The Shoestring Digital Manufacturing initiative has taken its first steps into commercialisation with a suite of starter solutions, helping more companies tackle the digital transformation.

The Open Innovation Forum met in Munich on 28-29 November and heard pitches from innovative companies seeking to change the food, drinks and FMCG sectors for the better.

Since early October, the Policy Evidence Unit for University Commercialisation and Innovaiton (UCI) has grown from three to six members, and they continue their mission to support academia in driving innovation and economic growth.

The IfM recently partnered with The Manufacturer for their Manufacturing Leaders' Summit, delivering a keynote talk and a breakfast briefing at the event in Liverpool.

IfM Engage, Atos and Paderborn University celebrate the 10th anniversary of their collaboration in executive education this year, and Judith Shawcross reflects on the successes so far.

The Women in Manufacturing initiative marked its debut with a pioneering conference hosted by the IfM and Innovate UK's Made Smarter Programme. The event inspired delegates to break down boundaries within the industry.

The tour marks the end of a series of events during which the IfM Engage Consortium shared emerging insights from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology study that will help shape the future of the UK semiconductor landscape.

This year's Cambridge International Manufacturing Symposium took place under the banner of 'Architecting New Design Rules for Global Supply Chains in a Changing Geopolitical Landscape' on 21-22 September.

Dr Jagjit Singh Srai reflects on takeaways from the session titled 'Trade in the Fourth Industrial Revolution' at the recent World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils.

An international team of researchers, including from the IfM, are calling on government agencies and national banks to support an effort to map the billions of connections in the global supply network which could reduce tax evasion. 

Joseph Mambwe completed the Manufacturing Engineering Tripos (MET) in 2015 and has gone on to build an impressive career in app creation. In our conversation, he reflects on his achievements so far and offers advice to budding entrepreneurs. 

The Centre for Industrial Sustainability launches the Regenerative Laboratory and seeks collaborators. 

Professor Bill O'Neill has been elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Supported by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Shoestring Digital Mannufacturing is launching a scoping study in Egypt. 

IfM PhD student Ali Niazi was one of a number of science enthusiasts gathered at the Department of Engineering this summer to pitch their innovative ideas to an audience, including a panel of judges, in just three minutes. 

Led by IfM and Innovate UK's Made Smarter Innovation programme, the Women in Manufacturing initiative's Changing Perceptions conference aims to improve gender representation in the manufacturing sector.

Emerging findings from a government commissioned UK semiconductor study will be shared by IfM Engage consortium in six locations around the UK.

A grant of £1 million has been awarded to a team of researchers, including the IfM's NanoManufacturing group, to propel the advancement of carbon nanotube processing.

A new report from DM-ET explores the integration of human and digital decision-making processes.

Following on from an article featured in Nature, we speak to IfM's Professor Chander Velu about the potential impact of quantum computing on growth and productivity.

The IfM has hosted the EINST4INE summer school, bringing together leading academics, young scholars and industry professionals for a week-long event focused on digital innovation.

Lefan Wang, from the IfM's Computer Aided Manufacturing Group has been awarded a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship for her research project on foot biomechanics.

The Open Innovation Forum met in Wageningen in early July and heard pitches from innovative companies seeking to change the food, drinks and FMCG sectors for the better.

In a recent Harvard Business Review article, IfM researchers explain how food companies can better measure their sustainabiity. 

Douglas Brion from the Computer-Aided Manufacturing Group has been awarded two prestigious awards for his PhD research and startup, Matta.

In celebration of International Women in Engineering Day, 23 June, we present some of the inspiring women who work at the IfM.

A series of Women in Manufacturing events, led by IfM Engage, attracted much attention at M and E Week in Birmingham earlier this month.

The IfM were on hand at M and E Week 2023 to provide expertise on the latest research and insights into digital and sustainability challenges. 

This year’s MET Design Show on 7^th June saw an impressive array of creative student inventions on display. 

Issue 14 of the IfM Review is now available both in print and online. 

The annual first-year PhD conference took place this week at the IfM, where our newest researchers presented their research to their peers.

An IfM project to explore the application and potential benefits of a metaverse in manufacturing has received funding from InterAct. 

Experts from the IfM have contributed to a new paper in The Lancet Psychiatry which sets out concrete solutions to prevent premature mortality from mental illness and distress.

IfM Engage consortium has been commissioned by the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) to undertake a study into infrastructure to grow the UK semiconductor industry.

IfM practitioners have contributed to the report Changing Minds, Changing Lives which proposes innovative, evidence-based approaches to prevent, diagnose and treat depression in young people.

The Supply Chain AI Lab (SCAIL) recently participated at AI UK 2023 in London with a demo of an innovative supply system which aims to significantly lower emissions from delivery vehicles.

A new study commissioned by the Government Office for Science (GOS) to map and characterise the UK non-human health life science sector, has been published by Cambridge Industrial Innovation Policy. 

A new report highlights key trends across UK industry, explores the country's productivity and global industrial performance, and asks whether enough is being invested in R&D.

We received many imaginative entries to our competition during the Cambridge Festival at the IfM and the winners have now been announced.

On Saturday 18^th March, the IfM hosted its most well-attended Cambridge Festival event since Covid-19 and attracted at least 500 visitors of all ages to come learn about and play with engineering.

On Saturday 18th March, the IfM opens its doors for the 2023 Cambridge Festival. Among this year’s activities is a demonstration of research from the Fluids in Advanced Manufacturing (FIAM) group, featuring a jelly brain in a box!

Three PhD students from the IfM Elisa Roth, Mirko Moencks, Jessica Horn along with their supervisor Thomas Bohné (Head of the Cyber-Human Lab at IfM) successfully facilitated a public live session at the recent World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos.

To encourage more diversity and inclusivity in the sector, a network of academics, practitioners, and professionals working in the field of manufacturing have come together to establish the Women in Manufacturing initiative.

The card game, developed by the Centre for Industrial Sustainability, helped the company’s leaders to drive a global program that is saving over 100,000,000 KWh every year.

The Worshipful Company of Engineers' recently paid a visit to the Department of Engineering including the IfM.