CHALLENGE ENERGY /

ENERGY RESEARCH ACCELERATOR (ERA)

A Midlands Innovation initiative, ERA is working to address the most pressing global energy challenges. Based on the four innovation themes of Energy Conversion, Energy Storage, Energy Distribution and Energy Use, ERA is finding new ways to address the issue of climate change through the development of renewable energy solutions and the reduction of carbon emissions.

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CHALLENGE TRANSPORT/

Transport

Midlands Innovation is seeking to build new collaborations, projects and partnerships that can help to drive innovation in the transport sector responding to the ever increasing demands that it faces. Our collective strengths cut-across sectors and we aim to take a cross-sectoral approach to delivering transport innovation that meets the needs of our partners.

Challenge Health/

Health

Midlands Innovation Health coordinates and combines the collective excellence of seven Midlands Innovation universities to deliver improved health and regional growth. Driving disruptive translational interventions and influencing nationally, MI Health draws together a critical mass of innovative regional stakeholders to impact national and global health challenges using local training strengths, expertise, networks, best practice and facilities.

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Featured /

Midlands Health Inequalities Policy Commission

Midlands Innovation Health, sponsored by the Midlands Engine, is leading a Policy Commission to increase understanding of issues surrounding health inequalities in the Midlands and the ability of the region to respond to them. The Commission will recognise the exacerbation of health inequalities as a result of COVID-19 and identify new emerging health inequalities, as well as reflecting on determinants that existed before the pandemic.

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Spotlight /

New programme puts the Midlands at the heart of hydrogen 

‘HyDEX’ brings together the university partners in the Energy Research Accelerator (ERA), with multinational businesses, SMEs and other partners, in order to accelerate innovation in hydrogen, build markets and the supply chain, and support the skills needed for the new hydrogen economy.

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CASE STUDY /

Supporting Space Research Innovation 

Midlands Innovation brings people together from academia and business to explore collaborations in research, training, skills and equipment as they relate to new space activities – both upstream and downstream.

Learn more and download our new Space Report