As principal sponsor of the Make UK Midlands and East Awards 2026, WMG at University of Warwick is proud to champion the businesses and entrepreneurs driving growth across the UK's regions.

WMG is a world-leading research and education group, transforming organisations and driving innovation through a unique combination of collaborative research and development, and pioneering education programmes. 

As an international role model for successful partnerships between academia and the private and public sectors, WMG develops advancements in applied science, technology and engineering, to deliver real impact to economic growth, society and the environment. 

WMG’s education programmes focus on lifelong learning of talent at every career stage; from the WMG Academies for Young Engineers to degree apprenticeships, undergraduate and postgraduate study to professional courses. 

An academic department of the University of Warwick, and a centre for the HVM Catapult, WMG was founded by the late Professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya in 1980 to help reinvigorate UK manufacturing and improve competitiveness through innovation and skills development. 

From ambitious SMEs to global businesses, WMG has helped strengthen UK competitiveness for over 45 years through collaboration, technology development and workforce advances, creating lasting economic impact, both nationally and internationally.