Midlands Innovation makes national technician commission pledge

Midlands Innovation universities have committed to implementing the recommendations from a national policy commission that will strengthen the future of technical skills and staff in higher education and research.

Midlands Innovation researchers leading on place-based research

Researchers in the Midlands are developing novel place-based research projects that are addressing some of the biggest social and economic challenges affecting communities.

Midlands Innovation partners evidence research excellence in REF 2021

The Research Excellence Framework (REF) results which assess and benchmark the quality of the UK’s higher education research impact and outputs have been published. Since forming a research partnership in 2015, the eight research-intensive...

Blog: Director’s Diary

From welcoming the Government’s Levelling Up Taskforce to the region, to joining the British Academy’s Early Career Researchers Network Advisory Board and more. Read Dr Helen Turner's Director's Diary blog.

Guest blog: Can the sector improve funding technicians in research to meet future demand from emerging sectors?

This article is authored by Dr Ian Hancox, Technician Research Engagement Manager at the University of Warwick and Co-lead of TALENT – a Research England funded project led by Midlands Innovation. The UK’s research and inno...

Flow cytometry experts celebrate collaborative research culture

The Midlands is at the forefront of cutting-edge flow cytometry research, thanks to one of the longest-standing Midlands Innovation research networks which has grown from strength-to-strength since 2015. The annual Midlands Innovation Flow Cytome...

Midlands universities support West Burton's fusion power plant bid

Fifteen universities from across the Midlands have come together to add their weight to the Midlands Fossil to Fusion campaign to bring the UK’s first fusion power plant to West Burton A, near Retford in Nottinghamshire.

Director’s Diary

Dr Helen Turner, Director of MI, blogs about some of the key events that she has been representing the partnership at recently.

Accelerating Innovation - Midlands ICURe completes cohort with celebration event

Midlands ICURe event celebrates enterprise success and accelerating innovation

Using collaboration as a catalyst for change in the research ecosystem

A university’s research strength is the outcome of collaborative effort delivered by broad research teams, in which technicians play a vital role.

Why universities are working together at a regional level to meet levelling up expectations

Why universities are working together at a regional level to meet levelling up expectations

Remote controlled microscopes boost research capacity in Midlands

Midlands Open Bioimaging (MOB), a Midlands Innovation initiative, is supported by a £1 million grant from Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), which is part of UKRI.

MI aspirations - We will push onwards and upwards in 2022

Blog by Professor Simon Green, the new Chair of the Midlands Innovation Executive Management Group and Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research at Aston University.

National report reveals opportunities for growth in HE and research sector

National Report Reveals Opportunities for Growth in HE and Research Sector The Midlands Innovation TALENT programme has published a national report detailing strategic insights into the UK’s technical community, setting out a bold vision to...

Transformative health project seeks community views in commission call for evidence

Midlands Health Inequalities Policy Commission announces call for evidence