This blog summarises the reports and blogs that City-REDI have put out in January. Catch up on all the latest reports and projects in one place. Shaping Regional Futures 2035: The City-REDI 10-year Strategy Discover how City-REDI is driving inclusive, sustainable growth for cities and regions across the UK and beyond. Our new strategy sets … Continue reading “City-REDI Round Up – January 2026”
Author: Ellie MacDonald
Policy News – January 2025
This blog summarises the latest policy news that is important to place, including reports, inquiries, consultations, government research and events. Reports from Academics and Think Tanks Title Details Published Unwilling to reskill? Experimental Evidence from Real-World Jobseeker The study finds that Italian jobseekers’ willingness to reskill depends largely on perceived identity fit and expected … Continue reading “Policy News – January 2025”
Improving Employability and Employment Outcomes for Young People in Greater Birmingham’s Changing Labour Market
The University of Birmingham is launching a Call for Evidence as part of a Commission from the Rigby Foundation to: Compile and review evidence on existing and future employment trends, employers’ labour and skills requirements and insights from employment and skills initiatives focusing on young people Assess what this means for employability and employment outcomes … Continue reading “Improving Employability and Employment Outcomes for Young People in Greater Birmingham’s Changing Labour Market”
Bridging the Innovation Gap: Why Innovation Intermediaries matter for place-based growth
The University of Birmingham’s City-Region Economic Development Institute (City-REDI) has published a new Research & Policy Briefing paper examining the role of innovation intermediaries in shaping regional and national innovation systems. The research underpinning the briefing was supported by funding from Research England Development (RED) Fund. The briefing draws on a mixed-methods research project led … Continue reading “Bridging the Innovation Gap: Why Innovation Intermediaries matter for place-based growth”
Celebrating Our New City-REDI Associates
We are pleased to announce our new City-REDI Associates, who will join a vibrant community of researchers and policy experts working on some of the most pressing challenges facing cities and regions today. Our Associates will be working on a range of externally funded projects, not limited to, but including the Local Policy Innovation Partnership … Continue reading “Celebrating Our New City-REDI Associates”
The Birmingham Economic Review 2024 : A Year On
A year on from the Birmingham Economic Review 2024, we look at the findings of the report ahead of the launch of the Birmingham Economic Review 2025. The Birmingham Economic Review 2024: Summary provides a compelling snapshot of Greater Birmingham’s economic landscape as of November 2024. Last year’s review—produced by City-REDI at the University of … Continue reading “The Birmingham Economic Review 2024 : A Year On”
City-REDI September Round-up
This blog summarises the reports and blogs that City-REDI have put out in September. Catch up on all the latest reports and projects in one place. Building Winners Charlotte Hoole’s new report explores the structural, institutional, and policy factors shaping the UK’s innovation ecosystem. Through interviews with impactful innovators and innovation support bodies, the research … Continue reading “City-REDI September Round-up”
Policy News – September 2025
This blog summarises the latest policy news that is important to place, including reports, inquiries, consultations, government research and events. Reports from Academics and Think Tanks Title Details Published HMRC Research Future Strategy A report prepared by the HMRC Research Future Strategy project, which aims to enhance the use and widen access of HMRC … Continue reading “Policy News – September 2025”
City-REDI Summer Roundup 2025
This blog summarises the reports City-REDI have put out between July-August 2025. Catch up on all the latest reports and projects in one place. Black Sabbath Analysis in ‘Metal Injection’ Dr Matthew Lyons analysis on Ozzy Osbourne has been picked up in a music outlet called Metal Injection. Matthew Lyon’s on ITV News Dr Matthew … Continue reading “City-REDI Summer Roundup 2025”
Policy News – August 2025
This blog summarises the latest policy news that is important to place, including reports, inquiries, consultations, government research and events. Reports from Academics and Think Tanks Title Details Published Mapping the economic returns of R&D in the UK This briefing draws out the key policy implications with the goal of identifying the most promising … Continue reading “Policy News – August 2025”