Professor Tim Vorley (Academic Lead of the Innovation Caucus) was pleased to join a recent Association of Colleges webinar, supported by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation and the Productivity Institute, to share some of our ongoing work looking at the role of FECs in the the Innovation Ecosystem.
What can colleges, as anchor institutions in their respective places, do as part of the innovation ecosystem? Our work with Innovate UK and Gatsby looks at the important role of FECs and goes above and beyond skills development.
About the Innovation Caucus:
The Innovation Caucus supports sustainable innovation-led growth by promoting engagement between the social sciences and the innovation ecosystem. Our members are leading academics from across the social science community, who are engaged in different aspects of innovation research. We connect the social sciences, Innovate UK and the ESRC, by providing research insights to inform innovation policy and practice. We champion the role of social science in innovation and enhance its impact. Professor Tim Vorley is the Academic Lead. The initiative is funded and co-developed by the ESRC and Innovate UK. The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the funders