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
Workshop Three: Regional Competitiveness
Chaired by: John Ireland, Scottish Government
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
(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