Impact of Higher Education Institutions on Regional Economies: A Joint Research Initiative

 


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Initiative Launch

The initiative was formally launched on 10th October 2007. The day's programme of events included presentations from all nine research teams. These presentations are available here.

Workshop One: University- Industry relationships 

Chaired by Ann Millar, Scottish Funding Council

University-Industry Knowledge Exchange: Demand Pull, Supply Push and the Public Space role of Higher Education Institutions in the UK Regions (Involves the University of Cambridge Centre for Business Research: 2 Year Project)

Investigating business-industry innovation linkages  (Involves the Institute for Fiscal Studies and the University of Bristol: 1 Year project)

Workshop Two: Students and Graduates 

Chaired by: Teresa Cooper, Higher Education Funding Council for Wales

Students as catalysts of City and Regional Growth (Involves the University of Glasgow: 18 month project)

Workshop Three: Regional Competitiveness

Chaired by: John Ireland, Scottish Government

Higher Education Institution Knowledge and its impact on regional competitiveness(Involves the University of Sheffield: 2 Year Project)

Impact of Research and Innovation Networks on Regional Competitiveness: The role of HEIs(Involves the University of Manchester, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff and University of East Anglia: 2 Year Project)

Workshop Four: Social Impact

 Chaired by Anna Marshall, Economic and Social Research Council

Universities and Community Engagement: Learning with Excluded Communities (Involves the Universitiy of Newcastle, 2 Year project)

Higher Education and Regional Transformation: Social and Cultural Perspectives (the HEART project)  (Involves the Open University Centre for Higher Education Research & University of East Anglia : 2 Year Project)

Workshop Five: Cross-cutting 

 Chaired by: Adrian Day, Higher Education Funding Council for England

The overall impact of HEIs on regional economies in the UK

a) Graduate labour market

b) System-wide modelling for overall impacts

(Involves the University of Strathclyde, University of Glasgow (Centre for Public Policy Research for the Regions), University of Southampton, University of Glamorgan: 3 year Project)

Media Coverage

Education Guardian

Science Business Bulletin

Press Association

As well as:

IC West Lothian,Nottingham Evening Post, IC Lancashire,Paisley Daily Express,Derby Evening Telegraph,The Bath Chronicle, The Press & Journal, Grimsby Evening Telegraph,IC Dumfries , ITV Scottish: Scotland Today (am), BBC Radio Scotland Drivetime, Radio Clyde, Teletext

 

Press Releases:

University of Strathclyde, University of Bristol, Open University, University of Glamorgan , Institute of Employment Studies