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Institutional development · Leadership and governance · United Kingdom

University of Manchester hands Steve Foxley leadership of two advanced materials centres

Steve Foxley is the new Managing Director of the University of Manchester's Advanced Materials Innovation Centres, so two of its industry-facing facilities now share one leader.

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Why it matters: The University of Manchester's two industry-facing advanced materials facilities now come under a single leader, Steve Foxley.

The University of Manchester said Steve Foxley has been named Managing Director of its Advanced Materials Innovation Centres.

According to the university, the post unites leadership of two large facilities that serve industry.

The university said the move supports its aim of building the best-connected cluster for advanced materials in the UK.

Editor’s view

Abigail Taylor, Leadership and Governance Editor

Two industry-facing advanced materials facilities at the University of Manchester are now led by one person, Steve Foxley, an appointment the university links to its goal of a best-connected UK cluster in the field.

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