Last night my cousin Polly and I cooked up a brilliant (we think) idea for London to eradicate single use coffee cups (Khan’s Cups!). We are not successful innovators, nor likely to be. But she and I are both dyed-in-the-wool …
Innovation steadily replacing tradition Vibrant innovation ecosystems that bring together new, high-value businesses, researchers and related service providers are emerging across Australia and around the world. These places are attracting investors and workers, and generating much-needed economic growth which is …
Innovate UK started its work on Urban Living around 5 years ago. We spoke to a lot of cities in the UK and abroad and asked them what success looked like. They all said pretty much the same thing: sustainable …
Imagine a world where… Imagine a world where food orders are securely delivered direct to your car boot while you work. Or maybe you’ve given up on owning a car and use a car club which is all electric and …
Major cities around the globe are currently struggling to cope with the need to: improve infrastructure deliver public services cope with changing demographics At the same time, it is widely recognised that cities can be the engines of future economic …
You may be aware of the Higher Education and Research bill currently making its way through Parliament. This (amongst other things) looks to implement the recommendations made by Paul Nurse in his review of the research and innovation landscape. For …
City focus Most of us either live in, work in, or visit cities regularly. They are engines of growth and by 2050, are expected to be home to 70% of the worlds population. With such rapid population growth, our cities …
It’s hard to imagine the modern world without infrastructure. Think about what we rely upon every day: energy transport digital connectivity Infrastructure is the both the backbone and the nervous system of society and the economy. So it’s vital that …
JG Ballard, expats and cities JG Ballard’s novel ‘Cocaine Nights’ centres on an apparently utopian British expat resort in Spain, Estrella Del Mar, in which life flows happily and seamlessly, and there is nothing to worry about. Then an arson …
Our Urban Living team has been funding and supporting the creation of smart and future cities throughout the UK. As urbanisation increases, it is clear that UK cities need to innovate and work together to create more sustainable, better connected, more secure, healthier, …
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