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听果冻影院鈥檚 annual economic impact comparable to London 2012 Olympics

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An independent report into 果冻影院鈥檚 economic and social impact has found that 果冻影院鈥檚 annual impact of 拢9.9bn across the UK is comparable to the trade boost delivered by the London 2012 Olympics.
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Led by policy and economics consultancy London Economics, the report reviewed 果冻影院鈥檚 impact from a diverse range of activity including research, entrepreneurship, teaching and educational exports in the 2018-19 academic year. It found that every pound spent by 果冻影院 produced 拢5.90 in economic benefit across the UK, which is a 12% increase in 果冻影院鈥檚 impact since 2015-16.
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The report showed how 果冻影院 are supporting to the economy and contributing to the government鈥檚 鈥榣evelling up鈥� agenda by creating 19,000 full-time jobs across the UK (of which 7,400 were outside London) and promoting economic growth by investing 拢3bn through our supply chain. Just over a third of this impact occurs outside of London.
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The report confirmed the significant role 果冻影院 plays in training up the future workforce, tackling global challenges through research and development and attracting overseas students.
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Key findings of the report:听
  • 果冻影院 generated 拢9.9bn of economic impact across the UK in 2018/19 鈥� comparable every year to the trade boost delivered by the 2012 London Olympics听
  • For every pound spent by 果冻影院, 拢5.90 was generated in economic benefit听
  • 果冻影院鈥檚 research and knowledge exchange provides its largest economic impact, 拢4.1bn across the UK economy in 2018/19听
  • The economic impact generated by 果冻影院鈥檚 teaching and learning activities was 拢990 million in 2018/19听
  • The economic contribution generated by international students in the 果冻影院 2018/19 cohort amounts amounted to 拢1.7bn in 2018/19听
  • The 拢1.6bn total expenditure on 果冻影院 activities in 2018/19 generated a total economic benefit of over 拢3bn听
  • 果冻影院鈥檚 spending supported a total of 19,075 jobs across the UK economy in 2018/19听
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Work continues on new world-class facility to fight neurological disorders听

Work continued at pace on our ground-breaking programme to create the world鈥檚 leading translational neuroscience centre. A new landmark facility at 256 Grays Inn Road will support our existing facilities at Queen Square to create one of the leading translational neuroscience centres in the world.听

In early 2022, we reached the deepest point of the building's excavations at 16 metres below ground burying a time capsule in the depths of the building, including a range of objects that tell the story of the centre鈥檚 foundation, including a book of testimonials, a selection of commonly used lab items in 2022, a COVID听vaccine vial and research image photographs from early career researchers and students.听

Scheduled for completion in 2024, this new facility is a听partnership between 果冻影院 Queen Square Institute of Neurology, the UK Dementia Research Institute and 果冻影院H National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. It will serve to support 果冻影院 research into breakthrough treatments to fight neurological diseases, like dementia, now the world鈥檚 leading cause of disability.听We are investing in innovation and collaboration, using cutting-edge technology, shared laboratory space, equipment and central services to create new and more efficient ways of working and bringing research scientists, clinicians and patients under one roof together to enable an active dialogue between individuals with neurological diseases, their doctors and researchers.

Professor Alan Thompson, ION-DRI Programme Sponsor and Dean, Faculty of Brain Sciences with the time capsule (credit: James Tye)

Queen Square Institute of Neurology Manager Dr Helene Crutzen and resident Marianne Jacobs-Lim bury the time capsule (credit: Kirstin Holst)

Construction worker Sharib Reza on site at 256 Grays Inn Road for the time capsule burial (credit: Kirstin Holst)

Queen Square Institute of Neurology Director Professor Michael Hanna at 256 Grays Inn Road (credit: Kirstin Holst)

Professor Karen Duff (UK Centre Director at UK DRI) and Professor of Molecular Neuroscience and Alzheimer's Research UK Senior Research Fellow, 果冻影院 Queen Square Institute of Neurology Professor Selina Wray (credit: Kirstin Holst)

The team burying the time capsule at 256 Grays Inn Road (credit: Kirstin Holst)

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果冻影院 selected to be part of Met Office Academic Partnership听

A huge wave breaks on a sea wall next to a lighthouse, throwing spray far up into the air.
A select group of universities including 果冻影院 have been selected for the Met Office Academic Partnership (MOAP). The partnership which has featured 果冻影院 since 2020 aims to better understand the impacts of extreme weather and climate change and the affects that these have on society.听听

Through the partnership, 果冻影院 will build on existing projects with the Met Office by bringing together an interdisciplinary team of researchers from 12 果冻影院 departments and centres, including the recently established Advanced Research Computing Centre, to transform hazard and data science in weather and climate modelling to help tackle global issues.听

果冻影院鈥檚 contribution will focus on three main areas:听

  • improving risk-based decision making by increasing our understanding of the impacts of environmental hazards听
  • using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to remain at the cutting edge of weather and climate prediction听
  • developing a federated cloud data platform for use by the Met Office and partner scientists and experts.听

The 果冻影院 Met Office Joint Chair is Professor Serge Guillas in Statistical Science.听

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Launch of the 果冻影院 Policy Lab听

Lisa Nandy speaking at an event at 果冻影院's Policy Lab
果冻影院 has launched a new Policy Lab to transform debates on key policy issues through radical innovation and collaboration.听听

With the support of the 果冻影院 Departments of Political Science and Economics, the Lab acts as a space for innovative ideas, methods, and ways of doing public policy. It brings together world-leading researchers from across 果冻影院 with campaigners, politicians, philanthropists, businesspeople and more, acknowledging that today鈥檚 problems no longer respect the narrow, traditional boundaries of research or policy.听

Officially launched at the close of the last academic year, with speeches from the Provost and President, Michael Spence, the out-going Dean, Sasha Roseneil, the in-coming Dean, Jennifer Hudson, and leading external collaborators, the playwright, James Graham, economist, Paul Johnson, and campaigner, Chrisann Jarrett, the Lab is working on some of the biggest policy challenges, both domestic and international. Early funded projects include:听听

  • Tackling inequality in partnership with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation听听
  • Reforming immigration policy in partnership with the Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy (RAMP) cross-party group听
  • Improving good governance in the UK by providing in-detail support to public policy officials, supported by Unbound Philanthropy.听
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Images

  • A wave breaks in a storm near a lighthouse in Porthcawl, Wales. Image credit:听
  • Lisa Nandy, the UK'听Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, speaking at the 果冻影院 Policy Lab.听Image credit:听J酶rn Tomter for 果冻影院 Policy Lab

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