In the latest episode of Placecast, Professor Michael Woods, Director of the Cymru Wledig LPIP (Rural Wales), offers a rich and thoughtful journey through Welsh devolution, rural policy, and the power of deeply embedded place-based research. It’s a conversation that blends decades of academic insight with a grounded understanding of how communities, policymakers, and researchers … Continue reading “Placecast Episode 12: Long Games and Local Places: How Rural Policy Really Changes with Michael Woods”
Tag: Nicola Headlam
Placecast Episode 11: How Yorkshire Is Rewiring Civic–Academic Collaboration: A Conversation with Kersten England
In the latest episode of Placecast, Dr Nicola Headlam sits down with one of the UK’s most respected place‑based leaders: Kersten England, former Chief Executive of Bradford and York, Chair of the Young Foundation, and Co‑Investigator on the Yorkshire Policy Innovation Partnership (YPIP). Across a rich, wide‑ranging conversation, Kersten reflects on her 30‑year career in … Continue reading “Placecast Episode 11: How Yorkshire Is Rewiring Civic–Academic Collaboration: A Conversation with Kersten England”
Placecast: Episode Ten – What the UK Can Learn from Japan: Local Governance, Finance, and Place Leadership
In this episode of Placecast, Nicola Headlam speaks with Abigail Taylor (City-REDI) and Jeff Matsu (former Chief Economist at CIPFA and City-REDI Associate) about their groundbreaking comparative research on governance and fiscal devolution between Japan and the UK. Their work, supported by international partnerships and field visits to Osaka and Tokyo, offers fresh insights into … Continue reading “Placecast: Episode Ten – What the UK Can Learn from Japan: Local Governance, Finance, and Place Leadership”
Placecast podcast – Episode One – Nicola Headlam in discussion with Rebecca RIley and Abigail Taylor
PlaceCast is a Local Policy Innovation Partnership (LPIP) Hub production based at City-REDI, University of Birmingham. Our new podcast is essential listening for those keen to explore the ins and outs of knowledge mobilisation for influence in central and local government, based on the view that it’s only through animating the power of place-based leadership … Continue reading “Placecast podcast – Episode One – Nicola Headlam in discussion with Rebecca RIley and Abigail Taylor”