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{{Infobox organization
|name = M5
|formation = August 2012
|type = Consortium of United Kingdom-based universities
|region_served= English Midlands
|membership = [[Aston University]]<br/>[[University of Birmingham]]<br />[[University of Leicester]]<br/>[[Loughborough University]]<br />[[University of Nottingham]]<br />[[University of Warwick]]
|website = [http://www.m5universities.ac.uk/ m5universities.ac.uk]
}}

'''M5''' is a group of six (originally five) universities in [[the Midlands]] of [[England]]. It was formed in August 2012 by the universities of [[University of Birmingham|Birmingham]], [[University of Leicester|Leicester]], [[Loughborough University|Loughborough]], [[University of Nottingham|Nottingham]] and [[University of Warwick|Warwick]] in order to boost equipment sharing between member institutions, following the success of the [[N8 Research Partnership]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/midlands-bloc-hopes-for-safety-in-numbers-as-resources-battle-intensifies/420808.article|title=Midlands bloc hopes for safety in numbers as resources battle intensifies|newspaper=[[Times Higher Education]]|date=9 August 2012|author=John Morgan}}</ref> In December 2012 the group, which had added [[Aston University]], launched its online equipment sharing database.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/news/pressreleases/2012/december/m5universities.aspx|title=M5 Universities launch online equipment sharing database|date=14 December 2012|website=[[University of Nottingham]]}}</ref> In March 2015, Chancellor [[George Osborne]] announced that the M5 universities would lead the £60 million Energy Research Accelerator project.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/news/budget-2015-six-midlands-universities-8868138|title=Budget 2015: Six Midlands universities to lead Energy Research Accelerator|date=18 March 2015|newspaper=[[Birmingham Post]]}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[N8 Research Partnership]]
*[[SES (universities)|Science and Engineering South]]
*[[GW4 (universities)|GW4 Alliance]]

==References==

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[[Category:College and university associations and consortia in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Aston University]]
[[Category:University of Birmingham]]
[[Category:University of Leicester]]
[[Category:Loughborough University]]
[[Category:University of Nottingham]]
[[Category:University of Warwick]]
[[Category:2012 establishments in England]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 2012]]

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