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Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

The economic frontier does not belong solely to urban hubs. In EURS, @zihanwang96.bsky.social, Barzotto, @fmfai.bsky.social & @prt1969.bsky.social demonstrate how lagging regions leverage #digital adaptation as a profound catalyst to birth entirely new #manufacturing sectors. doi.org/10.1177/0969...

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Prof David Bailey @dgbailey.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Delighted our recent @regionalstudies.bsky.social paper ‘A critical review of the UK's Modern Industrial Strategy’ is getting so many reads and attention; it’s a call to arms for putting place at the centre of a modern industrial strategy @regstud.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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A critical review of the UK's Modern Industrial Strategy: lessons for ‘place-based’ policy

The paper explores the implications for regional development contained within the UK’s recently launched Modern Industrial Strategy White Paper (2025). We critically examine the industrial strategy...

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Felicia Fai @fmfai.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

I find the growth and potential implications of coworking spaces fascinating what about you? Looking for a PhD student with a genuine passion and curiosity about issues in this space. See my call for applicants. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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Coworking spaces: implications for Business start-ups, Innovation and Regional Growth at University of Bath on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Coworking spaces: implications for Business start-ups, Innovation and Regional Growth at University of Bath, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Felicia Fai @fmfai.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Water companies in England and Wales have been under close scrutiny of late with pollution of river issues and prices. Should they be renationalised? See the views of my CGRIS & University of Bath colleague @Rob Branston here. www.linkedin.com/posts/j-robe...

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J Robert Branston on LinkedIn: Alexis Conran | Times Radio | The Times and the Sunday Times

I was very fortunate to feature on Times Radio on Sunday as part of the Alexis Conran show, where together with Baroness Jones, we debated the future of the…

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Felicia Fai @fmfai.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

The challenge of balancing both more equitable and even growth across subnational regions & using leading regions for international competitiveness is a huge quandary for regional policy, UK. apple.news/AjjuPNe1VTAK...

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How Labour can unshackle Britain’s most innovative region — The Economist

It will have to confront the charge of elitism

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Felicia Fai @fmfai.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Phil Tomlinson & I have just launched our Centre for Governance, Regulation & Industrial Strategy-CGRIS account on Bluesky ! Come follow us! @cgrisbath.bsky.social

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Felicia Fai @fmfai.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Call for papers on “Collaborative Spaces in Third Places” for a SI of Contemporary Social Science. Coedited with @IlariaMariotti. We invite papers from across the social sciences on work occurring in coworking-, maker-, hacker-spaces open labs etc. think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...

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Collaborative spaces in Third Places: evolution, typologies, impacts and policies

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Felicia Fai @fmfai.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

New blog from my PhD Student @Sophia Zihan WANG , member of the Centre for Governance, Regulation & Industrial Strategy (CGRIS) about her thesis on regional skills development and the role of coworkingspaces. www.linkedin.com/posts/activi... #CGRIS #coworkingspaces #industrialstrategy

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