This section sets out the key areas where we want to deepen our understanding to drive the levelling up agenda, and to unleash opportunity, prosperity and pride in place across the UK. In addition, we want to understand in more granular detail which interventions best drive local growth (local growth is an area of joint responsibility between BEIS and DLUHC).
The lead contacts are: Lesley Smith, Senior Principal Research Officer, Analysis, Research and Co-ordination Unit, Analysis and Data Directorate: Lesley.Smith@levellingup.gov.uk and David Hughes, Head of the Chief Scientific Adviser’s office: psChiefScientificAdviser@levellingup.gov.uk.
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
1) Developing Skills: Strengths and Weaknesses in the System, and What can be Done. The new Industrial Strategy must consider how the education system can create the general and specific skills needed by businesses toda...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: London School of Economics and Political Science
The project focuses on the interplay between further and higher education, industry, and government, and how it can improve productivity.
It is widely accepted that the UK suffers from persistent weaknesses in areas that are crucial for medium to long-run economic prosperity. Amongst the starkest examples are aspects of human capital formation and investme...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Strathclyde
Understanding how much individuals and society benefit from different education and training courses is vital for governments weighing up investments in education and skills. Access to data with rich information on educa...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University College London
The project partially addresses the question by enhancing the understanding of the benefits of education and training courses, but does not specifically focus on the interplay between education, industry, and government.