On 1 February, Rebecca Riley chaired the Green Book Network Steering Group.
On 13 February, Rebecca Riley attended the National Civic Impact Accelerator Programme Board Meeting.
On 26 February, Abigail Taylor presented at the launch event for a new report for CIPFA – Investing in Regional Equality – four English examples.
On 27 February, Rebecca Riley, Elizabeth Goodyear, Abigail Taylor and Anne Green took part in the launch of the Local Policy Innovation Partnership in Central London, and an LPIP Hub collaboration session with Local Government Association, Solace, County Council Network.
On 28 February, Rebecca Riley, Elizabeth Goodyear, Abigail Taylor and Anne Green attended a LPIP programme workshop with the 4 other awarded projects to design the programme and next steps. Rebecca Riley then presented to both the Midlands Engine Observatory Programme Board on the LPIP programme and opportunity for the Midlands, followed by the University of Birmingham Research Leaders Forum on the importance of Place.
On 29 February, City-REDI held its first academic seminar of the year with Dr Lucy Natarajan (UCL).
On 1 March – Rebecca Riley took part in Localis Policy Workshop: “Design for Life – the smart journey to regeneration by 2030” | Finance and implementation.
On 1 February, Abigail Taylor and Anne Green presented at a workshop for the Department for Work and Pensions on the In-Work Progression policy in London.
On 7 February, Rebecca Riley attended the WMCA/Universities strategy group, and both Rebecca Riley and Fumi Kitagawa attended the innovation–devolution working group with the WMCA.
On 15 February, Hannes Read and Alice Pugh spoke at an Inclusive Growth and Placemaking co-commissioning roundtable at the Institute for Community Studies in London. The event was part of the National Civic Impact Accelerator research around the civic and economic impacts of universities.
On 23 February, Anne Green chaired a panel at the ‘Making Levelling Up Happen: Lessons from Europe’ event at Aston University hosted by the Aston Centre for Europe with West Midlands Combined Authority.
On 27 February, Rebecca Riley, Elizabeth Goodyear, Abigail Taylor and Anne Green attended a funder roundtable with UKRI, ESRC, AHRC and InnovateUK to discuss the LPIP programme and other place-based investments.
