University contributes £1.2bn to the Liverpool City Region

A new report highlights the University of Liverpool’s significant economic and wider impacts to both the city region and wider UK. Being […]

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Philippa Glover appointed Honorary Senior Fellow at VEC University of Liverpool.

UK manufacturing leader and industrialist Philippa Glover has been appointed an Honorary Senior Fellow of Industrial Automation and Innovation at the University […]

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Blog: Addressing regional inequalities

Posted on Local Government News on 18th April 2024   Andrew Borland, Chief Innovation Officer at the Virtual Engineering Centre (VEC), University […]

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Thought Leadership: Shaping a new future with innovation and digital technologies

Andrew Borland, CIO at the Virtual Engineering Centre, University of Liverpool, looks at how digital technologies can help transform UK manufacturing.   […]

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Liverpool’s VEC to deliver £5.1m innovation support programme for city region’s SMEs

  A new partnership between the University of Liverpool’s VEC (Virtual Engineering Centre), Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) and Edge Hill University […]

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University to establish £1M UK National Centre for Digital Heritage

New UK National Centre for Digital Heritage Centre to be established in Liverpool City Region following landmark AHRC funding as part of […]

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*VEC in the News*

Sharing our latest news and announcements with our stakeholders and networks. Philippa Glover appointed Honorary Senior Fellow at VEC University of Liverpool […]

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