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Midlands Innovation

  • The Journey to Space…City Leicester

    14 April 2023 by William Wells

    This HEPI Blog was kindly written by William Wells, Deputy Director Research & Enterprise Division at the University of Leicester ‘Why are you trying to build a Space Park in Leicester? You don’t really have a space industry there.’ This question posed to me by a civil servant at a…

  • How the University of Birmingham is working with partners to attract global investment to its new Healthcare Innovation Campus

    24 March 2023 by Professor Adam Tickell

    Midlands Innovation is a strategic research partnership of eight research intensive universities. Universities in the Midlands and the pan-regional growth body, the Midlands Engine, are piloting how universities can work together to attract foreign direct investment into regional research and development. HEPI’s report, The Role of Universities in Driving Overseas…

  • Beyond the transactional: Three lessons from Australia for Foreign Direct Investment in research and development (R&D)

    17 March 2023 by Professor Aleks Subic

    Midlands Innovation is a strategic research partnership of eight research intensive universities. Universities in the Midlands and the pan-regional growth body, the Midlands Engine, are piloting how universities can work together to attract foreign direct investment into regional research and development. HEPI’s report, The Role of Universities in Driving Overseas Investment…

  • Research security: a vital aspect of Foreign and Direct Investment

    10 March 2023 by Professor Karen Holford CBE FREng

    Midlands Innovation is a strategic partnership of eight research-intensive universities. Universities in the Midlands and the pan-regional growth body, the Midlands Engine, are piloting how universities can work together to attract Foreign Direct Investment into regional Research and Development. HEPI’s report, The role of universities in driving overseas investment into UK Research…

  • How to build resilience in research and teaching

    16 November 2022 by Gemma Black

    Midlands Innovation is a strategic research partnership of eight research intensive universities in the Midlands. Funding was awarded by Research England in 2020 for ‘TALENT’ – a transformation programme to advance status and opportunity for technical skills, roles and careers. The TALENT Commission report was published in 2022.  HEPI is running a…