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Advanced Engineering & Materials Sector
The Advanced Engineering and Materials (AEM) sector is a significant part of the
regional economy. The sector comprises four sub sectors – aerospace,
automotive, chemicals and advanced flexible materials. The HE institutions of
the North West have a substantial amount of expertise across all of these areas
and are key partners in the regional clusters.
NWUA works closely with the
NWDA Sector Leader and Business Development
Managers for the AEM sector. NWUA is currently part of the Working Group
developing the
Manufacturing Strategy (pdf)
for the North West following on from the publication of the national
Manufacturing Strategy and ensuring that higher education aspects are
considered as part of the strategy.
In addition, NWUA is represented on the Sector Investment Group which considers
inward investment issues, developing the role that HE can play in this agenda.
NWUA liaises with the sector’s four Regional Cluster Organisations –
Chemicals North West,
North West Aerospace Alliance,
North West Automotive Alliance
and
North West Texnet
– when there is a higher education aspect to their work, a frequent occurrence
given that they are all highly skilled, knowledge based sectors. The Cluster
Organisations have strategies to develop their clusters and NWUA can assist
with any HE issues around these.
Academic Advisor Network
NWUA currently has six Academic Advisors for the AEM sector, providing coverage
across each of the sub-sectors. The Academic Advisors are:
Professor Djamel Ait-Boudaoud, University of Central Lancashire
Professor Dave Burton, Liverpool John Moores University
Professor Chris Carr, University of Manchester
Professor Peter Myler, University of Bolton
Dr Allan Rennie, University of Lancaster
Professor Keith Ross, University of Salford
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