Collaborative partnerships with regional stakeholders

The West Midlands Regional Economic Development Institute (WMREDI) was a catalyst for a step-change in regional collaboration. 

Alongside funding from UKRI’s Research England and the matching funds from the University of Birmingham, we secured matched funding from the leading regional stakeholders involved in planning and delivering growth policies. Key partners, providing matched funding included:

• West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA)
• GBS Chamber of Commerce
• West Midlands Growth Company (WMGC)
• Aston University
  • The Enterprise Research Centre (ERC)
  • Centre for Research in Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship (CREME)
  • Lloyds Banking Group Centre for Business Prosperity
• Birmingham City University (BCU)

Other partners include:

• Birmingham City Council,
• City of Wolverhampton Council,
• Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council,
• Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council,
• Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
• Walsall Council.
• The Midlands Engine
• Transport for West Midlands
• Coventry University
• University of Wolverhampton.