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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Global & Investment
Extending our international reach
The Midlands is home to some of the world’s most successful companies, whose innovation, expertise and ingenuity have driven UK trade and exports for over a century. The Midlands Engine helps amplify the voice and reputation of our region’s universities, businesses and opportunities across the world – to high-growth markets, such as the USA, South East Asia, the Gulf and Africa.
We work in collaboration with partners from right across our region and national government. Together, we work to support inward investment, to encourage more firms to export to more places around the world and to help keep jobs and opportunities within both our region and the UK.
showcasing partnership propositions to a global audience
The Midlands Engine Partnership at UKREiiF 2024, 21st – 23rd May
UKREiiF provided a major opportunity to drive investment into the Midlands.
Partners came together in the Midlands Engine Partnership Pavilion to showcase the investment opportunities from across the region.
invest in uk university R&D
Invest in a partnership with Midlands universities
World-renowned for their strengths in science, research and innovation, universities in the Midlands are redefining how academia works in partnership with industry.
5 prospectus’ have been produced which showcase the opportunities for investment in key sectors: Agritech, Health & Life Sciences, Transport Technology, Creative & Digital and Zero Carbon Energy.
clusters
Exploring the investment potential of clusters in the Midlands
The Midlands Engine Partnership has published 23 cluster snapshots to better understand their scale and economic contribution, as well as showcase the investment opportunities within each sector.
These clusters have been categorised as:
- Super – a sector where the Midlands is world-leading
- Established – long-established sectors generating significant economic activity in multiple locations
- New – emerging knowledge, technology and innovation-intensive sectors
How our partnership works to drive investment into the Midlands
Build a reliable evidence base
Working across the Partnership and with the Midlands Engine Observatory, and as seen through our work in mapping the region’s cluster potential, we build a reliable evidence base to facilitate informed decision making.
Unlock potential
We showcase the opportunities to drive investment and trade, focusing on areas where the Midlands is strongest and most innovative. View the ‘Invest in UK R&D’ prospectus here.
Provide a global platform for the region
Provide an even and balanced platform for partners to present priorities, and support this through the Midlands Trade and Investment Advisory Forum community of practice.
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Economic Opportunities
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