News Digest: March 2021

Welcome

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 eight self-defined innovation districts from across the UK including: Glasgow Riverside Innovation District, Knowledge Quarter Liverpool, Leeds Innovation District, Knowledge Quarter London, Belfast Harbour, Bristol Temple Quarter, Newcastle Helix 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 News

Hubs of Innovation Report
Connected Places Catapult new report explores the role of Districts, Corridors and Quarters as hubs of the Covid-adjusted innovation economy. The innovation economy has been one of the defining features of the last economic cycle. How places become places of discovery and job creation has rapidly become a worldwide preoccupation for cities, local governments, regions and nations.

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Other News

The Global Institute of Innovation Districts have published the report The Global Institute in 2021: Harnessing Innovation Districts to “Build Back Better”.

 MHCLG announces 3 new levelling up and community investment programmes which aim to level up communities. The UK Community Renewal Fund, The Levelling Up Fund and The Community Ownership Fund.

 BEIS launch the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio, a £1 billion fund- to accelerate the commercialisation of low-carbon technologies, systems and business models in power, buildings, and industry.

The Business Desk viewpoint article discusses how Innovation policy must be localised, granular and inclusive to level up the North.

Centre for cities podcast, City Talks, speaks with Jason Segedy and Kenan Fikri on America’s Legacy Cities

ELIEZ virtual event took place to showcase some of the innovations that have come out of East London Inclusive Enterprise Zone (ELIEZ), celebrating disability-led innovation.

Wired article explores Why location is key to startup success and how Co-location can help your science and tech startup find top talent, inspiration and support.

Seedsprint article outlines 5 European Innovation Districts You Need to Know.

Partner News

Glasgow Riverside Innovation District is engaging local stakeholders and community members to inform it’s 20-year strategy. They want to provide a step change in the way people and communities are connected to innovation decision-making and to ensure it identifies the most productive forms of interaction between academic communities and the surrounding public.

Global Disability Innovation Hub on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park has been announced as the first organisation to be awarded the status of World Health Organisation (WHO) Official Collaborating Centre on Assistive Technology.

Leeds School of Arts sees £80 million Investment in a new hub for creative education in the city and acts a gateway to the planned Leeds Innovation District

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News Digest: February 2021

Welcome

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 eight self-defined innovation districts from across the UK including: Glasgow Riverside Innovation District, Knowledge Quarter Liverpool, Leeds Innovation District, Knowledge Quarter London, Belfast Innovation District, Bristol Temple Quarter, Newcastle Helix 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 News

UK IDG and CPC Partnership
 

UK IDG is delighted to announce a new partnership with Connected Cities Catapult (CPC).

With growing interest in the future of innovation districts and the role which they can play in supporting national, regional and local economies, we are pleased to partner with CPC to help extend our resource, research and reach.

UK IDG seeks to amplify the experience and expertise of practitioners and delivery partners on the ground in innovation districts across the UK; to create a united voice, from across different sectors, into government and policy makers.

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Other News

Centre for Cities podcast, City Talks, speaks with The Institute for Government's Giles Wilkes on the dos and don'ts of developing a successful industrial strategy.

Newcastle University have published article Understanding the Impact of Lockdown on our Cities 

Nesta have published report Dialogues about Data: Building trust and unlocking the value of citizens’ health and care data

The New Localism article explores How Innovation Districts Can Help Drive an Inclusive Recovery

The London Society have posted article Regeneration: Less controversy more collaboration. The post was written by Gabrielle Appiah a celebrated Olympic Legacy Youth Voice Alumni from the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

 Civic Square Birmingham have published report Designing the neighbourhood of the XXI century, through strategic innovation

Partner News

Laboratory news explains how The Spine at Knowledge Quarter Liverpool is utilising biophilic design and sensor led monitoring systems to aid human resilience in an indoor work environment.

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Podcast discusses East Bank, a new £1.1 billion powerhouse of culture, education, innovation and growth being built on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. It brings together UCL, UAL’s London College of Fashion, Sadler’s Wells, BBC and the V&A in the largest culture and education investment since the Great Exhibition of 1851.

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News Digest: January 2021

Welcome

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 eight self-defined innovation districts from across the UK including: Glasgow Riverside Innovation District, Knowledge Quarter Liverpool, Leeds Innovation District, Knowledge Quarter London, Belfast Harbour, Bristol Temple Quarter, Newcastle Helix 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 News

Public–Private Partnerships for Science and Technology Parks The European Commission have published a new report on Public–Private Partnerships for Science and Technology Parks.

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Other News

BEIS have published responses to their R&D roadmap survey which UK IDG have contributed to.

BEIS have published a new report on the use of public engagement for technological innovation.

City Innovations Forum discusses Innovation District vs Smart District: What’s the difference?

Brookings explores what transformative placemaking taught us in 2020, and how it can help build a better future.

Partner News

The Leeds City Regions BUILD pre-accelerator began this week and will support 20 early stage founders who have business ideas with the potential to solve the issues that matter most to society such as climate change, health and wellbeing, access to education, mobility, sustainable living, and inequality. Founders will benefit from a comprehensive 12 week programme covering a broad range of topics, as well as valuable connections to world-class experts and over 30 of the Leeds City Region’s most successful entrepreneurs.

The Good Growth Hub is launching on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in April 2021. LLDC are working hard with partners, like Newham Council and Workplace, so that local residents can benefit from the career opportunities on and around the Park. The Good Growth Hub will offer a range of high quality career programmes including London Living Wage-paid internships, support for freelances, apprenticeships, careers advice and coaching

Knowledge Quarter Liverpool has launched a new community referral scheme, KQ Reward providing tiered rewards for successful introductions of new customers to KQ Liverpool. Successful advocates receiving up to £500 of gift vouchers (as an individual) or invoiced equivalent (if a business) in return for helping to grow the local business community.

Knowledge Quarter London Partner UCL have developed COVID-19: Online tool that identifies patients at highest risk of deterioration

Sheffield City Region Wins FDI Strategy Award For Advanced Manufacturing. The judges applauded the Sheffield City Region as a leader in advanced manufacturing and materials, benefiting from world-renowned research with the University of Sheffield, the Royce Institute for Research and Innovation of Advanced Materials and the McLaren Composites Technology Centre.

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News Digest: December 2020

Welcome

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 eight self-defined innovation districts from across the UK including: Glasgow Riverside Innovation District, Knowledge Quarter Liverpool, Leeds Innovation District, Knowledge Quarter London, Belfast Harbour, Bristol Temple Quarter, Newcastle Helix 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 News

Innovation and Crisis: Is our fight against COVID-19 a critical juncture? 
There are high expectations for systemic change when we emerge from the pandemic, but Nesta asks, is the crisis really a turning point or will our old systems prevail?

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Learning from Nine Months of Crisis Response
Local Trust share learning from their rapid research project into how communities respond to and recover from COVID-19.

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Other News

Brookings have published report Democratizing innovation: Putting technology to work for inclusive growth.

Centre for Cities podcast City Talks speaks with Pat Ritchie, Chief Executive of Newcastle City Council to explore how the future for Newcastle might look in the context of city devolution, levelling up, and building back better.

BEIS Science Minister, Amanda Solloway spoke about the government’s ambition for research and innovation, and progress on developing the R&D Places Strategy at the Universities UK Research and Innovation Conference.

The Global Institute of Innovation Districts write Innovation Zones: How the Federal Government Can Create Thriving, Place-Based Innovation Ecosystems.

OECD Forum have published article, A New Societal Contract for a New Era: Why it’s time to rethink health systems.

Mastercard have posted article, Why inclusive cities aren’t just smart ones: Centering equity in technological innovation

DCMS have published Scoping and Evaluation reports for the 5G Testbeds and Trials Programme

UCL’s Inclusive Innovators podcast, part of the East London Inclusive Enterprise Zone (ELIEZ), speaks to Victoria Austin, Chief Executive, Global Disability Innovation Hub

GIID have published article Choreographing “Creative Collisions” and Collaborative Innovation During COVID-19

Nesta Event beyond the pandemic: visions of the future explores the lessons and possible futures thrown up by the pandemic

Partner News

Knowledge Quarter Liverpool has launched a new programme to encourage inward investment. KQ Base is a new soft-landing programme which aims to de-risk inward investment for those companies looking to expand their business presence to the UK market for the first time.

Leeds City Council have launched the Leeds Economic Recovery Framework which sets out Leeds City Council’s continued approach to aid recovery from the coronavirus crisis. It outlines how they are looking to build resilience into the economy, support existing sectors and harness new opportunities, including creating new green jobs as they work towards becoming a Net Zero City by 2030.

Bristol Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus discussion series, Bristol 24/7 Presents, explores Building back fairer, greener, stronger. The panel discussion focuses on how we can build back better and ensure nobody gets left behind, covering issues such as the gender pay gap, living wage, sustainable construction practices and ethical development.

Knowledge Quarter London has launched a new downloadable magazine of educational content, games and creative activities from the Knowledge Quarter called KQ Playground. It features colourful activities from 12 Knowledge Quarter partner organisations, including the British Library, the Royal Veterinary College and the Wellcome Collection

In this end of year Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Podcast, Lyn Garner, the Chief Executive of the London Legacy Development Corporation, not only talks about the achievements of the past year but more importantly looks ahead and focuses on the future, and one that plays a vital role in London's economic and social recovery from coronavirus and lockdown.

A symbol of light has been unveiled on Newcastle Helix. The recently opened Lumen building has had a ‘Halo’ installed across the top of the building. Despite a challenging year, Newcastle Helix has continued to position the region as a test bed for new innovations. It is helping to build the economy around world-leading academic research in fields such as healthy ageing, sustainability, data, and life science and this will play an instrumental role in post Covid-19 recovery, creating jobs for local people.

Glasgow is emerging as a force in advanced manufacturing, technology and culture. A champion of innovation, Glasgow Riverside Innovation District will focus on life sciences, but also nanotech and precision medicine, including medical lasers.

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News Digest: November 2020

Welcome

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 eight self-defined innovation districts from across the UK including: Glasgow Riverside Innovation District, Knowledge Quarter Liverpool, Leeds Innovation District, Knowledge Quarter London, Belfast Harbour, Bristol Temple Quarter, Newcastle Helix 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 News

Productive Placemaking
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Building Communities have launched report, Productive Placemaking. It focuses on the human dimension to infrastructure investment and shows how infrastructure facilitates our ability to interact in public spaces.

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A Multi-Purpose Real World Testbed
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park have published a report on the case for a multi-purpose real world testbed on the Olympic Park.

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Other News

NLA speaks to Alexandra Notay who is placemaking and investment director at PfP Capital. She talks about placemaking, build to rent and the social value of development.

HRH have published report Innovation Zones: How the Federal Government Can Create Thriving, Place-Based Innovation Ecosystems

Arup's City Living Barometer assessed the liveability of London, Paris, Madrid, Berlin and Milan and have launched a shining light on the vision of a 15-minute city.

The Global Institute of Innovation Districts latest article explores how, for Innovation Districts, an Inclusive Future Demands a New Kind of Anchor.

London Daily Post article asks Has COVID-19 accelerated placemaking development?

Podcasts

Centre for Cities podcast City Talks discusses the history of cities and how they have shaped the way people interact and driven human progress forward with Ben Wilson.

UCL podcast series Inclusive Innovators, part of the East London Inclusive enterprise Zone (ELIEZ). ELIEZ is an accessible, specially designed, community for entrepreneurs who are disable or whose work focuses on accessibility.

Catapult Connected Places Podcast discusses "What now for Real Estate?" And where might the opportunities lie for innovation in how we imagine, design and operate our buildings and physical assets?

Partner News

Bristol One City have launched a City Strategy that sets out priorities for Recovery and Renewal to support Bristol's economy post Covid.

Based in Newcastle Helix The UK’s National Innovation Centre for Ageing (NICA) together with VOICE has partnered with CIRKEL, a US-based company providing intergenerational networking services for two-way mentorships, learning, and connectedness in the workplace.

The ‘Build a Better Tomorrow’ challenge, part of the new BUILD programme, has been launched by the Leeds City Region cohort who participated in the MIT REAP. The 12 week programme, running from January to April 2021, is designed specifically for early stage start-ups to help accelerate business ideas that have the potential and ambition to tackle some of the world’s most pressing challenges

Queen Elizabeth East Bank culture and education hub will spur London’s and UK’s recovery. Economic and social benefits are already apparent and will multiply and spread in the years to come

Knowledge Quarter Liverpool will support the growth of new innovative businesses by promoting programmes that invest in research, positioning Liverpool as a world leader of global innovation. The Knowledge Quarter encompasses a three step vision that will fuel inward investment, improving the area and its surrounds: making the place, Improving the connectivity and attracting investment.

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News Digest: October 2020

Welcome

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 eight self-defined innovation districts from across the UK including: Glasgow Riverside Innovation District, Knowledge Quarter Liverpool, Leeds Innovation District, Knowledge Quarter London, Belfast Harbour, Bristol Temple Quarter, Newcastle Helix 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.

Black History Month

October marks Black History Month in the UK and we’ve spent it reading up and focusing on Black colleagues in urban regeneration, placemaking and innovation. This month’s newsletter begins with a shining light on a selection of these figures and initiatives in the sector with our ongoing commitment to celebrate, and be inclusive of, diverse talent every month of the year.

Black Innovation Matters
Nesta Celebrate inspiring Black-led organisations and initiatives with their feature Black Innovation Matters

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Black, Female and In Placemaking. What's it like?
BAME in Property speak to Deborah Broomfield about what it’s like to be Black, Female and In Placemaking.

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Other News

The NLA have joined forces with Urbanist Platform to share inspiring stories from built environment professionals to try and help address the lack of diversity that still pervades. They have been exploring reasons why there are so few black town planners and how best to engage with young people to have more of a say in the cities in which they live. 

Centre for Liveable Cities and Catapult hosted event Glasgow: Leading the UK's race to Net-Zero Carbon

Bruntwood Sci Tech held a virtual roundtable exploring Innovation Districts: the ingredients needed for place-based growth

Stantec and University of Reading win research funding to develop Better Places Toolkit

BEIS have published research paper The Prioritisation of Future Innovations.

IMD and Partners have launched the Smart City Index 2020

 RTPI have published report Mental health and town planning: Building in resilience

 NLA have launched their Diverse Leaders Pledge with the aim to make the built environment sector more representative through recruitment, progression and advocacy.

Imperial College London explores how innovation districts can continue to drive collaboration and growth, and the importance of adopting a place-based approach to ensure inclusivity.

Five-building scheme to bring £8m-worth of social benefits to Manchester

Partner News

Plans for a new 'Lighthouse' laboratory to strengthen regional resilience in fight against COVID-19 have been unveiled in Newcastle City Council

Knowledge Quarter London launches ambitious project to become a carbon net zero innovation district by 2030. An Advisory Group made up of leading practitioners in sustainability from among the largest institutions in the King's Cross area is set to meet for the first time in November.

As Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park mark Black History Season they celebrate the first Black owned enterprises to make, new space Hackney Bridge their home.

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News Digest: September 2020

Welcome

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 eight self-defined innovation districts from across the UK including: Glasgow Riverside Innovation District, Knowledge Quarter Liverpool, Leeds Innovation District, Knowledge Quarter London, Belfast Harbour, Bristol Temple Quarter, Newcastle Helix 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

Scottish Technology Ecosystem Review
The Scottish government have commissioned an independent review (pdf) into the technology ecosystem.
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Other News

Catapult’s latest Connected Places podcast explores what now for the innovation economy and places? 

Nesta have published a report on Network Effects. It explores the innovation multipliers of international collaboration for cities and subnational governments.

Centre for cities latest City Talks podcast talks to Deputy Mayor, Debbie Weekes-Bernard, on race, ethnicity and devolved policy making.

NLA video Delivering Good Growth talks to Philip Graham, Executive Director for Good Growth at the GLA leading on transport and infrastructure, planning, economic development and regeneration, environmental policy and culture.

Scottish Development International has published the Scottish green investment portfolio.

The London Data Commission has launched a new report, ‘Data for London’, with a focus on London’s digital neighbourhoods

Groundworks have launched a report titled, Growing Spaces: Community hubs and their role in recovery.

Brookings, Placemaking Postcards, discovers how a community-led design initiative in Toronto is redefining neighborhood revitalisation from the bottom-up.

Knowledge Innovation Market explores Innovation District 22@barcelona and their use of the quadruple helix model.

The Conversation discusses how Innovation Districts like Melbourne’s could help chart our course out of crisis.

Partner News

A ground-breaking new vision for affordable homes to suit all generations, Future Homes, has won planning permission to go ahead on Newcastle Helix

Knowledge Quarter London has begun research into identifying the start up infrastructure in the Knowledge Quarter area.

The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park London’s Inclusive Innovation District has been featured by NLA.

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News Digest: August 2020

Welcome

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 eight self-defined innovation districts from across the UK including: Glasgow Riverside Innovation District; Knowledge Quarter Liverpool, Leeds Innovation District, Knowledge Quarter London, Belfast Harbour, Bristol Temple Quarter, Newcastle Helix 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

Racial Disparities in Innovation

Nesta have posted an article highlighting stark racial disparities in innovation and how exploring the causes should be the first step in beginning to address this widespread problem.
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Other News

Catapult have released the first Connected Places Podcast “What now for the future of planning?”

Westminster Forum Projects upcoming, online conference , will focus on The future of the Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) and Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF)

Aretian has developed a systematic study of the 50 most powerful innovation districts of the United States: their specialisation, economic impact, and the characteristics of the urban ecosystems that welcome and enhance them. See the work, the Atlas of innovation districts, as a PDF here.

AHURI report Supporting employment in smart cities through affordable housing explores what possibilities for affordable housing are provided by innovation districts (and by ‘smart city’ strategies), especially for regional and outer metropolitan areas. See the PDF report here.

Nesta article explores how We need a research body in which communities see themselves represented

Urban planning often neglects or harms communities of colour by cutting them out of the decision-making process. BlackSpace, a US collective of architects, designers, artists, and urban planners, is quietly working to change that. Read the article here.

Innovate UK blog post explores How innovation is extending the reach of geospatial intelligence.

Earlier this year, Paul Cleal OBE featured on The Social Mobility Podcast in episode “It’s about society, and it’s about forward motion” discussing why he believes diversity and inclusion need our full attention

Imperial White city has launched their new scale up community for growth companies, called Scale Space.

Partner News

UK Innovation Districts Group are really excited to announce that Belfast Harbour, Bristol Temple Quarter and Newcastle Helix have recently joined as partners. We're thrilled to be welcoming them on board.

Knowledge Quarter London are holding a Virtual Community Champions Event to link into their 2020 Community Champions series, ensuring KQ membership stays connected to local communities.

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park London has just completed the final week their annual East Summer School , this year as a virtual platform.

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News Digest: July 2020

Welcome

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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