Tim Minshall

Tim Minshall is the inaugural Dr John C. Taylor Professor of Innovation at the University of Cambridge; the head of the Engineering Department’s Institute for Manufacturing; and a fellow of Churchill College. His research, teaching and outreach are focused on the links between manufacturing and innovation. He lives in Cambridge with his scientist wife, Nicola.

Tim Minshall is the inaugural Dr John C. Taylor Professor of Innovation at the University of Cambridge; the head of the Engineering Department’s Institute for Manufacturing; and a fellow of Churchill College. His research, teaching and outreach are focused on the links between manufacturing and innovation. He lives in Cambridge with his scientist wife, Nicola.

Why Britain can’t make stuff

Tim Minshall

30 Apr 2025