On 26 April 2016 Midlands Innovation was launched. A formal partnership between six research intensive Universities: Aston, Birmingham, Leicester, Loughborough, Nottingham and Warwick. It took place in London, with speeches from Lord O’Neill of Gatley (Commercial Secretary to the Treasury) and Dr Tony Harper (Head of Research at Jaguar Land Rover). You can read more about the launch on the Treasury’s website

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