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Wales in the Digital Economy: Emerging Evidence on the Importance of Place

Wales in the Digital Economy: Emerging Evidence on the Importance of Place

Posted on 14 February 2019 by Professor Calvin Jones

Our study of businesses across Wales is beginning to shed some light on the answers to questions around ‘tech’ readiness In our latest post, Professor Calvin Jones outlines some of […]

Labour and Wales

Labour and Wales

Posted on 5 February 2019 by Jonathan Rees

Professors Leighton Andrews and Calvin Jones discuss the new Welsh First Minister's campaigning platform of ‘21st Century Socialism’ and its potential to change Wales and the Welsh economy. Taking in […]

Why sport matters

Why sport matters

Posted on 31 January 2019 by Professor Laura McAllister

A former Wales football international and national team captain, Professor McAllister was Chair of Sport Wales between 2010-16. In our latest post, Professor Laura McAllister explains why sport matters in […]

Dual Mission Impossible? Ethan Hunt’s a nobody compared to social entrepreneurs

Dual Mission Impossible? Ethan Hunt’s a nobody compared to social entrepreneurs

Posted on 15 November 2018 by Anthony Samuel

Over 30 years on the South Wales Valleys still face considerable economic and social challenges Ahead of Social Enterprise Day 2018, Dr Anthony Samuel told us about some of the […]

Evidence-informed policymaking: does knowledge brokering work?

Evidence-informed policymaking: does knowledge brokering work?

Posted on 1 October 2018 by Sarah Quarmby

In our latest post, Sarah Quarmby takes us inside the Wales Centre for Public Policy to see how its day-to-day workings tally with the body of knowledge about evidence use in […]

Urban innovation in Canada: a few lessons

Urban innovation in Canada: a few lessons

Posted on 18 September 2018 by Rick Delbridge

Professors Rick Delbridge and Kevin Morgan visited Toronto and Ottawa to explore and begin to map the changing role of universities and cities in urban innovation networks. “Current developments in […]