Why does place matter? What are the underlying mechanisms that create spatial variations in the efficiency of economic and social interactions and how we can include them in the analysis? Maryna Ramcharan, data lead for the Local Policy Innovation Partnership Hub, discusses what makes a place unique and how data can be used to reflect … Continue reading “Data in Place: What Makes a Place Unique and How Can We Use Data to Measure It?”
Policy News – Jan 2025
This blog provides a summary of the latest policy news that is important to place, including reports, inquiries, consultations, government research and events. This blog summarises the latest policy news that is important to place, including reports, inquiries, consultations, government research and events. View other editions. UK Government inquiries and consultations Call for volunteers: … Continue reading “Policy News – Jan 2025”
Celebrating Our New LPIP Place Fellows
We are delighted to announce the successful appointment of our Local Policy Innovation Partnership (LPIP) Place Fellows. These exceptional individuals bring a wealth of experience, creativity, and passion to help drive local policy innovation across the UK. The LPIP Place Fellows represent a diverse mix of regions, sectors, and expertise. This diversity underscores our commitment … Continue reading “Celebrating Our New LPIP Place Fellows”
Advancing Collaborative and Impactful Place-Based Research Across the UK
In our August blog, we posed critical questions about how to scale up collaborative, place-based research between Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and local stakeholders. Since then, we’ve built on our understanding of the infrastructure, skills, and methodologies required to foster impactful partnerships in collaboration with the four Local Policy Innovation Partnerships. In this post, Elizabeth … Continue reading “Advancing Collaborative and Impactful Place-Based Research Across the UK”
Unpacking the Meaning of ‘Communities’: Introducing the LPIP Hub Communities in Their Places Workstream
As part of the Local Policy Innovation Partnership (LPIP) Hub, we have a workstream focused on understanding ‘communities in their places’. This workstream considers the current and potential future role of communities in addressing place-based challenges. Cohesive communities can mobilise social capital, tackle place-based challenges, and identify pathways to bring about social, economic and environmental … Continue reading “Unpacking the Meaning of ‘Communities’: Introducing the LPIP Hub Communities in Their Places Workstream “
Event: Capability and Capacity Building in Place Leadership: Identity, Inclusion and Change
Date: 10th April 2025 Place: Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham We would like to invite abstracts for a seminar we are organising at the University of Birmingham on 10th April 2025 on the theme of ‘Capability and capacity building in place leadership: identity, inclusion and change’. The deadline to submit abstracts is Friday … Continue reading “Event: Capability and Capacity Building in Place Leadership: Identity, Inclusion and Change”
Beyond Economics: How Can We Better Capture the Value of Cultural Activity?
Dr James Davies explores how to move beyond economic metrics to more holistically measure the social, cultural, and community value of cultural activities and interventions. With the new Labour Government’s continued commitment to prioritising the Arts, Cultural and Creative Industries sectors as key drivers for the UK economy, there remains a need to consider the … Continue reading “Beyond Economics: How Can We Better Capture the Value of Cultural Activity?”
Call for Submissions: Culture, and Communities in Their Places
As part of the work of the Local Policy Innovation Partnership Programme’s (LPIP) Strategic Hub, City-REDI has organised a Special Session at the 2025 Regional Studies Association Annual Conference, which is scheduled to take place at the University of Porto, Portugal between the 6th – 9th May 2025, focusing on two interrelated key themes of … Continue reading “Call for Submissions: Culture, and Communities in Their Places”
Policy Innovate – 11 December 2024
Welcome to the first edition of Policy Innovate. Policy Innovate aims to gather and disseminate the work of the Local Policy Innovation Partnership (LPIP) programme and wider relevant research to provide evidence on building confidence, capacity, and capability in an effective service-driven approach to place-based policy-making and public service delivery. The LPIP Hub seeks to … Continue reading “Policy Innovate – 11 December 2024”
National and Local Skills Policies in the UK
Dr Kostas Kollydas summarises the recently released Skills Evidence Review, which offers a timely exploration of how national and local skills policies in the UK are evolving to meet skills and workforce development challenges. View the Skills Evidence Review. Context This review identifies challenges and opportunities in designing local skills policies that align with economic … Continue reading “National and Local Skills Policies in the UK”