Just published in #OpenAccess: 'The Covid-19 shock in European regions' by Philip McCann, @r_ortegaargiles
& Pei-Yu Yuan of @CityREDI: https://t.co/3SWevdiL3P
Interested in how the pandemic is changing partnership working? See our report on #partnershipworking to support recovery in the West Midlands & the North East. We analyse what has worked well / less well and future opportunities @CJHoole@HannesRead@Anne_E_Green@RileyResearch
See our work on the impact of #COVID19 on the Future Business District. Although focused on #Birmingham it has implications for business districts and cities elsewhere. @CityREDI@WMREDI @ColmoreBID
📢A new edition of the #WMEconMonitor is out now!
Bringing together data and intelligence from the WMREDI partnership into a single source that can be shared and utilised in planning and responding to the challenge of #Covid19UK. 🚛📉⛽
https://t.co/lkuThpa4Xy
Meet Carolin Ioramashvili, City-REDI's new Research Fellow
Carolin recently completed her PhD exploring the drivers of regional income differences in the UK and will be working on a project looking at the impact of STEM assets in the #WestMidlands.
https://t.co/SljhGsz5B7
E-Cargo Bikes – The Future of ‘Last-Mile’ Logistics?
@rob_lynam_ writes about the use of e-cargo bikes for ‘last-mile’ logistics, potentially reducing emissions, congestion and delivery times in the #WestMidlands.
https://t.co/2HZOl5btkX
Meeting the Skills Needs of the Space Sector
@Anne_E_Green outlines the skills shortage in the #space sector, the skills needed, how the industry can attract a wider pool of recruits and what opportunities are available in the #WestMidlands and beyond.
https://t.co/YaorUoP0A9
How Can a Space Cluster Help the West Midlands to Diversify?
@r_ortegaargiles explains how the development of a #spacecluster in the #WestMidlands could allow the region to develop new technologies by following diversified specialisation processes.
https://t.co/dfY0VyPf1W
Happy to share this new paper written with @Anne_E_Green in the Journal of Education and Work examining "How well equipped are national surveys to capture new approaches to training?" Access it for free here: https://t.co/TBK1RY9RlY #Training#informallearning#elearning#surveys
The Principles of Smart Specialisation and #Space Cluster Development
@r_ortegaargiles outlines the principles of Smart Specialisation and Cluster Development and how it can work within the context of developing a #WestMidlands#SpaceCluster.
https://t.co/9dBtCTgz9L
Join us next week for the launch of the 2021 State of the Region Report. It will be a great chance to hear about the latest data and analysis showing how the #WestMidlands is performing well & where partners need to work together to improve the region. @WM_REDI
Raquel Ortega-Argiles (@r_ortegaargiles), László Szerb, Zoltan J. Acs, and Éva Komlósi win the 2021 Martin Beckmann RSAI Annual Award for best paper:
Optimizing entrepreneurial development processes for smart specialization in the EU
Read more - https://t.co/HVLjR5N9qD
R&D Investment in Our City-Region: Local Potential for Future Inclusive Growth
@profsicollinson discusses a recent study by City-REDI and the @WestMids_CA mapping the inflows of various kinds of public R&D investment into the #WestMidlands.
https://t.co/Lx9JVFrxl8