Tag Archives: Birmingham
Birmingham’s Overseas Visitors – Flatlining for a decade
Tourism is very important to Birmingham; the Greater Birmingham and Solihull LEP has recently chosen it (In its Strategy for Growth) as one of the key sectors it wants to grow. Recent figures produced from the International Passenger Survey confirm that Birmingham is treading water when it comes to overseas overnight visitors. The chart below […]
What will the A38 tunnels temporary closure bring
Well one thing is for sure it will be a lot quieter. These 8 lanes of roadway make a heck of a lot of noise and I am sure in terms of air pollution it is not good to linger to long on the bridge. (ps the shaking of the video is largely the bridge […]
A List of Birmingham’s Regeneration Projects – Can you input?
I am trying to document major regeneration projects that have impacted on Birmingham since the early 1980’s. The list is really impressive but I am sure I have missed some and similarly I need to date some of these. I have made a list which you can access if you click on the image below; […]
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 […]
Fantastic New Park in Birmingham
Just visited the new park in Eastside in Birmingham. Fantastic design, quality materials, lovely planting, quirky and fun. Very highest standards…best thing to happen in Birmingham for years More photos………
The Economic Impact of Birmingham’s New Library
As the opening of Birmingham’s massive new library approaches in September 2013 I am keen to try and assess what economic impact it will make. Undoubtedly it will have a significant cultural impact but will it match the ICC, and Millennium Point in economic returns for the £200m spent? 1)Has any impact research been done […]
Birmingham’s Eastside: The last 10 years
Sometimes it is good to recap on progress as if one lives in a city…this passes one by. I remember visiting my home town of Nottingham for many years after I left and I used to judge the pace of change by how many new shops had opened on Mansfield Road (an inner city road […]
Cross Innovation
Now this is blog post is not about when an Innovator gets angry and how it stimulates innovation; it is rather how working across sectors in the economy can lead to innovation. The concept of Cross Innovation is a major talking point now in Europe. Europe has deep rooted economic problems and is looking to […]
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