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The north-west’s productivity crisis: Causes, challenges and solutions

Kieron Flanagan By Kieron Flanagan Filed Under: All posts, Growth and Inclusion Posted: November 29, 2021

The north-west has a long-term productivity problem, with the productivity gap widening over the past 15 years. But there is much that policymakers can do. In this blog, Professor Kieron Flanagan from the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research reflects on findings from the newly released North-West Productivity Forum Green Paper, on the causes of the […]

Tagged With: economy, Greater Manchester, inclusive growth, MIOIR, productivity

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A Northern Science Powerhouse? Yes, but…

Kieron Flanagan By Kieron Flanagan Filed Under: All posts, Devo, Featured Posted: March 27, 2015

The Sir Henry Royce Institute for Materials Research and Innovation is good news for Northern England, but reform of research funding is needed to create a sustainable scientific ‘powerhouse’ in the North, argues Dr Kieron Flanagan. Chancellor George Osborne has made much in recent months of his ambition to help the cities of Manchester, Leeds, […]

Tagged With: Cambridge, Department for Business, devolution, Golden Triangle, Innovation and Skills, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Medical Research Council, National Institute for Biomedical Research, Northern Powerhouse, Oxford, Research Excellence Framework, Sheffield, Sir Henry Royce Institute for Materials Research and Innovation, Sir Paul Nurse, Synchrotron Radiation Source, UK Research Councils, UK Science Budget

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Does the UK have a future in manufacturing?

Kieron Flanagan By Kieron Flanagan Filed Under: Featured, Science and Technology Posted: April 9, 2014

Thanks to its world­-class science base the UK is very good at developing ideas. But we still don’t invest enough public money into developing early stage technologies, says Dr Kieron Flanagan. Does the UK have a future in manufacturing? Does the North West or the Greater Manchester city region have a future in manufacturing for that matter? These were the questions debated at a panel discussion I took part […]

Tagged With: manufacturing, Peter Marsh, technology

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UK science is under threat – from English higher education policy

Kieron Flanagan By Kieron Flanagan Filed Under: Featured, Science and Technology Posted: January 8, 2014

The UK science base must be protected from poorly thought out and badly implemented English higher education reforms, writes Dr Kieron Flanagan. The UK science community has reacted with dismay to the news, leaked to the Guardian, that the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (which makes science policy for the UK and provides funds for the UK wide […]

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