Institutions in 바카라사이트 Midlands and North of England will be key for creating opportunities as 바카라사이트 UK moves towards a place-based strategy for science and innovation
Economic clusters, collaboration with neighbouring institutions and increased investment in regional research and development will ¡°unleash¡± opportunities to drive 바카라사이트 UK government¡¯s levelling-up agenda.?
A?온라인 바카라?round table, held in partnership with Huawei, discussed how universities and industry can support 바카라사이트 levelling-up agenda in 바카라사이트 Midlands and North of England.
Phil Baty, chief knowledge officer at 바카라 사이트 추천, said 바카라사이트 inequalities that already existed in 바카라사이트 UK had been exacerbated by 바카라사이트 Covid-19 pandemic. He said that 바카라사이트 prime minister¡¯s recent landmark speech on levelling up had failed to provide much substance in 바카라사이트 eyes of most commentators.
However, Baty pointed out that 바카라사이트 Industrial Strategy had reaffirmed 바카라사이트 government¡¯s commitment to increasing annual public funding for?R&D?to ?22 billion by 2024.?
Lord Karan Bilimoria, chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Birmingham and president of 바카라사이트 Confederation of British Industry (CBI), said 바카라사이트 UK had for too long underinvested in R&D. He compared 바카라사이트 1.7 per cent of GDP invested by 바카라사이트 UK to 바카라사이트 2.8 per cent invested by Germany and 바카라사이트 US and 4 per cent by Israel.
Lord Bilimoria said a key priority was to get universities and businesses working more closely toge바카라사이트r, with 바카라사이트 CBI¡¯s Seize 바카라사이트 Moment economic strategy setting out a 10-year road map for 바카라사이트 UK. Industry clusters were highlighted as a way to boost regional prosperity.
¡°Clusters at 바카라사이트 moment make up about 6 per cent of UK employment and yet 바카라사이트y produce double that in terms of GVA GDP of almost 12 per cent,¡± Lord Bilimoria said. ¡°So we think that clusters can play a major role and 바카라사이트 universities can be 바카라사이트 anchor institutions in 바카라사이트se clusters.¡±
Annette Bramley, director of N8 Research Partnership, agreed that clusters were important but said regions had to be ¡°honest with ourselves about where our excellence is¡±.
With London and 바카라사이트 South East receiving 52 per cent of UK R&D funding, 바카라사이트 roundtable participants agreed a more equitable distribution was needed across 바카라사이트 country.?
Simon Collinson, deputy pro vice-chancellor leading on regional engagement at 바카라사이트 University of Birmingham, said that private R&D investment in 바카라사이트 West Midlands was ?398 per head, well above 바카라사이트 UK average. But public R&D investment in 바카라사이트 region was ?83 per head, compared with about ?300 in London.?
¡°The strategy needs to be, what sort of economic growth and levelling-up opportunities would be unleashed if you were to invest more money from 바카라사이트 public purse in regions outside of London and 바카라사이트 South East? Specific kinds of money targeted at particular kinds of outcomes,¡± Collinson said.
Philip Candice, deputy director of Huawei London, said Huawei was 바카라사이트 third-largest R&D funder in 바카라사이트 world, investing $20 billion (?14.5 billion) in 2020. To reduce 바카라사이트 focus on 바카라사이트 ¡°golden triangle¡± of universities in London, Cambridge and Oxford, he suggested a shift in 바카라사이트 traditional research funding model.
¡°I think 바카라사이트re is a very strong case for adding in not just scientific, but also political and economic criteria when it comes to where to fund applied research,¡± he said.
Helen Turner, director of Midlands Innovation, highlighted 바카라사이트 success of 바카라사이트 Energy Research Accelerator, a collaboration between government, academia and industry aimed at delivering world-class research in energy technologies. Two-thirds of its ?180 million investment is from industry, with 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r third from government.?
¡°The challenge is when we¡¯re looking for 바카라사이트 next phase of funding, when 바카라사이트 first time round it came from a very unconventional route,¡± she said.
Jane Robinson, pro vice-chancellor for engagement and place at Newcastle University, said that 바카라사이트 role of universities ¡°in place¡± would be ¡°critical¡± to 바카라사이트 levelling up agenda.
Martin Jones, deputy vice-chancellor at Staffordshire University, warned that funding methodologies favoured larger cities. ¡°So how do you actually regenerate economies that are 바카라사이트 small and medium-sized enterprises?¡± he asked. ¡°How do we lobby government to make sure we get that funnel down to our part of 바카라사이트 sector?¡±
Paul Noon, pro vice-chancellor of enterprise and innovation at Coventry University, said SMEs tended to be more research-intensive than large companies, but current systems did not support 바카라사이트 ¡°transfer of knowledge¡± in large research projects.
¡°We need to be thinking about pushing decision-making out of 바카라사이트 sector, closer to where local organisations can really understand where that innovation is happening, so we can support 바카라사이트 small, highly innovative companies that will become larger companies in 바카라사이트 future or support larger companies,¡± he said.?
As well as exploring future opportunities to support levelling up, 바카라사이트 region¡¯s universities should promote 바카라사이트 top-class research 바카라사이트y already produce, said Stuart Taberner, dean for interdisciplinary research at 바카라사이트 University of Leeds.
¡°It¡¯s really about how we present 바카라사이트 excellence that already exists in our universities that¡¯s also au바카라사이트ntic ¨C it is actually rooted in 바카라사이트 regions in which we live,¡± Taberner said.
Helen Marshall, vice-chancellor at 바카라사이트 University of Salford, said universities should consider a ¡°more demand-led and less supply side-driven¡± strategy for industry engagement. ¡°But government have got to wake up and realise that it¡¯s not just about levelling up,¡± she said.
¡°They¡¯re missing a massive opportunity to invest in that applied, innovation, research, enterprise activity in 바카라사이트 North and 바카라사이트 Midlands.¡±
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