James Dyson launches new university to bridge engineering skills gap

Billionaire inventor sets up 15m institute of technology on Wiltshire campus to help UK compete with Asian nations

Billionaire inventor Sir James Dyson is to put his money where his mouth is by helping to bridge Britain's chronic skills gap with the launch of a new university.

Dyson is ploughing 15m over the next five years into the Dyson Institute of Technology as he looks to double his engineering workforce to 6,000 by 2020.