New Chief Executive of UKRI meets with MI Board

Vice-Chancellors from the Midlands most research-intensive universities have met Professor Dame Leyser, the new Chief Executive of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), to discuss the region’s nationally leading research and transformation pr...

Treasury Minister expresses appreciation for ERA's work

The Energy Research Accelerator (ERA) welcomes positive comments made by Kemi Badenoch MP, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, and Aaron Bell MP, regarding the organisation’s work on energy innovation. The comments made in Parliament on 2...

Call for workshops for the UK Higher Education Technicians Summit

The UK’s biggest ever conference for technicians in higher education and research will be taking place in Nottingham next year, and the organisers are looking for ideas for workshops. The UK Higher Education Technicians Summ...

Minister hears from business and university leaders in the Midlands on how they can support economic recovery

Midlands Innovation was delighted to host a recent roundtable discussion with Amanda Solloway MP, the Minister for Science, Research and Innovation, on how universities can work with businesses to support the country’s economic recovery. ...

New funds to support the training and development of Midlands technicians in higher education and research

Three new funds have been launched to support the training and development of technicians working in Higher Education institutions in the Midlands. The funds are being provided by TALENT, a programme led by Midlands Innovation which is advan...

Midlands Innovation universities awarded over £20m of Covid-19 research funding

Eight of the Midlands’ most research-intensive universities are undertaking key research to support the country’s efforts to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. Academics at the universities of Aston, Birmingham, Cranfield, Keele...