29th March 2019
This insights report captures key findings - not just from our engagement, but also our…
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29th March 2019
This insights report draws together the common themes and lessons that emerged during the three…
28th March 2019
This report sets out to better understand the external funding environment at LEP level. The work…
27th March 2019
This report has been produced to identify and interpret the concentration of the Creative Industries…
26th March 2019
In 2016 and 2017 the Smart Specialisation Hub published its MEIA and DAIA reports to…
22nd March 2019
A previous report from the Hub gave an overview of smart specialisation at an international…
22nd March 2019
A previous report from the Hub gave an overview of smart specialisation at an international…
22nd March 2019
A previous report from the Hub gave an overview of smart specialisation at an international level,…
20th March 2019
The Smart Specialisation Hub's report 'Assistive Technology Activity in the UK' has been produced to identify…
18th March 2019
It is widely understood that innovation occurs through non-linear and highly interactive network-based processes. This…
8th March 2019
The Smart Specialisation Hub's report, Analysis of Local Supply Chains, considers how LEPs can analyse existing…
19th February 2019
This report looks at university-business interaction at the LEP level using several different statistical measures…
18th February 2019
There may be reasons for groups of LEPs to cooperate due to similar or complementary characteristics,…
5th February 2019
The Smart Specialisation Hub has already produced a report looking at 2.4% and the Local Enterprise…
16th January 2019
This report, What Does the 2.4% of GDP R&D Expenditure Target Mean for Places, is an…
14th January 2019
This report, Mapping Circular Economy Activity in the UK, has been produced to identify and…
19th December 2018
Our report, Benchmarking the Life Sciences Sector in the UK, looks at the Life Sciences…
7th December 2018
Here are the full Smart Specialisation Conference slides from Joe Marshall, Chief Executive of the National…
7th December 2018
Here are the full Smart Specialisation Conference slides from Paul Drabwell, Deputy Director of Science, Research…
7th December 2018
Here are the full Smart Specialisation Conference slides from Will Lord, Senior Policy Advisor, Cities and…
7th December 2018
Here are the full Smart Specialisation Conference slides from Howard Partridge, Regional Manager for the…
7th December 2018
Here are the full Smart Specialisation Conference slides from Lyuba Dimitrova, Lead Analyst, Smart Specialisation…
7th December 2018
Here are the full Smart Specialisation Conference slides from our keynote speaker, Professor Richard Jones,…
30th November 2018
The full, refreshed dataset for the Smart Specialisation Hub LEP Framework, refreshed at the end…
28th November 2018
‘Smart Specialisation’ is often seen as an EU approach, related to the spending of EU…
21st November 2018
This report, Benchmarking Skills and Productivity, is about people. It focuses on the qualities of…
7th November 2018
Our report, Comparing Priorities and Capabilities: Strategic Economic Plans, Science and Innovation Audits and Mapping…
5th November 2018
Our report, Analysis of European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) 2014-2020 within Local Enterprise Partnerships in…
26th October 2018
Our report, Benchmarking Low Productivity in England, Scotland and Wales, examines the spatial distribution of lower productivity…
2nd October 2018
Our newest report, Mapping England’s Innovation Ecosystem, follows from the Innovation Environment report published in June.…
7th September 2018
Our new report, Benchmarking Digital Clusters and Creating Policies for Cluster Development examines how priorities and…
31st August 2018
The Smart Specialisation Hub has published an overview report to mark the end of phase…
13th July 2018
This report, Benchmarking Tourism and the Visitor Economy, seeks to benchmark the sector of tourism…
20th June 2018
This report, Mapping England's Innovation Environment, explores favourable conditions for new idea development in LEPs. To…
19th June 2018
The full dataset for Mapping England's Innovation Environment. To download the dataset please click on the…
10th May 2018
Our profiling and comparing of the innovation capabilities of LEPs is based on the Smart…
4th May 2018
Our report, Analysis of Locations Involved in Materials Research, examines where materials research is taking…
2nd May 2018
The Smart Specialisation Hub presents the report 'Connected Innovation Strategies - Building the Evidence: A Prototype…
23rd April 2018
This report, 'Identifying Opportunities for Collaboration Between LEP Areas', develops a methodology for highlighting similar…
20th March 2018
With the local growth agenda leading to a range of new local partnerships across England…