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TY - JOUR
T1 - Universities and economic development activities
T2 - a UK regional comparison
AU - Decter, M
AU - Cave, F D
AU - Rose, M B
AU - Peers, G
AU - Fogg, H
AU - Smith, S M
N1 - COPYRIGHT 2012 IP PUBLISHING LTD.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - A number of UK universities prioritize economic development or regeneration activities and for some of these universities such activities are the main focus of their knowledge transfer work. This study compares two regions of the UK - the North West and the South East of England - which have very different levels of economic performance. Quantitative data from the UK government's Higher Education Business and Community Interaction Survey are used to track economic development funding and activity from universities in these two regions. Strategy documents prepared for the fourth round of the government's Higher Education Innovation Fund are analysed to aid interpretations. Elements of evolutionary theory are used to explore the reasons for the differences and a case study of one university programme, Leading Enterprise and Development, is provided as an illustrative example.
AB - A number of UK universities prioritize economic development or regeneration activities and for some of these universities such activities are the main focus of their knowledge transfer work. This study compares two regions of the UK - the North West and the South East of England - which have very different levels of economic performance. Quantitative data from the UK government's Higher Education Business and Community Interaction Survey are used to track economic development funding and activity from universities in these two regions. Strategy documents prepared for the fourth round of the government's Higher Education Innovation Fund are analysed to aid interpretations. Elements of evolutionary theory are used to explore the reasons for the differences and a case study of one university programme, Leading Enterprise and Development, is provided as an illustrative example.
KW - knowledge transfer
KW - economic development
KW - regeneration
KW - UK
U2 - 10.5367/ihe.2011.0058
DO - 10.5367/ihe.2011.0058
M3 - Journal article
VL - 25
SP - 359
EP - 374
JO - Industry and Higher Education
JF - Industry and Higher Education
SN - 0950-4222
IS - 5
ER -