Innovation and research
Innovation and research

Modern universities are crucial regional anchors. Researchers and academics at these universities are vital in ensuring that businesses – especially the small and medium enterprises that are the lifeblood of the country’s towns, communities and regions – across the UK can benefit from expertise in research and innovation. Modern universities are essential in bringing these experts closer to business, supporting them in providing solutions to major challenges and driving economic growth in all parts of the country.

Report

14 Apr 2021

Scottish Election Manifesto 2021: Supporting universities to drive growth and opportunity in Scotlan

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09 Dec 2020

Facts and stats: Modern universities in Scotland 2021

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02 Mar 2020

Levelling up: investing in higher technical education at universities in England

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12 Nov 2019

General Election Manifesto 2019: The Soaring Twenties

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01 May 2019

Think Modern: Innovation, ingenuity and inclusion from Britain’s modern universities

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24 Apr 2019

Facts and Stats 2020: Innovation, ingenuity and inclusion from Britain’s modern universities

Press release

09 Feb 2024

Modern universities a vital part of the higher education landscape, says MillionPlus

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Press release

05 Oct 2021

Utilise anchor universities to help level up, says MillionPlus Vice-Chair

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Press release

03 Oct 2021

Re-balancing R&D budget vital to levelling up, says MillionPlus

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Press release

13 Apr 2021

MillionPlus launches Scottish election manifesto

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Press release

02 Oct 2020

Modern Universities instrumental to Britain’s Covid recovery, says MillionPlus Chair

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In the news

23 Jul 2020

Innovative new nursing degree programme set to train the lifesavers of tomorrow

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In the news

22 Apr 2020

Cutting-edge anti-coronavirus technology produced through UWS partnership

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Press release

02 Mar 2020

Now is the time to turbocharge technical education, says MillionPlus

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Press release

24 Feb 2020

Make the Shared Prosperity Fund an engine for re-balancing the economy, says MillionPlus

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Press release

12 Nov 2019

MillionPlus launches election manifesto

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Press release

14 May 2019

MillionPlus launches the Think Modern campaign

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In the news

23 Apr 2019

BBC - University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) create a revolutionary new type of aircraft

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