The University of Central Lancashire's new £35m Engineering Innovation Centre has officially launched.
The teaching and research facility will engage directly with industry and provide students with real-world experience on live, engineering-related projects. It is designed to become one of the driving forces behind the Lancashire Industrial Strategy as well as national industrial strategy, addressing the need for innovation and producing the next generation of world-class engineers.
Facilities include an additive manufacturing lab (3D printing), an advanced manufacturing workshop, an intelligent systems facility, a motorsports and air vehicles lab, a high-performance computing lab, a flight simulator suite as well as a fire, oil and gas facility.
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