Recovery, Renewal, Resilience

Lessons for Resilience

Consider the importance of universities on local economies
Topic:
Economic
Keywords:
Public sector support mechanisms
Content:

Universities have a positive impact on future regional growth of GDP per capita. In the UK, universities support community activity, work on an applied level with many smaller businesses, and students stimulate the local economy. Consider how to:

  • Support existing university-business relationships and encourage new partnerships to benefit both parties
  • Develop regional offices to help build local knowledge to identify and convey concerns of universities to national bodies. These may be co-located with other local partnerships and institutions
  • Foster a bottom-up, local consensus across geographical areas that identifies the resources universities need from government
  • Ensure that university cities are safe and secure places for students, and to be communicated as such
  • Ensure that overseas students have access to health services as required
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