The UK Government has today (Monday, 20th October 2025) unveiled in Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper.
In the white paper, the Government has highlighted the Midlands Innovation partnership, stating: “We ask the sector to build on its strong track record of collaboration by increasing the visibility and awareness of effective practice. Collaboration in areas such as shared services, infrastructure and research partnerships such as the N8 Research Partnership or the Midlands Innovation university partnership have already demonstrated the sector’s ability to work in this way.”
This year, the Midlands Innovation partnership marks 10 years of collaboration. Over the past decade, our partnership has gone from strength to strength. The relationships between our members have matured, enabling us to deliver ground-breaking projects, impactful and long-standing collaborations, and crucial legacy projects that have paved the way forward. The collective dedication demonstrated since our establishment has helped to create the thriving innovation ecosystem we see in the Midlands today.
Responding to the Government highlighting Midlands Innovation in its POST-16 Education and Skills White Paper, MI Director, Dr Helen Turner, said: “We welcome the Government highlighting Midlands Innovation in the Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper as a demonstration of universities working collaboratively.
“As a partnership marking 10 years of collaboration, we pride ourselves on working with universities across the Midlands on a number of sector leading and trailblazing pilot projects that are helping to drive growth.
“We look forward to reading the full content of the white paper now that it is published, and what it will mean for the wider Higher Education sector going forwards.”
You can read the full white paper here
