Author: James
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New smart city dimensions: authoritarian regimes and technology giants
Cutting out the middleman. And communities and civil society and the public sector…
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The myth of the devastating blow: the healthy growth of the Stockholm-Uppsala life science industry
The important impact of the media in the ‘city of methods’.
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Tracing the roots of Israel’s technology cluster to agriculture and beyond
The hard-to-replicate model that everyone is trying to replicate.
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‘Town by town, factory by factory, job by job’: how Pittsburgh became a research cluster
The seeds for Pittsburgh’s resurgence were planted long before the collapse of the steel industry in the city.
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Concierges and wine cellars: universities are not the only anchors in town
Hotels are a very different form of anchor institution to a university. But they can play an outsized role in national development.
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Solidarity or spectacle – two paths to levelling up
What immense public funding and a long-term vision spanning multiple generations can achieve.
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Why most university impact studies are flawed
The traditional ‘big number’ approach to measuring economic impact is out of step with what places need from their universities.
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Sim University
Introducing the latest instalment in the award-winning Sim franchise: manage your own university!
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New report on AI and teaching & learning
The value of university education in an AI-enhanced world will increasingly lie in its ability to combine technological innovation with personalised learning experiences, while avoiding the technocratic temptation to focus on efficiency gains and cost savings.
