This briefing note dives into the detail of new data on applications to higher education institutions for 2012. It looks to map how changes are being felt by our diverse range of higher education providers.

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This research, funded by NESTA, provides evidence on what high-growth firms and firms with the potential to achieve high growth see as the obstacles to their success. As a small proportion of high-growth firms are responsible for creating the majority of new jobs, this question is important for economic growth.

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This Cities 2020 report looks at the geography of innovation, what makes a city successful, and how policy makers can improve the innovative performance of their cities.

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This report suggests an innovative system of credit easing to boost lending to small and medium enterprises.

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Each part of the economy has its own innovation system, with different players and institutions. To take advantage of the UK’s biggest opportunities, we must put in place the conditions needed to make each of these work.

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The internet has given rise to a hugely innovative digital economy, however, many businesses have found it hard to generate revenue from it. This paper explores the options available to content providers in the digital economy.

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This report argues that the UK’s financial sector is systematically failing SMEs which could provide the greatest source of innovation, jobs and growth.

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Leading global organisations are increasingly viewing open ways of innovating as the key to cost-effective new product and service development, but what does this mean for our innovation system and policy?

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The government must act now to avoid a ‘lost decade of stagnation’. They must adopt a strategy of collaborative, entrepreneurial investment in those areas likely to bring the greatest dividends in growth and jobs.

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