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Working in partnership to tackle the challenges facing our communities
Tackling the challenges of inequality, low productivity and community prosperity requires partnership: Universities need to work with civic and regional partners as well as with business partners and each other.
The Inclusive Transformation research priority uses funds from each partner’s annual Research England’s Policy Support Fund (PSF) allocation to undertake collaborative research projects. These seed corn projects explore research topics that have a local, regional and national focus and develop activity aimed at working in partnership with policymakers and affected communities.
By combining nationally recognised university schools with several thousand academics across Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities with our diverse stakeholders, Midlands Innovation is creating new insight and research ideas that will help to find solutions to social issues affecting many communities.
Experts are examining community imbalances that impact the way people live and collaborating on new ideas that will support:
Our research community is collaborating with local authorities, voluntary organisations, charities and health trusts to scope out larger-scale projects including:
This evolving research network is helping to build capacity around interdisciplinary research. The range and scope of research ideas include ways to improve education experiences for children with diverse needs, to developing an urban agriculture training network. I am excited to see how these research ideas progress into publications and research grants.
Professor David Amigoni
Co-Chair of the Inclusive Transformation research group and Professor of Victorian Literature at Keele University
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The Midlands is home to a zero carbon energy cluster. Research innovation from our partners is driving new pioneering energy technologies.
Bringing together the country’s best health research expertise with the NHS and industry for healthcare innovation.
Positive research culture is fundamental to our mission; we strive to create an environment where all research staff—whether in academic, technical, or support roles—feel welcomed, supported, and empowered to excel. This culture is reflected in how we collaborate, communicate, and interact, as well as in the behaviours, attitudes, and values that guide our collective research.
We help to power growth through ambitious research and innovation activity, attracting investment, creating jobs, and increasing productivity.
