Manchester to lead BP's £60m materials research base
7th August 2012
Prof Dame Nancy Rothwell, president and vice chancellor at the University of Manchester
THE University of Manchester is to be the hub of a £60m international materials research centre funded by energy giant BP.The investment in the International Centre for Advanced Materials (ICAM)by the oil and gas supplier will be made over the next 10 years, and will be shared with Cambridge University, Imperial College, London and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.The new facility will be developed within Manchester's Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences. Announcing the investment Bob Dudley, BP&rs......for the full story register now for free or login below...





