This quote from C.P. Snow's 1959 lecture was sent to me this morning.
Still true?
#manufacturing #science #arts #humanities
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Tim Minshall
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Tim Minshall
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Dr John C Taylor Professor of Innovation Head @ifmcambridge Fellow @churchillcol Chair @foundation_ypmh Author https://t.co/0c1jmEzQJE
Cambridge UK Katılım Ağustos 2009
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Wonderful to welcome @tim_minshall to @StPetersYork to launch @YorkLitFest 2026
A fascinating evening explaining how “Your Life Is Manufactured” discussing big Q well beyond engineering, inc geo politics, the environment & our human nature as consumers!
#YLF #StPetersYork
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Dr Curie Park @IfMCambridge & PhD student Dr Saleyha Ahsan recognised by @Cambridge_Uni with awards for their contributions to research impact & engagement
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Dr Park = Collaboration Award winner
Dr Ahsan = Early Career Researcher Award – Highly Commended
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#innovation and #manufacturing are totally part of the same story. Separating them results in loads of missed opportunities .. and unintended consequences do our economies and communities .
#Manufacturing #Innovation
unSILOed Podcast with Greg LaBlanc@UnsiloedPodcast
In this conversation, @tim_minshall of the @Cambridge_Uni and Greg discuss the growing disconnect between modern-day consumers and the products they buy, while debunking the misconception that manufacturing has declined. Listen now at buff.ly/BclI055 | @eccobooks
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Thanks @UnsiloedPodcast for hosting me for a very enjoyable discussion.
#books #Manufacturing #innovation #Sustainability
unSILOed Podcast with Greg LaBlanc@UnsiloedPodcast
Explore the critical art of manufacturing and why we cannot lose it in this episode featuring @tim_minshall of the @Cambridge_Uni. The full episode is available at buff.ly/BclI055 | @eccobooks
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This Saturday (7th Feb) looking forward to speaking at Blackwell’s bookshop in #Oxford
#books #BookRecommendations #manufacturing
Tim Minshall YOUR LIFE IS MANUFACTURED eventbrite.co.uk/e/tim-minshall…
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BCSA member celebrates 40 years of supporting UK manufacturing and skills
The Haley Group welcomed Professor Tim Minshall, to speak about the importance of manufacturing capability, engineering skills and innovation.
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They met with Vice-Chancellor Prof Deborah Prentice, Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof Sir John Aston @HardingProf, @whittlelab Director @Rob__Miller, @IfMCambridge Head @tim_minshall, @DeptofPhysics Head Mete Atatüre, and Roland Sinker, Chair of an inclusive innovation & growth review.
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An appropriately recuperative & typically reflective episode of @BBCFreeThinking from @DrMatthewSweet & guests. The perennial questions of innovation & nostalgia. Expertise from @M_Heffernan @tim_minshall @agnesjuliet @cjfaraday, Nick Hilton
bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…
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Enjoyed reading How Things Are Made: A Journey Through the Hidden World of Manufacturing by @tim_minshall.
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Problem solving and creativity research from four of our engineers is being shared globally on an award-winning online course. Prof Nathan Crilly accepted the Learning Technology Award for their work on the Creativity, Problem Solving and Design Thinking course. @CamUniOnline
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This afternoon’s fireside chat explores the potential of manufacturing to drive high-value sector expansion across Cambridgeshire & Peterborough.
With Richard Kenny, CPCA and Tim Minshall, Institute for Manufacturing.
#LocalGrowthPlan #GetCambridgeshireAndPeterboroughGrowing
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Can Wayve make London a self-driving city? via @FT
@Cambridge_Eng
#autonomy #AI #cambridge #scaleup #innovation giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/ac…
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Thanks @heffersbookshop for putting ‘Your Life is Manufactured’ in a giftbox … and in the shop window!
#books #Christmas2025 #giftideas #cambridge
@FaberBooks @eccobooks
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Is China winning the innovation race? via @FT
Well worth a read, IMHO.
#manufacturing #innovation #china on.ft.com/4rmPe7P
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Today we launch the Bennett Innovation Lab (BIL).
BIL was born from a simple but urgent strategic imperative: if the UK wants to own the industries of the future, we must be able to build hardware-intensive technologies at unprecedented speed...
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At a time when business leaders seem to be constantly firefighting with little time for a hinterland, there is an even stronger case for entrepreneurs and chief executives to make space for books. on.ft.com/4oJymX6
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“The greatest books of 2025” - that’s quite a claim … but I am delighted that “Your Life is Manufactured” is on the list!
#manufacturing #bookrecommendations
@FaberBooks @UA_Books telegraph.co.uk/gift/81744063a…
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