The Midlands is delivering nearly £100m of COVID research

A new report - Mobilising Research Excellence in the Midlands to Tackle COVID-19 - published today (Friday, January 15 2021) reveals that the Midlands has moved swiftly to apply its wealth of capability in its hospitals, universities and bu...

Inclusive Transformation – A new area of research to support the Midlands Post-Covid recovery

By Professor Simon Green, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research), Aston University and Midlands Innovation lead for the Inclusive Transformation research theme What is Inclusive Transformation and why are Midlands Innovation embarking on this new a...

A year of achievements despite the uncertainty

A blog by MI Director, Dr Helen Turner, on the achievements of the MI partnership in 2020. Prior to the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, 2020 was promising to be a big year for Midlands Innovation with lots of announcements, milestones an...

MI Chair reflects on the partnership overcoming the challenges of 2020 through greater collaboration

I am delighted with the progress of the partnership this year. This is especially significant set against the backdrop of an international pandemic which has required planned projects, programmes and events, to all be quickly adapted. I wou...

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...