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Welcome to the UK Innovation Districts Group Monthly Digest. Join us as we explore trends, lessons and new insights into innovation, regeneration, inclusive growth, placemaking and the sustainable and accessible creation of Innovation Districts and Knowledge Quarters.
The UKIDG is a network of five self-defined innovation districts from across the UK including: Glasgow Riverside Innovation District; Knowledge Quarter Liverpool, Leeds Innovation District, Knowledge Quarter London; and Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. As a group, we aim to make the case for our urban centres and their potential to advance research in areas such as AI, medical sciences and the humanities, while growing the UK’s wider economy.
Each of our Monthly Digests is dedicated to ensuring that you are kept up to date with the latest thought leadership and research in this area.
Top Stories
Nesta
Nesta have published a report looking at how innovation testbeds are being used to safely test out innovation and new technologies in the Real World.
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Other News
BEIS have published their first version of UK Research and Development Roadmap. The government’s Research and Development (R&D) Roadmap sets out the UK’s vision and ambition for science, research and innovation. UK IDG will be submitting a response to inform the final roadmap.
Innovate UK have released a new report, Supporting Diversity and Inclusion in Innovation, which outlines barriers, challenges, opportunities and support needs for minority ethnic groups and disabled people to participate in business innovation.
The Centric Lab have released a podcast: Biological Inequality | Covid19, BAME Communities And Urban Stressors.
DfT and BEIS have committed £350 million to fuel green recovery, announcing the funding is being made available to cut emissions in heavy industry and drive economic recovery from coronavirus.
Bruntwood SciTech have published a report called Place Matters: Innovation And Growth In The UK which identifies innovation districts as a mechanism for inclusive, regional growth across the UK.
Innovate UK’s rolling applications are open for their Knowledge Transfer Partnerships. Helping UK businesses to innovate and grow by funding partnerships with researchers and academics.
BEIS have announced Millions could be vaccinated against Covid-19 as UK secures strong portfolio of promising vaccines with the UK securing early access to 90 million doses of promising coronavirus vaccine candidates.
The Centric Lab have published a research paper called, Neuroscience, Urban Regeneration and Urban Health.
Nesta have written an article called Innovation After Lock Down on their blog, exploring how the UK's approach to innovation policy will need to change to kick start and rebuild our stalled economy.
Metro Politics have published an article called Community-Rooted Organisations: Enhanced Accountability and Capacity Building for Community Development.
Partner News
Earlier this month UK Innovation Districts Group submitted a written response to the BEIS Post-pandemic economic growth working group to aid in the UK’s economic recovery from Covid-19. The submission, focuses on innovation districts and their key place in driving inclusive and sustainable, economic growth. A PDF of the submission can be found here
Knowledge Quarter Liverpool have launched their 5 year strategic vision to power Liverpool’s innovation-led economic recovery plan.
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park London is currently running their annual East Summer School on a virtual platform this year on the Olympic Park.
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