City-Region Economic Development Institute (City-REDI)

We are a leading evidence-based, policy-relevant, academic research institute, focusing on finding solutions to people and place-based inclusive economic, social and environmental development.

Our work addresses key challenges in regional economic development, with a focus on UK labour markets, skills and employment, and inclusive growth.

We explore innovation, productivity, sustainable living and working, and the role of civic universities, while also engaging in research and R&D, local government and devolution, and policy evaluation.

Our expertise includes developing business cases, conducting qualitative research, and applying economic modelling to support informed, impactful decision-making.

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Services

We offer the following services:

Intelligence and insights service - helping you understand patterns and trends through the collection and analysis of data.
Strategic Foresight and Economic Modelling Service - a comprehensive service that helps you navigate the future by analysing megatrends, forecasting developments, and creating economic models.
Human Centred Insights - we offer a service that helps you understand the deeper aspects of the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of those you wish to engage with to explore a policy area.
Business Cases - We provide a specialised service to help you develop robust business cases in line with the UK Government's Green Book guidelines.
Evaluations - We offer a specialised service to help you design and conduct evaluations in accordance with the UK Government's Magenta Book guidelines.

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