Richard Jones

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Professor of Materials Physics and Innovation Policy at the University of Manchester. Nanotechnology, polymer physics, regional economic growth.

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Tweet May 20, 2023

Yesterday, the government published their new semiconductor strategy. Hear more about it on #TheContextBBC: the item starts at 49 minutes and includes an interview with me: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001m5hv/the-context-19052023 twitter.com/SciTe

by Prof Rachel Oliver 🐯

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Tweet Apr 17, 2023

And we're off! Full house here at @unherd for our kickoff Future of Conservatism event series, discussing the UK economy & industrial strategy in a fragmenting world. 💥 @ukonward twitter.com/gavinantonyrice/status/1648017585420509197/photo/1

by Gavin Rice 🇬🇧

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Tweet Apr 17, 2023

Great event on how the UK is approaching the question of industrial policy in the age of great power competition. The challenges ahead are pretty huge. Interesting to contrast with what’s happening in Brussels. Some thoughts: twitter.com/Valen10Fra

by François Valentin

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Tweet Mar 31, 2023

1. Another blogpost on Investment Zones, setting out what places can do to maximise their success. #investmentZones 🧵 www.linkedin.com/pulse/investment-zones-maximising-success-tom-bridges?utm_source=share&utm_medium=me...

by Tom Bridges

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Tweet Mar 8, 2023

1. Some thoughts on Investment Zones 2.0 as they are being refocused to “catalyse a limited number of the highest potential knowledge-intensive growth clusters”. 🧵 www.ft.com/content/e001d0f4-0c70-4533-a529-f0e9fa5494ef

by Tom Bridges

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Tweet Mar 5, 2023

🧵 Here's a story about how we filled (and continue to fill) the world with a plastic everyone knows is harmful. - It's a story of the "plastic industrial complex". - Of the underbelly of the economy -Of the hidden role table salt(!) still plays in th

by Ed Conway

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Tweet Nov 23, 2022

Written something for @wonkhe on the role of unis in trade & investment, particular in local economies. This first blog focuses on FDI into uni R&D & our @InnovationMids @midsengine @MEUniversities @beisemsem @UKSINet supported Pilot in the Midland

by Alex Favier (né Miles)

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Tweet Nov 14, 2022

R&D spending must not be cut in the Autumn Statement or there is a risk of limiting economic growth. 🚨 Instead the Government should reduce complexity and tackle fraud to make the system work better. www.ukonward.com/reports/incentivising-innovatio

by Matt Burnett

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Tweet Oct 29, 2022

This is why I'm not convinced by the new species of bionic duckweed that says that electric bikes will mean cities don't need public transport. twitter.com/thomasforth/status/1586284606910783488/photo/1

by Tom Forth

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Tweet Oct 28, 2023

NEW: we need to talk about UK graduate wages, and the idea that Britain sends too many people to university. American readers should stick around for the UK/US comparisons 👀 Let’s start with this: the UK graduate wage premium has fallen substantial

by John Burn-Murdoch

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