late Professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya, it now employs around 800 people across 13 buildings, is home to over 2,500 students, and partners with over 700 organisations. We are a multi-disciplinary department renowned for tackling industrial, environmental and societal challenges through collaborative research with companies of all scales and complexities. Our industrially-informed undergraduate and postgraduate education programmes create pipelines of talented graduates equipped with the skills needed to thrive in current and future industries. We empower manufacturing industries and innovation-led organisations to thrive by being more sustainable, resilient, competitive and future-fit.
WMG’s marine research focuses on :
- vessel energy efficiency
- greater electrification of vessel propulsion
- integration of electrical propulsion, propeller and hull systems
- port electrification including shore power and charging
- port micro-grids
- vessel and port energy simulations
- marine power systems
- cost-benefit analysis