Delivering change: Supporting links between universities and high-growth firms in cities

Solutions

We don’t just generate ideas, but also solutions.

Our approach and strategic, cross-sector network linking universities, business and government is unlike any other. We bring our members together to leverage the skills and talent fostered by our universities and to strengthen further the UK’s world-class research and development.

In this report, the Centre for Cities, supported by Santander, highlights the role of UK cities in addressing and overcoming the barriers to collaboration between universities and businesses.

This ‘delivering change’ paper offers a series of case studies in the UK and abroad showing different ways universities, high-growth firms and cities collaborate. Some take advantage of history and brand such as Cambridge, while others build cross-border networks in order to build scale and make greater investments than they could on their own.