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 communityinteractions 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)

• 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)

• 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• Warwick is a top-ten University in the UK, and the leading University in the West Midlands

• Warwick has a number of academic departments which are world class

• 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

• We already make a significant contribution to the economic, social and cultural fabric of the West Midlands

• Warwick is keen to collaborate with regional and sub-regional bodies and other HEIs on projects which benefit the region and its communities

• We could act as a focal point for partnership working across regional boundaries

• We are genuinely interested in engaging with our local and regional community.

Regional Impacts by SectorSIC (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%

45 Construction 28 13.6%

50-52 Wholesale and Retail Trade 48 23.6%

55 Hotels and Restaurants 11 5.6%

60.1-64.2 Transport Storage and Communication 11 5.1%

65-67 Financial Intermediation 1 0.7%

70.1-74.8 Business Activities 9 4.5%

75 Public Administration 18 9.0%

80-95 Other Services 3 1.3%

  TOTAL 204.19 100%

Source: UUK West Midlands Economic Model - Fig 2: Results for Output Impact on Region University of Warwick

Total Regional Impact

Source: UUK West Midlands Economic Model - Fig 2: Results for Output Impact on Region University of Warwick

Total Output £283.59m

Knock On Output Impact (Region) £204.19m

Total Output £487.78m

Output Multiplier 1.72

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

• 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 ?