This week Liz Goodyear, Local Policy Innovation Partnership (LPIP) Hub Programme Manager and lead for our professional standards for place-based research partnerships workstream, attended the second annual Professional Research Investment Strategy Manager (PRISM) conference. PRISM roles are vital to ensuring professional standards in partnership working, particularly in the context of place-based research collaborations. These roles … Continue reading “Advocating for PRISM Roles: Highlights from the 2024 National Conference”
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Local Policy Innovation Partnership (LPIP) Hub – Place Fellow
The LPIP Strategic Co-ordination Hub (LPIP Hub) is seeking to leverage expert input into the LPIP programme through a Place Fellowship programme. Fellows will complement the current work programme by providing policy and practitioner-focused knowledge and expertise. The aim is to provide rapid development of policy briefings, practitioner tools and scalable solutions for place-related policies … Continue reading “Local Policy Innovation Partnership (LPIP) Hub – Place Fellow”
How Do We Scale up Our Collective Ability to Plan and Deliver Collaborative and Impactful Place-Based Research?
The Local Policy Innovation Partnership (LPIP) Hub is hosted by City-REDI at the University of Birmingham, acting as a ‘hive mind’ with partners from Higher Education (HE) and civil society organisations with expertise in place-based practice. One of the Hub partners is the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE), with 15+ years of experience … Continue reading “How Do We Scale up Our Collective Ability to Plan and Deliver Collaborative and Impactful Place-Based Research?”
Celebrating the Launch of the Cymru Wledig LPIP Rural Wales at the Senedd
Elizabeth Goodyear writes about the Cymru Wledig LPIP Rural Wales launch and the partnership’s themes. On 10th July, I attended the launch of the Cymru Wledig LPIP Rural Wales, the Rural Wales Local Policy and Innovation Partnership (Rural Wales LPIP) at the Senedd. The event brought together academics, policymakers, business leaders, and community representatives, all … Continue reading “Celebrating the Launch of the Cymru Wledig LPIP Rural Wales at the Senedd”
Exploring Educational Frameworks Across the UK: A Comparative Look at Knowledge Exchange and Teaching Excellence
The UK’s higher education frameworks, shaped by devolved governance, play a critical role in regional development, business innovation, and community benefits. Each nation—England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland—has distinct policies and funding structures. Elizabeth Goodyear explains how these frameworks work within each nation and how they compare to frameworks such as KEF and TEF. In … Continue reading “Exploring Educational Frameworks Across the UK: A Comparative Look at Knowledge Exchange and Teaching Excellence”
Understanding the UK’s Higher Education Excellence Frameworks: Why They Matter to Local Policy Innovation Partnerships
Elizabeth Goodyear explains that more fulfilling partnerships can be formed with Universities when organisations have an understanding of the UK’s Higher Education excellence frameworks. Why do the excellence frameworks matter? We were asked by our non-university partners why the UK’s Higher Education excellence frameworks should matter to them and why they should be interested. Partners … Continue reading “Understanding the UK’s Higher Education Excellence Frameworks: Why They Matter to Local Policy Innovation Partnerships”
The Knowledge Excellence Framework (KEF)
In a series of blogs, the LPIP Hub explains what the three common university frameworks are, what the benefits are of these, and how they can be of interest to people outside academia. Focussing on how collaboration and partnerships can help universities and conversely how performing well in these frameworks can be of benefit to … Continue reading “The Knowledge Excellence Framework (KEF)”
The Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)
In a series of blogs, the LPIP Hub explains what the three common university frameworks are, what the benefits are of these, and how they can be of interest to people outside academia. Focussing on how collaboration and partnerships can help universities and conversely how performing well in these frameworks can be of benefit to … Continue reading “The Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)”
The Research Excellence Framework (REF)
In a series of blogs, the LPIP Hub explains what the three common university frameworks are, what the benefits are of these, and how they can be of interest to people outside academia. Focussing on how collaboration and partnerships can help universities and conversely how performing well in these frameworks can be of benefit to … Continue reading “The Research Excellence Framework (REF)”