Long term, local and data-led; Levelling Up in focus
Matching the ambition of levelling up with local needs
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- Jun 1, 2021
IDM secures investment to fire next stage of growth
Impact Data Metrics is delighted announce the completion of a successful fundraising round to support the continued expansion of the...
- May 28, 2021
Chasing Unicorns – Innovation Led Growth in the Midlands
Impact Data Metrics launched a major new report at the Invest Midlands 2021 Conference – Chasing Unicorns - Innovation-Led Growth in the...
- May 26, 2021
Living Labs are the future
“The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones.” So said the economist John Maynard Keynes, whose...
- May 24, 2021
Funding and skills gaps still holding back Midlands’ innovation
The Midlands is in danger of missing out on growth opportunities presented by emerging technologies such as smart vehicles, artificial...
- Mar 26, 2021
Chasing Unicorns – the Future of the Northern Powerhouse
Impact Data Metrics launched a major new report at the Invest North 2021 Conference – Chasing Unicorns and Innovation-Led Growth in the...
- Mar 24, 2021
North-South tech divide highlights levelling up challenge
The North of England continues to lag badly behind the ‘Golden Triangle’ of Oxford, Cambridge and London in its ability to attract...
- Mar 22, 2021
Innovation policy must be localised, granular and inclusive to level up the North
It was no coincidence that former chancellor George Osbourne launched his Northern Powerhouse vision from Manchester’s Museum of Science...
- Jan 27, 2021
Data science has underpinned the Covid-19 response – now it can support the North’s economic recover
The response to Covid-19 will be analysed and debated for years to come. But there are two things which are surely irrefutable: data...
- Jan 12, 2021
Good science vs spin in the age of pandemics
Necessity is the mother of invention. The breakthroughs in record time for Covid-19 vaccines are the latest testimony to what can be...
- Jan 12, 2021
IDM to launch major economic research findings at Invest North
Leading figures from business and politics gathering at the Invest North conference, which takes place online on March 24th, are to hear...
- Dec 18, 2020
IDM delivering key Covid-19 data analysis project
IDM has been appointed to deliver a major new data analysis project among Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities to help understand...
- Nov 4, 2020
IDM Supports Agenda-Setting Event for What Comes Next in the North
IDM has become one of the main backers of Invest North, a major new conference and exhibition bringing together decision makers and creat...
- Sep 7, 2020
Double-Down on Digital
With each passing day forecasters are attributing different letters and shapes to represent the UK’s economic recovery from COVID-19, plo...
- Aug 12, 2020
The Skills Issue Undermining Inclusive Growth
Vocational qualifications and their associated careers are, by default, inadvertently and unfortunately stigmatised from the outset.
- Jul 1, 2020
Building a Better Healthcare Cluster
Science and technology is more or less unchallenged at the vanguard of how economists think the country should approach the future.
- Jun 30, 2020
Influential Podcast: Biotech and the Global Recovery from Covid-19
What has the pandemic told us about the sector in the UK and the nation’s bio-security? how can we marshal our healthcare resources more ...
- Apr 20, 2020
What Graduate Retention Really Tells Us About Cities
Graduate retention data has become a badge of honour in the economic development story. High numbers equals attractiveness to talent.
- Apr 7, 2020
IDM Supports The English Cities Fund in Salford Bid Win
IDM supports The English Cities Fund on landmark Salford regeneration scheme.
- Dec 16, 2019
A Reform Agenda for Government Data
In the UK regions ‘Whitehall’ has long been a by-word for scepticism about policy created in faraway London. It can be loaded with the id...
- May 14, 2019
Are You Ready For REF?
Universities are in the process of gathering evidence and creating documentation to support the submissions to REF, the system for assess...
- Mar 19, 2019
Are We Developing the Right Skills for Growth?
As a nation, our productivity ‘problem’ is well-documented. In fact, the Office for National Statistics reported a mere 0.2% growth in ec...
- Mar 12, 2019
The Real HealthCare Lottery
Comparing NHS Trusts in Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, Newcastle and Salford from December 2018 through to the end of February 2019, the va...