Midlands Innovation partners are hosting a series of events at this year’s Labour Party Conference, which will be taking place in Liverpool this September. The events will explore how universities can drive economic growth, unlock investment, and support the Government’s ambitions for skills, innovation, and regional prosperity.
EVENT DETAILS
Universities: Fuelling Growth, Unlocking Investment
30th September 2025, 9:00–11:00, Room 4B, Revolución de Cuba, Albert Dock
Join Ministers and Midlands universities discussing Labour’s pension reforms, and the role universities play as ideas incubators, institutions skilling the workforce, and pipeline curators attracting investment.
MI Partner Events | Aston University
The Entrepreneurial University: Rethinking What Higher Education is For
5–6pm, Tuesday 30 September, Purpose Coalition Pod, ACC Liverpool (secure zone)
MI Partner Events | University of Leicester
The University of Leicester will host five events at the conference, all taking place on Monday, 29 September:
- How can renewable energy be a key driver in economic growth?
University of Leicester Institute for Policy in partnership with Loughborough University - A Manifesto for Change: Transforming Responses to Victims of Hate Crime
University of Leicester Institute for Policy in partnership with the Centre for Hate Studies and Protection Approaches - The Future of Healthcare: The crucial role of universities in building an NHS that is fit for tomorrow
Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester - The Return of the Expert: The Role of Universities in Driving Labour’s Mission for Economic Growth
The Post-18 Project, Universities UK and University of Leicester - What can universities do for you? How ‘civic universities’ are supporting their communities
HEPI, National Civic Impact Accelerator and University of Leicester
For more information on the events and to book a place:
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/universityofleicesterpublicaffairs
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/instituteforpolicy (for the Institute for Policy events)
MI Partner Events | University of Nottingham
Do we have your retention? Tackling Staff Shortages and Tech for a Future-Ready NHS
28th September 2025, 15:00 – 16:15, Room 4B, ACC Liverpool
Hosted by the University of Nottingham, this event explores NHS workforce challenges and how people, skills, and technology can support sustainable solutions for a future-ready health service. As one of the UK’s largest medical schools and the birthplace of MRI, the University of Nottingham is internationally recognised for research excellence in healthcare.
