Digital Innovations and Solution Centre (DISC)

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The Digital Innovation and Solution Centre (DISC) at the University of Wolverhampton conducts paramount fundamental and applied research in digital technologies, having a positive societal and economic impact. Central to its mission is catalysing and propelling the digital innovation economy. The centre specialises in Cybersecurity, Future Networks and Autonomous Systems, Immersive Technologies, and Intelligent Data. It fosters an innovative, interdisciplinary, and cross-sectoral collaboration that is crucial in shaping the digital future and the fourth industrial revolution.

DISC offers a dynamic research environment that supports and enables talented researchers to flourish, contributing to disruptive digital innovations.

As a paragon in digital innovation research, DISC bolsters the local and regional digital knowledge economy through substantial industry engagement and values international research collaboration for a diverse and creative research community. This focus results in sustainable innovative research with shared value outcomes.

Furthermore, DISC's pivotal role in research-informed teaching ensures that students receive top-tier learning experiences, acquire advanced knowledge, and are prepared for careers in the digital economy.

The centre's overarching strategy is to transform lives and locales by leveraging its staff's broad-ranging skills to deliver impactful digital technological solutions.

DISC aims to be a global leader in research, nurturing an inclusive, interdisciplinary environment that inspires innovation and creativity for original, significant, and rigorous research in digital technologies. Key goals include high-quality research partnership with public and private sectors, enhancing commercialisation and exploitation, providing access to advanced technical facilities, and increasing regional and global engagement. DISC also fosters local business engagement by initiating industry challenges that micro and SMEs can contribute to, strengthening industry and commercial collaborations.

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University of Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton