Midlands Engine Partnerships

Our partnership

A unified voice for the Midlands

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Midlands Engine Chief Executive, Roger Mendonca
We are the pan-regional partnership for the Midlands

The Midlands Engine connects, champions and amplifies the work of its partners, bringing voice and vision to a region that is home to 11 million people.

Working across organisational and geographical boundaries, the Midlands Engine drives change where it matters for our communities and our economy.

Through collaboration, we can achieve our shared aims for regional success and underpin our future prosperity.

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How we work
Evidencing

We gather insights and intelligence through our Observatory which shape our priorities.

Convening

We bring together organisations across sectors to collectively drive positive change. Explore the sectors we focus on.

Advocating

We work with and between government, as well as public sector and private sector decision makers, to create the right policy and investment environment for growth.

The Midlands is the largest regional economy outside London

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Latest partnership news

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Latest News

Jul 2 2024

Lincoln International Business School hosts world-leading experts for the 4th Development Economics Conference

A host of figures from esteemed institutions, including the World Bank, London School of Economics, United Nations University (UNU-WIDER), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Cornell University, gathered in Lincoln last week (24-26 June) as LIBS hosted the fourth Development Economics Conference (DEC-2024).

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Economic Opportunities

Jun 25 2024

Construction milestone for university’s new business school

A ceremony has taken place to mark the University of Derby’s new Business School reaching its highest point.

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Health

Jun 21 2024

Health experts and data scientists descend on Nottingham to discuss using health data to improve lives

With 150 delegates from the Midlands and beyond, the recent Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) Midlands Annual Conference, highlighted the region’s crucial role in advancing health data research.

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