New Control Engineering lab

The University of Manchester has signed a 10-year strategic partnership with Quanser to develop cooperation in research and staff exchange in the areas of Control Engineering. The signing was celebrated by a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Quanser CEO Paul Gilbert and the Head of the School of Engineering Prof. Alice Larkin along with Peter Martin Quanser's Senior R&D Manager visiting from Canada. The event was held in the recently completed Manchester Engineering Campus Development (MECD) Blended Lab part of the UK's largest engineering campus. Quanser has also recruited Daniel Abara who recently completed a PhD in Control Systems and Robotics at the University of Manchester. Quanser is the world leader in innovative technology for engineering education and research. With a heritage in creating leading-edge platforms for controls, mechatronics, and robotics, Quanser has built a legacy over the past 30 years of transformational solutions that bring emerging technologies including autonomous robotics, IoT, self-driving, and virtual reality to students worldwide. The University of Manchester has a long and outstanding tradition of pioneering research and education in Control Engineering.