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Congratulations to Assistant Professor in Technology Management and Systems Engineering, Dr Devon Allcoat; and Head of eLearning, Chris Evans at WMG at the University of 桃色视频, who have co-authored a new text book entitled 鈥楳eaningful Game Design.鈥�

, approached Dr Allcoat and Mr Evans after hearing about specific modules that form part of WMG鈥檚 e-Business Management and Games Engineering full-time Master鈥檚 programmes, and the Institute for Advanced Teaching and Learning's (IATL) undergraduate offerings.

The book provides readers with the tools and methods with which to create effective tabletop games. It covers the design and development process guiding readers through the necessary mechanics, messages, and motivations of games that must be understood in order to build successful tabletop games, including educational games for teaching or training.

It includes chapters on design methodology, narrative, accessibility and playtesting, and aims to support students on game design courses, as well as appealing to designers, teachers and hobbyists.

Dr Allcoat explains: 鈥淭his book teaches core principals of game design, applicable to all types of games. In our increasingly digital age, it discusses hybrid games and digital elements, but doesn鈥檛 forget the human component, also exploring psychology and accessibility.鈥�

Meaningful Game Design is widely available online and in book shops. A 20% discount code EFL03 is available if purchased directly via . This code expires on 31 December 2023.

Professor of Visualisation, Alan Chalmers, an expert in flavour simulation at WMG at the University of 桃色视频, discusses the most famous creations of Willy Wonka ahead of the film premiere this December.

鈥淲hile we may not have discovered the source of snozzberries, our research invites everyone to wonder about the extraordinary possibilities within the science of flavours鈥� – Professor Chalmers.

Professor Chalmers is the creator of an exciting new flavour experience in a virtual way, with the opportunity to taste almost anything in a sip. The process takes samples of food for analysis, to accurately simulate a real flavour by extracting its tastes, aromas, and mouthfeel. His research has placed him as 桃色视频鈥檚 Willy Wonka.

鈥淲e can take a person on a journey through the vast flavour space from the start flavour to a variant that they enjoy鈥�.

Three-course meal bubble-gum:
鈥淔lavour is just the sensation of the taste, aroma and mouthfeel of food or drink in your mouth. If you take the real food or drink and analyse them to extract these components – then they can simply be authentically simulated with UK Food Standards Agency food-safe chemicals.

鈥淪o, you take a fork full of roast turkey, gravy, Brussel sprouts and a bit of roast potato 鈥� and analyse it with specialist devices to extract exactly what the taste, aroma and mouthfeel components are for this food ensemble. Once you have this 鈥渞ecipe鈥� you simply recreate this exact flavour with the food-safe chemicals – with a specific food-safe chemical for each component, for example, sucrose is used to simulate the sweetness component.

The correct combinations of these chemicals can then be embedded in chewing gum 鈥� and voila – as you bite down on the chewing gum – you will experience the same flavour – as if you just had eaten the real roast turkey, gravy, Brussel sprouts and roast potato.鈥�

Lick-able Wallpaper:
鈥淭his would be quite straightforward to do. You simply need to embed the food-safe chemicals for each of the components of the desired flavour into the wallpaper – and as it is licked – so the flavour will be perceived.鈥�

The Everlasting-gobstopper:
鈥淚 could imagine a ball of eg hard plastic which is impregnated with a sweet flavour. The sweet won鈥檛 get smaller - but at some point the sweet flavour will have to be replenished. This will depend how often the gobstopper is sucked and how hard! I could imagine the centre of the plastic ball contains the liquid and this is drawn out as the person sucks. The liquid could be replaced when required.

鈥淣ot sure it is a sweet I would want – I think I will stick to chocolate!鈥�

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The technology was not originally created with inspiration from the infamous chocolatier. The theory behind the invention is that changes in a person's taste and smell senses could be an early indication of Alzheimer鈥檚 before signs of memory loss arise. The easy-to-use low-cost dispenser could be used by a nurse as part of an annual health check, in pharmacies, care homes, community centres and even in the home. Researchers hope to achieve UK-wide screening services where members of the public can take a simple smell and taste test. Those who perform poorly can then be referred for further tests which could result in an Alzheimer鈥檚 diagnosis.

Professor Chalmers said: 鈥淎t the moment, people who present with symptoms of memory loss are referred for MRI scans and spinal fluid tests to confirm a diagnosis. By the time memory loss occurs, things are often too late; pioneering drug treatments only perform well in the early stages of degeneration.

The Outreach Team at WMG, University of 桃色视频 was pleased to welcome pupils from local schools to a special Student Project Showcase event supported by the .

Over 100, year 10, students from the in Coventry and Solihull were invited to the event held at the University of 桃色视频 campus.

The year 10 pupils had a chance to see for themselves the remarkable engineering projects from 桃色视频 Racing; 桃色视频 Rail; 桃色视频 Submarine; 桃色视频 Moto and 桃色视频 Robotics.

CyberWomen@桃色视频 students also took part. The group of female students strive to empower future talent, with a specific focus on women, in cyber security.

Caroline Cannon, Outreach Project Officer at WMG, who organised the Showcase, explained: 鈥� With these types of events, and across all of our outreach activities, we work with our partners to inspire and empower the next generation of scientists and engineers to pursue careers in STEM in an attempt to close the engineering skills gap.鈥�

Claire Morris, Associate Principal at the WMG Academy for Young Engineers in Solihull, said: 鈥� I have heard nothing but great feedback from Year 10 students, and the staff involved. Thank you Caroline, to you and your team for organising this event, and thanks to the WMG team for making it happen.鈥�

Caroline Cannon added: 鈥� The Showcase was also a good experience for our new cohort of University of 桃色视频 engineering students to build confidence talking about the various projects.鈥�

A University of 桃色视频 student and 桃色视频 Rail team member said: 鈥淲hat I liked most about the event was seeing the students (from the Academies) getting stuck into the activities and thinking critically about the projects.鈥�

WMG support a variety of undergraduate student projects with connections to industry partners. The selection of student-led projects shows the breadth and depth of skills that the students apply both individually and collaboratively as part of a team.

Each project is supported and assisted by PhD students, academics, technicians, and industry sponsors. Dave Cooper, Engineering Technician at WMG supporting Student Projects said: 鈥淪tudents that work on these projects have had the most amazing opportunities from placements, scholarships and jobs with companies such as McLaren, Mercedes, Red Bull, Norton and Triumph.鈥�

Students gain valuable practical and project management skills with each team member being assigned a role and area of responsibility, from engineering and technical lead to marketing and sales support. The projects develop students; teach time management and risk management; group working; and give practical hands-on experience.

WMG and the High Value Manufacturing Catapult provide some seed funding, but the individual teams are responsible for securing sponsors and raising funds. Feedback from employers suggests that these projects produce some of the most employable graduates in the market.

Find out more about the student projects here: /fac/sci/wmg/about/outreach/studentproject/

Researchers at WMG, University of 桃色视频鈥檚, International Institute for Nanocomposites Manufacturing (IINM) have been working with the team at on a new comprehensive portfolio of graphene and related nanomaterial based thermoplastic polymer compounds and masterbatches.

The new PolygreneTM compounds are expected to have potential commercial applications in areas as diverse as sports equipment, construction products, aerospace and automotive components.

Since 2018, Versarien subsidiary 2-DTech Ltd (2DT), Composites UK member, has funded PhD and postdoctoral researchers to understand the use of its Nanene鈩� graphene powders and other nanomaterials in thermoplastic systems. Dr David Reinoso-Arenas, the first 2DT funded PhD student, with support from the EPSRC Doctoral Training Programme, worked with Versarien鈥檚 Nanene鈩� materials in thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) systems and joined Versarien full-time last year as part of the team at Versarien鈥檚 subsidiary Cambridge Graphene Ltd.

Dr David Reinoso-Arenas, explained: 鈥淭he new PolygreneTM thermoplastics portfolio is a culmination of my PhD research, some of which is due to be published in peer-reviewed journals. Since then we鈥檝e been able to further develop and test these materials using different nanomaterial fillers and process conditions to fully optimise the resulting product performance. My PhD experience at the IINM and WMG was really enjoyable and enabled me to work closely with industry to ensure that the outputs of my research could be validated and have commercial viability.鈥�

David鈥檚 PhD was performed under the supervision of Professor Tony McNally, whose team has an established capability in incorporating a wide range of nanomaterials into bulk polymer systems.

Professor Tony McNally, who leads the Nanocomposites Research Group at WMG, University of 桃色视频, said: 鈥淲orking with Versarien over the last few years has given the IINM and WMG access to alternative graphene materials that have shown interesting phenomena when blended in these TPE systems. By tuning the nanofiller loading and optimising process conditions, David鈥檚 research showed that exceptional gains can be achieved in mechanical properties across the board (tensile strength, modulus, elongation at break, toughness and abrasion resistance) without compromising any properties. The addition of graphene also highlights improvements in polymer processing which may offer lower energy usage and, therefore, improving sustainability.鈥�

Professor McNally continues to work with Versarien by providing a funded PhD position in 2D material based rubber systems, making use of the IINM鈥檚 new state of the art rubber processing and testing capabilities With support from the WMG has established a world class facility for the study of elastomers.

Dr Stephen Hodge, Versarien鈥檚 CEO, added: 鈥淲e look forward to continuing our collaboration with the IINM and WMG in rubber processing and understanding the interactions of our graphene and other 2D materials in these more complex systems, and hope to be able to demonstrate significant benefits that can impact upon real-world applications.鈥�

Find out more and download technical datasheets here:

Find out more about WMG鈥檚 Nanocomposites research here:/fac/sci/wmg/research/materials/nanocomposites/

Professor Siddartha Khastgir, Head of Verification and Validation at WMG, University of 桃色视频, comments on the Government鈥檚 plans to introduce the primary legislation for automated vehicles in the upcoming parliamentary session, as announced in the King鈥檚 Speech today (Tuesday 7^th November).

Professor Khastgir said: 鈥樷�榃e welcome the Government鈥檚 decision to introduce the primary legislation on automated vehicles in the King鈥檚 Speech today. Following on from the discussions at the AI Safety Summit last week, this very first legislation on AI-powered technology is an important step for the UK to reach its target of rolling out automated cars in 2025.

鈥淩egulation is the key enabler for the safe introduction of automated vehicles on UK roads. Not only does it provide regulatory certainty for the industry, but it is also key to setting high safety thresholds and gaining the public鈥檚 trust. We urge the Government to ensure that the regulatory framework is robust and underpinned by strong research outcomes. International and national self-driving standards should be built upon when creating this legislation.

鈥淲e also urge the Government to speed up the secondary legislation on automated vehicles to provide more information on the engineering requirements. The Government needs to ensure public views are incorporated into this legislative journey and take future users鈥� viewpoints into account. As a result, along with the legislation, a public awareness programme should be introduced to ensure an accurate understanding of the capabilities and limitations of this emerging technology. The Government needs to act quickly to be at the forefront of this technology.

鈥淲MG will continue to fully support the Government and the eco-system to develop research and evidence-based self-driving regulation in the UK.鈥欌��

Find out more about WMG鈥檚 Verification and Validation research here: /fac/sci/wmg/research/cav/vandv/

Shravani Sharma, Researcher at WMG at the University of 桃色视频, comments on the news that the to close the vast majority of railway station ticket offices in England.

Shravani Sharma, whose recent work focused on the impact of travel on those with disabilities, said: 鈥淚t鈥檚 a relief to hear of the U-turn of the ticket office closures. Through working with a range of disability charities, it鈥檚 clear that the removal of ticket offices would have a profound impact on the disabled. Working with CASBA (Citizen Advocacy South Birmingham Area), which supports people with learning difficulties, Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and Cerebral Palsy Midlands has shed light on the problems removing the ticket offices would have on the disabled.

鈥淧eople with different visible and non-visible disabilities – including blindness, mobility problems, hearing loss, cerebral palsy and ADHD amongst others – would be severely impacted by the loss of ticket offices. People could be challenged by the technology, unable to distinguish train tickets from receipts, or simply need the guidance or assistance of a ticket officer.

鈥淭he U-turn will be a relief for so many people across the UK. When planning policies for the transport industry, people from a wide range of backgrounds, with different needs, must be properly listened to before making any big decisions. I would urge the government to consult both disability charities and the disabled in future policymaking.鈥�

A university programme which helped SMEs reduce energy consumption by 32% has been nominated for a national sustainability award.

WMG at The University of 桃色视频 helped more than 50 SMEs in the West Midlands become more sustainable after the energy crisis left 60% of these critical UK manufacturers threatened with closure. The project has helped reduce the energy and fuel consumption of SMEs, which are responsible for 44% of non-household UK emissions.

WMG achieved this through its Net Zero Innovation Network which is now up for 鈥楨nergy Efficiency Project of the Year Award鈥� – hosted by .

The Net Zero Innovation Network is helping to deconstruct the complexities of energy management, sustainability, and innovation for manufacturers across the UK. The network of engineers, innovation managers and industry experts offers practical tools and programmes to help SMEs overcome barriers such as lack of time, internal skills and cash-flow to invest. There is no cost for businesses involved, the only investment needed from SMEs is time.

Net Zero Innovation Network also provides access to state-of-the art equipment at the University, help companies reduce their energy consumption. The programme, built on the key themes of people, planet and profit, gets under the skin of the business to empower them to make real lasting change – upskilling staff and reducing scope 1 and 2 emissions.

The Net Zero Innovation Network designed a Manufacturing Energy Toolkit to provide provide solutions for SMEs impacted by the energy crisis. This toolkit measured and analysed energy consumption at a granular level, using WMG systems and research. The average energy saving of businesses using the toolkit was 32% and one SME reduced its energy consumption by 81%.

Other successful Net Zero Innovation Network projects included:

• Waste heat recovery simulation – assessing how to redirect heat in businesses to avoid additional energy (heating) being used.
• Process automation – using robots or software to help automate more mundane, repetitive and simple tasks, enabling other staff members to focus on more impactful projects.
• Granular material and energy monitoring – mapping out what materials and energy is currently being used, identifying ways to enhance efficiency or reduce waste
• Digitalisation – encouraging companies to utilise digital tech and systems e.g. upgrading their processes from paper to online/digital

Laura Downey, Innovation Manager at WMG, and technical lead of the programme, said: 鈥淭he Net Zero Innovation Network has supported over 50 businesses and counting. As a result, the businesses we鈥檝e partnered with have reduced their emissions whilst improving profitability, remained suppliers of choice and increased material and energy efficiency. We are honoured to have been shortlisted for the edie Net Zero Awards and look forward to supporting even more SMEs on their journey to net zero.鈥�

Leslie Sharp, Director of Kingfisher Enamelling, who benefited from the WMG programme, said: 鈥淲MG staff provide a range of knowledge and expertise which we just did not have. Added to this, their drive and commitment to help SMEs is immeasurable.鈥�

The winners of edie鈥檚 Net Zero awards will be announced on 15 November. Find out more about the awards here

For SMEs wanting to get involved in the scheme, there was a webinar on 26 October with a guest talk from participant company Professional Polishing Services /fac/sci/wmg/mediacentre/wmgevents/nzinwebinaroct23

Professor Siddartha Khastgir, Head of Verification and Validation at WMG, University of 桃色视频, comments on to rebuild public trust.

鈥淪afety is the number one priority when commercialising self-driving vehicles, we should never compromise safety even though this is a fast-paced technology. The industry and autonomous vehicle developers and operators need to have a thorough review of the current incidents and be more open and transparent regarding their safety assurance processes and systems.

鈥淪afety messages and information should be communicated to the public to gradually build up societal trust and ensure that technology users and road users are well-informed about this new technology鈥檚 capabilities and limitations.

鈥淎s a world-leading research institution, WMG is working closely with international and national policymakers, regulators, and industry to improve the safety of self-driving vehicles. We encourage the ecosystem to collaborate further to gain the public鈥檚 confidence in this emerging transport technology.鈥�

Find out more about WMG鈥檚 Verification and Validation research here: /fac/sci/wmg/research/cav/vandv/

The Dean of WMG at the University of 桃色视频, Professor Robin Clark, spoke at the launch of 鈥檚 new report on manufacturing skills this week (Wednesday 25th October). WMG supported the development of the report, including holding a roundtable with West Midlands employers; Higher Education (HE) and Further Education (FE) providers; and regional skills experts.

Lord Bilimoria of Chelsea CBE DL, launched Policy Connect鈥檚 latest report – Upskilling Industry: Manufacturing Productivity and Growth in England, alongside Minister for Enterprise and Markets, Keving Hollinrake MP; WMG Advisory Board member, Mark Pawsey MP and the Shadow Minister for Innovation, Chi Onwurah MP.

The Manufacturing Commission鈥檚 inquiry considers the implications of recent skills system reform in England on the manufacturing sector.  It concludes that labour shortages are restricting productivity across the economy, with skills gaps in the manufacturing sector costing between 拢7.7 and 拢8.3 billion annually in lost economic output.

To address this the report recommends government make several reforms to the skills system:

路 Support for SMEs in the manufacturing sector to help upskill their workforce, including incentives to deliver T-Levels and host skills boot camps. 

路 Greater flexibility in the use of the Apprenticeship Levy funds, including ring-fencing of unused Levy funding for investment in wider upskilling. 

路 A national campaign to increase the uptake of STEM subjects by women and people of minority ethnic backgrounds. 

路 Appointment of a government manufacturing 鈥楥hampion鈥� to raise awareness of the manufacturing sector in schools and promote the role that the manufacturing sector is playing in combatting the climate crisis. 

 Inquiry Chair, Lord Bilimoria of Chelsea, CBE, DL said: 鈥淎s Chair of the Manufacturing Commission and a proud supporter of British manufacturing, I am delighted to have been involved with this inquiry, which considers the impact of skills shortages across the sector. 

鈥淭hroughout the evidence sessions that have informed this work, I have been inspired by accounts from manufacturing businesses that are using all levers available to them to upskill their workforces. The recommendations that we have made seek to help businesses, education providers, and individuals best navigate the current policy landscape and deliver the skills that the manufacturing sector so vitally needs.鈥� 

Inquiry Vice-Chair, and WMG advisory Board member, Mark Pawsey MP added: 鈥淎s a member of the Business and Trade Committee and co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Manufacturing Group, I regularly hear of the skills shortages that limit productivity within the UK鈥檚 manufacturing sector. This inquiry explores how businesses can collaborate better with education providers to deliver the skills that local communities need. This is particularly important in the West Midlands, which is home to a significant part of the UK鈥檚 automotive and future battery technology capability.鈥� 

Professor Robin Clark, Dean of WMG, said: 鈥淭he proposals in the report contain lots of good ideas on how to develop a system that really works for learners and employers, and suggests practical changes that can make a real difference to our skills system.

鈥淭he report is a call to action for all of us working in skills to encourage learners, course providers and employers to get engaged in manufacturing, give SMEs strong incentives to support skills and collaborate to improve course design, provision, and approval.

鈥淲e鈥檝e got great examples of how skills can be transformative for businesses and students in manufacturing. Now we need to work together to make that the experience everyone has from our skills system.鈥�

Read the full 鈥楿pskilling Industry鈥� report here:

WMG, at the University of 桃色视频, is part a unique 拢2 million consortium, entitled Sim4CAMSens.

The Sim4CAMSens project, led by , is made up of a consortium of prominent industry partners, including AESIN, rFpro, Syselek, Oxford RF, National Physical Laboratory, Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult and WMG.

Together the consortium will create a framework for sensor evaluation that incorporates modelling, simulation, and actual testing. In order to enable Automated Driving Systems (ADS) and sensor developers to speed their development, this project will involve the development of new models for sensors, noise and materials, and new test methodologies.

The role of WMG will be to understand which noise factors have the higher impact on the different perception sensors (i.e., camera, LiDAR, RADAR,) and how to correlate virtual testing to real-life testing to support the entire supply chain.

Professor Valentina Donzella, who leads the Intelligent Vehicles Sensors research at WMG explains: 鈥淭he Sim4CAMSens project is an extremely exciting opportunity for WMG, to work with UK based world leading industrial and research partners, to speed up the development of sensors models and testing methodologies. These are key considerations for the future safe deployment of robust and reliable ADS. The success of this project will ensure the UK leads the way globally in this field."

Find out more about WMG鈥檚 Intelligent Vehicles Sensors research here: /fac/sci/wmg/research/cav/ivsensors