UK IoT research hub opens with support from academic world

A consortium of nine leading UK universities is to work alongside the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) at an interdisciplinary hub to advance research into the internet of things (IoT) over the next three years.

First announced summer 2015, the Petras IoT Hub will be funded by a £9.8m grant from the EPSRC – part of the £40m put aside by the UK government for the IoTUK programme – as well as a further £14m from partner contributions.
The Petras IoT Hub will be made up of nine universities, UCL with Imperial College London, Oxford, Warwick, Lancaster, Southampton, Surrey, Edinburgh and Cardiff, and will draw in support and leverage from nearly 50 other industry and public sector partners to focus on the challenges associated with the IoT, including interactions, policy and governance, beliefs and behaviours between people and IoT systems.