ɐn ˌækədˈɛmɪk dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌvðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv wˈɔːɹɪk ænd ɐ sˈɛntɚɹ ʌvðə hˈaɪ vˈæljuː mˌænjuːfˈæktʃɚɹɪŋ kˈæɾɐpˌʌlt, dˌʌbəljˌuːˌɛmdʒˈiː wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd baɪ kuːmˈɑːɹ bˈæɾɐtʃˌɑːɹɹɪjə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tə hˈɛlp ɹˌiːɪnvˈɪɡɚɹˌeɪt jˌuːkˈeɪ mˌænjuːfˈæktʃɚɹɪŋ ænd ɪmpɹˈuːv kəmpˈɛɾᵻtˌɪvnəs θɹuː ˌɪnəvˈeɪʃən ænd skˈɪlz dɪvˈɛləpmənt.
An academic department of the University of Warwick and a centre of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, WMG was founded by Kumar Bhattacharyya in 1980 to help reinvigorate UK manufacturing and improve competitiveness through innovation and skills development.