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.
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24 Nov 2020
UCLan: Urgent action needed to protect firefighters from risk of getting cancer, scientists find
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24 Nov 2020
Responding to the pandemic – insights from an infection prevention and control graduate
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10 Sep 2020
Sunderland launches world’s first male psychology module
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25 Feb 2020
SPF2020: University of Wolverhampton - Brownfield Research and Innovation Centre
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10 May 2019
£5.1m pioneering Sustainable Advanced Manufacturing scheme delivered by University of Sunderland
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24 Apr 2019
New chapter opens for ZoneFox after US acquisition - Edinburgh Napier University
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23 Apr 2019
Reducing environmental impact and improving safety of offshore production - London South Bank
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22 Apr 2019
Improving health and wellbeing through robotic technology - CCCU
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17 Apr 2019
Drones, Machine Learning, Swarm Intelligence - University of Bedfordshire
Blog
29 Jan 2021
Modern universities crucial to Scotland’s success
Video Case Study
30 Apr 2019
Sustainable chemistry and encouraging women into STEM at University of Wolverhampton
Video Case Study
26 Apr 2019
Simulation for Digital Health (SimDH) supporting health tech start-ups and SMEs at LSBU
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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
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09 Feb 2024
Modern universities a vital part of the higher education landscape, says MillionPlus
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05 Oct 2021
Utilise anchor universities to help level up, says MillionPlus Vice-Chair
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03 Oct 2021
Re-balancing R&D budget vital to levelling up, says MillionPlus
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13 Apr 2021
MillionPlus launches Scottish election manifesto
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02 Oct 2020
Modern Universities instrumental to Britain’s Covid recovery, says MillionPlus Chair
In the news
23 Jul 2020
Innovative new nursing degree programme set to train the lifesavers of tomorrow
In the news
22 Apr 2020
Cutting-edge anti-coronavirus technology produced through UWS partnership
Press release
02 Mar 2020
Now is the time to turbocharge technical education, says MillionPlus
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24 Feb 2020
Make the Shared Prosperity Fund an engine for re-balancing the economy, says MillionPlus
Press release
12 Nov 2019
MillionPlus launches election manifesto
Press release
14 May 2019
MillionPlus launches the Think Modern campaign
In the news
23 Apr 2019
BBC - University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) create a revolutionary new type of aircraft