Midlands Engine's Mental Health and Productivity Pilot on the importance of focussing on employee mental health in times of increased financial hardship.

Local MPs and stakeholders are gathering in Westminster this afternoon (Tuesday 16th May) to call for improvements to Junction 28 of the M1 in Derbyshire following a previous Westminster Hall Debate on this issue on 11 January 2023. Politicians will be joined by senior officials from the Department for Transport and National Highways.

Midlands Engine Chairman Sir John Peace will be among the keynote speakers at the first Midlands Good Work Summit, taking place on 14th June 2023 in Nottingham.

Leading independent think tank Centre for Cities has launched a new study – All cylinders: The role of the Midlands Engine in the British economy – focusing on the region’s cities and how they could be key to boosting the regional and national economy.

Britain’s manufacturers are calling for the establishment of a Royal Commission as a starting point to develop a long term, modern Industrial Strategy which would help provide companies with a vision and a stable environment to invest, access talent and grow their business.

A winter shelter set up on campus for the second year running at The University of Nottingham, in partnership with local charity Emmanuel House, has helped provide safety, warmth and food for more than 100 people affected by homelessness.