Sep 28, 2021Long term, local and data-led; Levelling Up in focusMatching the ambition of levelling up with local needs
Jun 1, 2021IDM secures investment to fire next stage of growthImpact Data Metrics is delighted announce the completion of a successful fundraising round to support the continued expansion of the...
May 28, 2021Chasing Unicorns – Innovation Led Growth in the MidlandsImpact Data Metrics launched a major new report at the Invest Midlands 2021 Conference – Chasing Unicorns - Innovation-Led Growth in the...
May 26, 2021Living 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, 2021Funding and skills gaps still holding back Midlands’ innovationThe Midlands is in danger of missing out on growth opportunities presented by emerging technologies such as smart vehicles, artificial...
Mar 26, 2021Chasing Unicorns – the Future of the Northern PowerhouseImpact Data Metrics launched a major new report at the Invest North 2021 Conference – Chasing Unicorns and Innovation-Led Growth in the...
Mar 24, 2021North-South tech divide highlights levelling up challengeThe North of England continues to lag badly behind the ‘Golden Triangle’ of Oxford, Cambridge and London in its ability to attract...
Mar 22, 2021Innovation policy must be localised, granular and inclusive to level up the NorthIt was no coincidence that former chancellor George Osbourne launched his Northern Powerhouse vision from Manchester’s Museum of Science...
Jan 27, 2021Data science has underpinned the Covid-19 response – now it can support the North’s economic recoverThe 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, 2021Good science vs spin in the age of pandemicsNecessity is the mother of invention. The breakthroughs in record time for Covid-19 vaccines are the latest testimony to what can be...
Jan 12, 2021IDM to launch major economic research findings at Invest NorthLeading figures from business and politics gathering at the Invest North conference, which takes place online on March 24th, are to hear...
Dec 18, 2020IDM delivering key Covid-19 data analysis projectIDM has been appointed to deliver a major new data analysis project among Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities to help understand...
Nov 4, 2020IDM Supports Agenda-Setting Event for What Comes Next in the NorthIDM has become one of the main backers of Invest North, a major new conference and exhibition bringing together decision makers and creat...
Sep 6, 2020Double-Down on DigitalWith each passing day forecasters are attributing different letters and shapes to represent the UK’s economic recovery from COVID-19, plo...
Aug 11, 2020The Skills Issue Undermining Inclusive GrowthVocational qualifications and their associated careers are, by default, inadvertently and unfortunately stigmatised from the outset.
Jun 30, 2020Building a Better Healthcare ClusterScience and technology is more or less unchallenged at the vanguard of how economists think the country should approach the future.
Jun 29, 2020Influential Podcast: Biotech and the Global Recovery from Covid-19What 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 19, 2020What Graduate Retention Really Tells Us About CitiesGraduate retention data has become a badge of honour in the economic development story. High numbers equals attractiveness to talent.
Apr 6, 2020IDM Supports The English Cities Fund in Salford Bid WinIDM supports The English Cities Fund on landmark Salford regeneration scheme.
Dec 16, 2019A Reform Agenda for Government DataIn 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 13, 2019Are 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, 2019Are 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, 2019The Real HealthCare LotteryComparing NHS Trusts in Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, Newcastle and Salford from December 2018 through to the end of February 2019, the va...