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An interesting report which covers the childcare demand/supply mismatch of this policy. What it doesn't address is the additional issue of a skills supply and demand mismatch. See research from Matt Lyons, Dr Abigail Taylor and Anne E Green on this - shorturl.at/kovGJ

To coincide with receiving this award, we have written a 🆕 blog post for International Public Policy Observatory summarising the paper: theippo.co.uk/how-to-improve… Helen Tilley Charlotte Hoole Andrew Connell 🇺🇦 Ananya Mukherjee

Huge congratulations to Jack Newman (On Bluesky: jacknewman.bsky.social) and Charlotte Hoole and other co-authors. Well deserved.

🚨Delighted to share a new CAST policy briefing I've led with colleagues Andy Jordan, Irene Lorenzoni and Lucas Geese on the impact of politics on ambitious climate policies, as played out with the German 'heat hammer' of last year cast.ac.uk/wp-content/upl…

We are well under way at the Skills for Innovation Workshop, having heard from Dr Abigail Taylor, Kostas Kollydas and Marion Frenz who have set the scene on the UK’s innovation and skills issues. With lots more presentations lined up, it's not too late to join! shorturl.at/ctBV9

An increase in childcare provisions means more childcare professionals will be needed. Our analysis suggests that regions are likely to face a significant bottleneck without policy intervention 🧵: Blog shorturl.at/lGIMN

Important new project, with an amazing team! Congratulations to all and looking forward to seeing what comes from this (hopefully huge policy impact, in addition to what will no doubt be excellent research!) 👏👏👏 x.com/ruthpatrick0/s…

Excited to share 9DF: a nine-dimensional framework for community engagement City-REDI WMREDI Lucy Natarajan Liverpool University Press The Bartlett School of Planning | Town Planning Review liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/tp…

I enjoyed collaborating with Dr Anita Soni from Uni of Birmingham School of Education on this blog. Building on important research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies showing the impact of Sure Start on educational outcomes, we argue stronger community-informed place-based policy is needed City-REDI

Have you heard this month's @CIPFA Speaks podcast? Anne E Green joins the conversation on what the ​next ​government ​should ​do ​to ​address ​regional ​inequalities ​in ​England. 🎧 Listen to the podcast shorturl.at/jbkZS 🎧

Great to have Kostas Kollydas talking about his academic research on drop-out rates with Uni of Birmingham City-REDI It's clear there are ethnic differences in rates. Some 8% of non-White students fail their exams and have to leave - twice the rate of White students.

Pleased to contribute to this podcast on regional inequalities in England drawing on City-REDI research with colleagues Dr Abigail Taylor Hannes Read and @CIPFA

Pleased to contribute to this engaging webinar on non-continuation in UK universities Higher Education Policy Institute Nick Hillman Maja Gustafsson

📢 We're hiring 📢 Our team has two permanent positions open for those interested in policy-focused, place-based research. Research Fellow: shorturl.at/UXXy9 Senior Policy and Data Analyst: shorturl.at/Nob8q Apply by 23 June!

Whatever happened to levelling up? Dr Abigail Taylor & Hannes Read discuss the absence of 'levelling up' in this year's #election and why addressing regional inequalities is as important as ever. Find out what needs to be done: blog.bham.ac.uk/socialsciences…

Today's blog shares details of a new project called ‘Improving public funding allocations to reduce geographical inequalities’ Find out more: blog.bham.ac.uk/cityredi/impro…

2024 Birmingham Economic Review #ber2024 Joanne Roney CBE in her first speaking engagement. Proud to be back at Bham City Council and an alumni of Uni of Birmingham! Highlighting the opportunities of the city and the challenges we need to tackle.