Category Birmingham
Regeneration Focus to University of Birmingham’s new Institute of Advanced Studies
Following in the tradition of some of the University greats the University of Birmingham last week launched its Institute of Advanced Studies. The concept behind these is that they are cross disciplinary approaches; pulling on expertise from across a University to focus on specific issues. The IAS is going in the first 18 months to […]
University of Birmingham’s Economic Impact: A Review
Professor David Eastwood Vice Chancellor of the University of Birmingham presents a summary of this report in this video The University of Birmingham has just published a report detailing the economic impact of the University. The report undertaken by Oxford Economics attempts to be a comprehensive analysis of all the economic levers the University pulls. In summary […]
Major China-EU Climate Change Conference at Birmingham’s NEC April 17th
A significant conference focussing on EU China interaction in the low carbon economy is taking place as part of the Sustainability Live Exhibition at the NEC, Birmingham on April 17th 2013. Key speakers on the line up include Connie Hedegaard EU Climate Action Commissioner and Chen Futao from the Chinese Embassy. China is still growing […]
Birmingham’s Green Commission: Is it the Step Change we need?
I SUMMARY An important document for a vitally important subject area. The Commission outlines in effect a work programme to tackle above all CO2 emissions. It summarises the significant work handed over by the previous administration; takes a comprehensive approach and shows some commitment to the agenda. It largely ducks the thorny issue of resources […]
Birmingham’s Strategy Documents: All in One Place- SEE SEPARATE PAGE
It is often hard to really assess the strategic direction of Birmingham as there is no one place where you can get an overview; no one overarching strategy with a hierarchy of strategies. This is a small attempt to piece together the strategic wrap around the City. It concentrates on the economic, environmental and spatial […]
Compilation of some of the key thinkers in Birmingham on twitter #birminghamthinkers
2013 LIST IS NOW CLOSED This is a list of who people, including myself, think are important thinkers in Birmingham – as suggested on twitter. Just to clarify..I think they need to show their thinking via twitter …as well as through other media of course. To be included on the list they need to have […]
‘The Time Has Come for Action’
Lord Heseltine has just launched The Greater Birmingham Project: The Path to Local Growth. This is a quick review of the document. Lord Heseltine and the Greater Birmingham and Solihull LEP are really seizing the day. The launch today is intended to feed into George Osborne’s budget setting agenda for later in the week; not that […]
How to… connect sectors to kickstart innovation | CLES
How to… connect sectors to kickstart innovation | CLES.
A Review of Birmingham’s Enterprise Zone Investment Plan
As Michael Heseltine was in Birmingham recently launching the Enterprise Zone Prospectus with George Osborne it is useful to review the delivery plan of the EZ; the Enterprise Zone Investment Plan produced jointly by Birmingham City Council and the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP) which will drive much of the early investment in […]
Cross Innovation Policy Clinic in Birmingham
We are joined in Birmingham tomorrow by colleagues from Vilnius and Warsaw for our Cross Innovation project policy clinic looking at how various different brokerage services can aid the interaction of the creative sector with other sectors with a view to kick starting innovation. Details of best practice projects in Vilnius and Warsaw can be […]
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