Our detailed research reports provide a rich source of expert knowledge on how innovation works best in the UK.
We conduct our own research and commission leading academic and policy institutes.
The geography of creativity
August 2009
Although there is an increasing recognition of the positive role that creative industries play in innovation and growth, there is little evidence on the spatial dimension of this impact.
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Soft innovation
July 2009
Soft Innovatin assesses the importance to the UK of aesthetic, or 'soft', innovation.
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Confronting climate change
July 2009
Confronting climate change assesses the role innovation is currently playing in meeting the challenge of climate change and where it needs to be harnessed more fully.
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Mapping the Big Green Challenge
July 2009
Mapping the Big Green Challenge is a summary of the 355 applicants who entered the competition and their ideas for tackling climate change.
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Measuring innovative characteristics in young people
July 2009
We need to equip future generations not only with strong basic skills and specialist technical knowledge, but with the attitudes and wider skills to generate radical new solutions and adapt to our rapidly changing world.
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Crime online: Cybercrime and illegal innovation
July 2009
Crime Online focuses exclusively on financial cybercrime, specifically credit card fraud and identity theft.
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Wider skills for learning
July 2009
Where we educate our children can play an important role in engaging young people with the climate change issue.
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Youth-led innovation
July 2009
Enhancing the skills and capacity of the next generation of innovators.
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Reshaping the UK Economy
June 2009
Reshaping the UK Economy proposes a timely, efficient and smart way for government to support and stimulate investment in high-growth companies.
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Impossible and necessary
June 2009
Impossible and necessary sets out Michael Barbers beliefs about the importance of reforming education in the 21st century.
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Stepping Forwards
June 2009
Stepping Forwards suggests recommendations to help maximise the value of private and public investments in R&D and innovation in Northern Ireland.
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Micro Funds
May 2009
Micro Funds identifies the Micro Fund investment model and experience for both fund and portfolio firms.
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Siding with the Angels
May 2009
Siding with the Angels addresses the profits and outcomes of business angel investment in the UK.
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The new old age
April 2009
An ageing society will - and should - challenge everything. This collection of essays provides both personal and professional perspectives on this challenge and the new thinking we need in response.
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Nudging Innovation
April 2009
Nudging innovation suggests that innovation services provided by creative businesses can improve the innovation performance of firms in the wider economy.
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The connected university
April 2009
The Connected University report examines the multifaceted contribution universities make to the economy and how this can be scaled-up.
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The Innovation Imperative
March 2009
The Innovation Imperative suggests a bold new approach that puts users, consumers and citizens at the heart of public services as a force for change and as partners in its delivery.
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Demanding growth
March 2009
This research suggests short-term fixes will not produce long-term economic growth. Instead government policy should focus on supporting growing innovative sectors.
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Demanding growth in Scotland
March 2009
What new sources of growth will drive economic prosperity in Scotland?
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Linking innovators
February 2009
If India and the UK are to successfully exploit the opportunities for innovation partnerships, policymakers in both countries need to establish conditions conducive to cross-border collaborations.
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