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”
Category: Education
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”
Birmingham’s Bright Future: Investment, Skills and Opportunity
The Birmingham Economic Review is out now! It provides a comprehensive analysis of the city’s economy as we emerge from a period of high inflation and local, regional, and national elections and actionable measures businesses and stakeholders from across the city-region can take to drive economic growth. Read the full Birmingham Economic Review 2024. Birmingham … Continue reading “Birmingham’s Bright Future: Investment, Skills and Opportunity”
Demonstrating the Economic Impacts of Civic Universities
Alice Pugh discusses the need for universities to improve how they measure and assess their civic and economic impact, particularly in relation to regional inequalities. It critiques current impact assessments for being overly prescriptive and lacking a clear rationale, urging universities to integrate these assessments into strategic frameworks and develop more dynamic, locally contextualized evaluations … Continue reading “Demonstrating the Economic Impacts of Civic Universities”
Towards a Civic University: Unpacking the Role of PhD Study in Personal Development, Professional Practice, and the World We Live In
In our latest blog, Hannes Read draws on the evidence review from the Review of the Economic and Social Value Produced through Funding PhD Students report as part of the National Civic Impact Accelerator. This blog was first posted on the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) website. The four main audiences for this blog are … Continue reading “Towards a Civic University: Unpacking the Role of PhD Study in Personal Development, Professional Practice, and the World We Live In”
What Is a Business Case? Why Are They Important to Universities?
Alice Pugh defines and explains why business cases are important for higher education research funders, government department funders, and local policymakers. This blog was first posted by the National Civic Impact Accelerator, based at Sheffield Hallam University. This is the first blog in a series looking at what a business case is and how to … Continue reading “What Is a Business Case? Why Are They Important to Universities?”