Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS)

Chaired by CURDS’ Andy Pike

Fixing Britain’s Failed State - Insights North East Details Date: October 15 Time: 05:00 pm - 07:00 pm Click to Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fixing-britains-failed-state-tickets-1674869984209 Organizer Insights North East Website: https://www...

Second, we are discussing @samfr.bsky.social’s hugely popular book with Sam and a great panel: Martin Brookes (VONNE), Adrian Dougherty (NECA), @sarahlonglands.bsky.social (CLES), Sajda NawazBhatti (Newcastle City Council), Jo Fox ( @newcastleuni.bsky.social)

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Inclusive Innovation in Cities - Insights North East Details Date: October 7 Time: 05:00 pm - 07:00 pm Click to Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/inclusive-innovation-in-cities-tickets-1675641822799 Organizer Insights North East Website: https://ww...

Some great events in partnership with @insightsnortheast.bsky.social coming up in October. First, taking a deep dive into how urban innovation districts can be designed to improve outcomes for people in neighbouring communities who are often overlooked

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Does public R&D funding reinforce regional disparities? Exploring the changing geography of public and business R&D expenditure in Europe The concentration of R&D investments in regions with strong local capabilities helps these regions pull further ahead in the innovation economy, drivi…

Interesting big study looking at the geography of public R&D funding in 200 regions across 22 European countries. It supports the @tomforth.co.uk @richardaljones.bsky.social argument that R&D policy can often act as a form of anti-regional policy www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Some CURDS input to this important @britishacademy.bsky.social publication along with many other eminent contributors

Research in arts, humanities and social sciences is vital to shaping current and future policy. And most STEM researchers will be the first to say so.

History and context matter

Social infrastructure is often seen as inherently 'good.' In this blog we consider, amongst other things, how populist groups in the UK, as well as in countries like Spain and Hungary, have used social infrastructure - practically and rhetorically - to further their causes.

Growing hope for the North East: Insights North East Annual Conference 2025 Insights North East conference at Redhills spotlighted local hope, heritage, and inclusive paths to regional renewal

Growing hope for the North East: Insights North East Annual Conference 2025

Insights North East conference at Redhills spotlighted local hope, heritage, and inclusive paths to regional renewal

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Fantastic piece of analysis here. Spot on regarding the “sector wide” crisis and what needs to be done about it (and almost certainly won’t).

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This new @city-redi.bsky.social report is co-authored by CURDS’ Andy Pike

📢 Our call for the PhD in Regional Science & Economic Geography is out
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🎓 4-year program
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Day 3 of the @newcastleuni.bsky.social geography Berlin fieldtrip started with a fascinating visit to @siemans.bsky.social to learn about Siemensstadt, it’s past, present and future

@newcastleuni.bsky.social geography field trip day 2 off to a great start with a lively presentation from Norbert Herrmann from @regberlin.bsky.social about the startup ecosystem in Berlin

Great start to our 2nd year Geography @newcastleuni.bsky.social field trip to Berlin with an urban transect tour delivered by Prof Stuart Dawley

Health Equity North directors respond to Spring Statement - Health Equity North Following the announcement of today’s (March 26, 2025) Spring Statement by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves MP, Health Equity North’s four Academic Co-Directors have issued a joint statement ...

Following the announcement of the #SpringStatement by Chancellor of the Exchequer, our Academic Co-Directors @profkepickett.bsky.social @profbambra.bsky.social @lukemunford.bsky.social & Prof David Taylor-Robinson have issued a joint statement in response www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/health-equit...

The ERSA Prize goes to Michael Storper—a scholar who has made #cities legible, #regions intelligible, and #theory usable.
Few have married rigour and relevance with such grace. Fewer still are as admired in print as they are in person. A richly earned honour.
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If you are in Newcastle on April 3rd check out this free event launching Kevin Morgan’s latest book.
If you haven’t had the pleasure of hearing Kevin speak you are in for a treat. Plus there’s a stellar panel of local experts.

@northumbriauni.bsky.social

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Westminster be warned – Britain’s future will be decided in the north. Get on the right side of that | Andy Burnham As political and business leaders meet for the Convention of the North, our position is clear: we need a genuine new deal, and soon, says Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester

3 months to come up with a credible plan for the North, otherwise @teamlabouruk.bsky.social risk losing the next election warns @andyburnham.bsky.social in this piece in today’s @theguardian.com

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The pressures facing #localgov are real and complex- different forms of leadership are required to not just survive, but thrive in this context.

Our new report Radical Leadership: Power, Possibility and Public Service sets out the shifts we are seeing…

Today’s leader in @theguardian.com

This CURDS event with @insightsnortheast.bsky.social and the Japan Local Government Centre will explore what lessons the North East can learn from the Japanese experience of regional strategy development.

In person

Registration essential

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Understanding the impact of inclusive ‘innovation District’ Initiatives at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Understanding the impact of inclusive ‘innovation District’ Initiatives at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com

Fantastic opportunity for a fully funded PhD at @manchesterup.bsky.social to work on a really important topic

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There's a related blog published by @ucl.ac.uk blogs which summarises the key findings

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Linking our Lives | Researching internal migration: championing the ONS Longitudinal Study In Episode 1 of Series 3, we’re talking about how uniquely placed the ONS Longitudinal Study is to research questions of internal migration and telling you more about this unique data resource and ...

Tony Champion from CURDS and Ian Shuttleworth discuss their research into internal migration using the ONS longitudinal study in this podcast

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The Productivity Agenda Needs to be Joined Up and Scaled Up Across Regions - The Productivity Institute Professors Bart van Ark and Andy Westwood write about the need for government at all levels to adopt a place-based perspective on productivity growth.

There is an urgent need for government at all levels to adopt a place-based perspective on productivity growth. Read @bartvanark.bsky.social and @andywestwood.bsky.social's blog on the #RegionalProductivityAgenda, released as part of #NationalProductivityWeek www.productivity.ac.uk/news/the-pro...

📢#CitiesOutlook2025, our annual health check of UK cities economic performance, is out now.

🏙️🔎2025 needs to be a year of growth delivery by the Government. What must policy do to boost wages across the country?

Read the report 👇
https://buff.ly/3DPaUp0

The UK should take a leaf from France’s book to boost arts funding Tax breaks for corporate sponsors can benefit the creative sector at a time of dwindling public funds

Can’t be repeated often enough

‘The UK’s creative industries are vital to the economy. Valued at £124bn, they are worth more than the life sciences, aerospace and automotive industries combined. Arts and culture alone contribute an impressive £34.6bn.’
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