The Warwick Network
Working with the Region
Thursday 27th July 2006
Our Region
Source: Advantage West Midlands
Our Region ?
The West Midlands
• Area of 13,000km2
• Population of 5.3m
• Economic output £69bn, 8.1% of UK
GVA
• 12 HEIs with an income of @ £1.3bn
Source: HEFCE Regional profiles of higher education 2006: West Midlands
Our Sub-Region
Source: Wikipedia
Sources of income from HE-business and community
interactions for each region (2003-04)
Source: HEFCE Regional profiles of higher education 2006
Why Engage ?
• Devolution of power from Central Government
– Decisions on policy will be made regionally which affect the
University
– No devolved assemblies but City Regions and elected Mayors ?
• Devolution of funding from Central Government
– Access to funding from regional sources
• Greater opportunities for collaboration with business, the public
sector, other HEIs and regional organisations
• Greater visibility will allow the University to continue to attract
staff and students
• A responsible neighbour…
Strategic Aims
• Raise Warwick’s profile amongst the region’s main opinion
formers and decision makers
• Promote the features which distinguish us from other HEIs in the
region
• Build closer and fruitful relationships with the key regional and
sub-regional organisations
• Increase the influence we bring to bear in regional activities
• Attract more funding for Warwick, from regional budgets
• Improve the co-ordination of our engagement activities across
the University
• Elicit support from regional and local organisations for our
current and future plans.
Key Regional Partners (1)
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Advantage West Midlands (AWM) the Regional Development Agency:
– @ £250m PA budget
– Delivery of economic and social benefit via Corridors, Clusters and
Regeneration Zones
West Midlands government bodies:
– Government Office for the West Midlands (GOWM)
– West Midlands Regional Assembly (WMRA)
– West Midlands Regional Observatory (WMRO)
– Marketing Birmingham
– Birmingham City Council
– Coventry City Council
– Warwickshire County Council
– Warwick District Council
Key Regional Partners (2)
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West Midlands business organisations
– Birmingham Forward
– Birmingham Chamber of Commerce
– Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce
– West Midlands Business Council
– CBI West Midlands
– IOD West Midlands
– Business in the Community
Cultural and sporting organisations
– Culture West Midlands
– Sport England West Midlands
Sub-regional partnership bodies
– Coventry Solihull and Warwickshire Partnerships
– Coventry Partnership
– Warwickshire Partnership.
Key Messages
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Warwick is a top-ten University in the UK, and the leading University in the West Midlands
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Warwick has a number of academic departments which are world class
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Warwick has the skills and “intellectual capital” to contribute to the preparation and
implementation of the West Midlands Economic Strategy, and the region’s other strategic
programmes
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We already make a significant contribution to the economic, social and cultural fabric of the
West Midlands
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Warwick is keen to collaborate with regional and sub-regional bodies and other HEIs on
projects which benefit the region and its communities
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We could act as a focal point for partnership working across regional boundaries
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We are genuinely interested in engaging with our local and regional community.
Regional Impacts by Sector
SIC (1)
SECTOR
OUTPUT £MN
PROPORTION
,01-05
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
0
0.1%
,10-14
Mining and Quarrying
0
0.0%
15.1-37
Manufacturing
57
28.0%
40.1-41
Electricity, Gas and Water Supply
17
8.5%
Construction
28
13.6%
Wholesale and Retail Trade
48
23.6%
Hotels and Restaurants
11
5.6%
Transport Storage and Communication
11
5.1%
Financial Intermediation
1
0.7%
Business Activities
9
4.5%
Public Administration
18
9.0%
Other Services
3
1.3%
204.19
100%
45
50-52
55
60.1-64.2
65-67
70.1-74.8
75
80-95
TOTAL
Source: UUK West Midlands Economic Model - Fig 2: Results for Output Impact on Region University of Warwick
Total Regional Impact
Total Output
£283.59m
Knock On Output Impact (Region)
£204.19m
Total Output
£487.78m
Output Multiplier
1.72
Source: UUK West Midlands Economic Model - Fig 2: Results for Output Impact on Region University of Warwick
Working with the Region
• Warwick Manufacturing Group
– SMEs, Manufacturing, ERDF, PARD
• Warwick Business School
– Public and private sector
• Warwick Medical School
– Training, CPD, Community Research
• Warwick Arts Centre
– Public performances, outreach
• Warwick Volunteers
– 2000+ volunteers
• Warwick Sports
– International Children’s Games, Olympics, Access to facilities
• Etc, etc, etc
Campus Development
• University Development Plan updated
• Project Team working on scheme for more
than two years
• Three phases of “pre-application
consultation”
• Main issues – transport & Green Belt
• Submission of Outline Planning Application
Sept 2006
• Decision in 2007/2008?
Future Challenges
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Campus Development
Punching our weight
New Regional Economic Strategy
New EU Structural Funds Programme
Etc…
Some questions
• How do we engage more effectively with our
region ?
• Do we understand why we want or need to
engage with our region ?
• Do we know all the ways in which we
engage?
• Could we do more and could we celebrate
our engagement more effectively ?
• What do people think of us ?