Intern Arran Benton reflects on their time as part of City-REDI and their work on Shaping Birmingham Futures Together. The initial project When I started the internship at City-REDI I didn’t really know what to expect, nor did I know a huge deal about how the world of policy operates, but after going through this … Continue reading “When Projects Don’t Go to Plan: What I Learned From My Public Policy Internship”
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Emerging Findings from the Collaborative Value Initiative
Fertilising the soil for greater social impact Organisations looking for ways to measure their contribution to social value are not short of alternatives. The industry around measuring social return on investment has generated proxies, measures and tools for organisations to monetise their social, environmental, economic, health and cultural outcomes. But these tools are often expensive, … Continue reading “Emerging Findings from the Collaborative Value Initiative”
Demonstrating the Economic Impacts of Civic Universities
In a new blog series, originally published by the National Civic Impact Accelerator, Alice Pugh explores how civic universities assess their local impact, and why reframing economic assessments is key to capturing civic and regional contributions. Civic universities are universities which are embedded within their local area, they are rooted within a town, city and/or … Continue reading “Demonstrating the Economic Impacts of Civic Universities”
Developing a Business Case: Introduction to the Financial, Commercial and Managerial Cases
In a series of blogs, originally published by the National Civic Impact Accelerator, Alice Pugh explores the financial, commercial, and management cases in business case development, focusing on affordability, procurement, and delivery strategy. Financial Case The purpose of the financial case within the business case is to demonstrate the affordability and funding of the preferred option, … Continue reading “Developing a Business Case: Introduction to the Financial, Commercial and Managerial Cases”
Learning by Doing: My First Steps into Research and Policy at City-REDI
Emma Davies reflects on her time as a City-REDI Intern. As a first-year undergraduate student, joining City-REDI as an intern marked my first experience working within a professional research environment. It was an exciting opportunity to engage with experts and observe how research and evidence inform policy – an area that has always interested me … Continue reading “Learning by Doing: My First Steps into Research and Policy at City-REDI”
Developing a Business Case: Introduction to the Strategic and Economic Cases
In a new blog series, originally published by the National Civic Impact Accelerator, Alice Pugh explores how universities can build effective business cases for civic work, funding bids, and public sector partnerships. Strategic Case This is the first blog covering two of the 5 sections of the business case. The purpose of this strategic case is … Continue reading “Developing a Business Case: Introduction to the Strategic and Economic Cases”
What is a Business Case? Why are they Important to Universities?
In a series of Blogs, originally published by the National Civic Impact Accelerator, Alice Pugh looks at the importance of Business Case Studies to Universities. Business cases often used to show there is a compelling and worthwhile case to initiate a viable project. All projects should show their value for money, added value, viability and … Continue reading “What is a Business Case? Why are they Important to Universities?”
Project Spotlight: Youth transitions to good employment: East Birmingham & North Solihull
In a new series of blogs, we will be reviewing the current and historical work of City-REDI. In the latest blog of the series, we look at City-REDI’S current work with the School of Education at the University of Birmingham leading a pivotal research initiative aimed at examining youth employment prospects in East Birmingham and … Continue reading “Project Spotlight: Youth transitions to good employment: East Birmingham & North Solihull”
Project Spotlight: Rethinking Local Labour Markets and Under employment in the UK
In a new series of blogs, we will review City-REDI’s current and historical work. In the next blog, we will examine a paper published by Professor Donald Houston and colleagues. This report illuminates the persistent challenges of underemployment and workforce planning in the UK’s local labour markets. The research delves into the factors contributing to … Continue reading “Project Spotlight: Rethinking Local Labour Markets and Under employment in the UK”
Project Spotlight: National Civic Impact Accelerator
In a new series of blogs, we will be reviewing the current and historical work of City-REDI. In the next blog from this series, we look at the National Civic Impact Accelerator and its recent report on demonstrating the economic impacts of civic universities. What are the 12 pillars of civic university economic impact? The … Continue reading “Project Spotlight: National Civic Impact Accelerator”