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“ Our local area faces significant challenges. Contents If both universities worked together better, could we be more effective at helping our

Introducing the 05 partners address them? Universities for Nottingham

Overview 06 As the Vice-Chancellors of Nottingham’s This is not about our universities two universities, answering this question interfering in areas where we have no The universities… was our primary motivation for kicking off business, expertise or remit to operate. • for the next generation 08 the ‘Universities for Nottingham’ initiative Instead, it is about making it easier for over a year ago. local organisations to understand what • for the ambitious 10 we can do to help, where the universities Individually, we know that our institutions can add value by working together and • for innovators 12 are actively engaged in thousands of what the priorities are. • for businesses 14 projects that are specifically aimed at supporting our local communities. The ideas and solutions developed from • for creatives 16 But we suspected that much of this this process will then become the first • for the community 18 activity was, in fact, complementary. ‘Universities for Nottingham Civic We recognised that where our actions Agreement’: a commitment to action • for patients 20 could be better joined-up, the added agreed collectively and shared publicly. value would be felt— not just by our • for policymakers 22 institutions— but by Nottingham’s This report is intended as a foundation businesses, people and society. for the development of this agreement. Towards a Universities for Nottingham 24 It sets out the combined economic, social With both universities thinking about our and cultural impact of both institutions in Civic Agreement future strategic direction in uncertain the local area, viewed from the perspective times, we decided that the time was right of eight different groups of local citizens. Statistics and methodology 26 for us to be more concerted, purposeful It is based on their experiences, and effective in collaborating with our interactions and engagement with civic partners. the universities.

As this report sets out, we want the But most of all, through this report and ‘Universities for Nottingham’ initiative the programme of activity that will follow, to become a programme of activity that we want to get the message across that is ambitious because both institutions are our institutions are not solely for the committed to working together to deliver researchers, teachers, staff and students tangible change. who work here.

We want to say clearly to the people, communities and businesses with whom we share a common place, that we are also your universities… the Universities for Nottingham. We look forward to working with you.”

Professor Edward Peck Professor Shearer West President and Vice-Chancellor, President and Vice-Chancellor, Nottingham Trent University University of Nottingham

January 2020 04 Universities for Nottingham 05

Over the coming years, the Universities for Nottingham initiative will bring together the combined strength of Nottingham’s two world-class universities. It will improve the way we work with each other and our local partners; helping change the lives of local people for the better. INTRODUCING THE UNIVERSITIES FOR NOTTINGHAM

For more facts, stats and stories The initiative will provide a process where, Inevitably, the significant economic please visit the Universities for with partners, we will work to recognise contribution made by both universities Nottingham website at: the challenges, identify the priorities and means that the following pages include www.universitiesfornottingham.ac.uk develop the solutions together; as lots of big numbers. However, we don’t organisations who are committed to think that these are sufficient to illustrate making a difference for our shared place. the breadth and richness of our combined And we will do this with clarity, structure social and cultural impact. and purpose – with our joint plan creating the first ‘Universities for Nottingham Civic As a result, we have worked with Public Agreement’. First to develop a new (and experimental), ‘interaction metric’ to try and capture With this initiative, both universities how frequently local people engage with are saying loudly and clearly that this goal the universities and our social and cultural – to deliver transformative change for the programmes. people and place of Nottingham – is a priority for us. And that whilst we don’t Whilst not perfect, we hope this metric necessarily need to do more, we probably gives a flavour of the scale of this impact. do need to do better. You can find more detail about the methodology we used on our website. As far as we know, this is the first time in This is ambitious. the UK that two universities, sharing a Finally, rather than trying to structure common place, have undertaken an this report in accordance with how we as initiative of this scale and ambition as universities think about ourselves, we have a joint endeavour between them. instead tried to consider how local people It will be complicated. might think about us. As such, this report We would like you to consider this report, provides a snapshot of our impact, and the online resources that accompany as seen through the eyes of the eight it, as the foundation for this intention to different local groups or ‘personas’ Not everything do things better. After all, in order to know who most regularly interact with the whether things are working, we need to universities. understand where we are starting from. we try will work. This report is not meant to be an end, This report provides a summary of it is meant to be a beginning. It is also analysis undertaken by the independent only a snapshot of what both universities consultants Public First, who also do across our local area. It will take time and supported the recent UPP Civic University Commission. We hope you enjoy it and we look forward to working with you on the next stage of effort to get going. this exciting initiative. 06 Universities for Nottingham 07

every 22 seconds someone living in Nottingham is trained by, attends a programme run by, visits a facility hosted by, is supported by a student or staff member from, works with a student placed by, or works in a business TWELVE THINGS supported by one of our two universities TO REMEMBER…

£3.8bn 34,792 251,600 over 7,500+ 15,000 is the total annual economic local children took part in visits from local families, school 27,000 students undertook a formal international students deliver impact created by the two widening participation and children and members of the hours of medical placements local placement as part of an £145m economic boost to universities for the UK. access programmes run by community to arts and culture in the local community every year, their degree, contributing the local economy every year Our combined impact in both universities last year facilities and programmes last year provided by the universities over 3 million hours of work Nottingham is equivalent to around 14% of the local economy

5,257 estimated 25,000 £444m 700+ students from both universities 813 extra jobs across Nottingham of economic impact across the UK new businesses and enterprises volunteered in the local are supported by the economic last year was delivered by research have been created by university community last year teachers activity of both universities. undertaken in both universities programmes like the Hive Together, we would be the and Ingenuity Lab & 916 medical professionals third highest direct employer currently working in the local area in Nottinghamshire were trained by the universities in the last three years alone 08 Universities for Nottingham 09

We want every child growing up in 265,350 interactions last year Nottingham and Nottinghamshire to between local schoolchildren have the opportunity to go to university. and university programmes

FOR THE NEXT GENERATION

Both universities are committed to running In 2018 Nottingham was ranked 150th major programmes to ensure children out of 150 local areas by the Youth £33m from disadvantaged backgrounds are not Opportunity Index for the prospects will be spent on widening only encouraged and supported to apply of our children and young people. participation outreach activities to and thrive at our two institutions, but Nottinghamshire was 73rd. The East also to consider studying at any university Midlands is one of the worst regions in in the UK as a realistic and achievable goal. the UK for social mobility according to the Social Mobility Commission. Nottingham Trent University (NTU) 813 recently won the accolade of University of Universities are only one part of a the Year at the UK Social Mobility Awards complicated puzzle when it comes to teachers currently working for their commitment to social mobility improving educational opportunity locally were trained by the and their success in supporting students and social mobility. But we recognise universities over the last from disadvantaged backgrounds to more needs to be done, both by our three years succeed once they arrive at university. institutions and through working in partnership more effectively with each The University of Nottingham has other, schools and academies, FE colleges, “Children’s University previously sponsored three city government and other educational gets you out more academies, supporting and funding agencies. Both universities are committed 34,792 the improvement of facilities and building to helping turn this around. and doing activities local children took part in a brand-new facility to create the rather than just widening participation and Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology (NUAST). The universities work in partnership sitting around. It access programmes run by on a range of widening participation both universities last year With IntoUniversity, they have also created programmes to help local students makes you happy, three ‘Nottingham Potential’ Centres in from disadvantaged backgrounds, and challenges you.” Broxtowe, Hyson Green and St Ann’s. including the Growing Lives Partnership to help support Harry Bagshaw students who have been in care. However, our area faces massive Primary School Student and challenges. Children’s University graduate 10 Universities for Nottingham 11

Together, both universities provide Nottingham 20,400 interactions last year, with an engine for the ambition and aspiration of its between local aspiring young people. The universities deliver an outstanding apprentices and programmes run by educational experience to nearly 65,000 students at the universities our campuses across the East Midlands. FOR THE AMBITIOUS

Almost six thousand students from For example, Nottingham Trent University Nottingham and Nottinghamshire are is working with local Further Education 5,985 among those studying at both universities colleges to deliver Foundation Year students from the local this year, learning alongside some of the learning and other qualifications and will area are currently studying most talented young people from across soon be delivering Higher Education from at the two universities the world. West Nottinghamshire College’s campuses in Mansfield and Ashfield. Nottingham is the only major city in the UK where both universities received The universities also work with employers a Gold award for the quality of their to offer Degree Apprenticeships, £1.97bn teaching and learning from the combining full work experience with Government’s Teaching Excellence degree-accredited study, with numbers a year added to the UK Framework. last year doubling in popularity. economy through the economic impact of The education provided to our students our teaching supports nearly £2bn of additional annual The universities work in partnership “Since starting a Civil economic value to the UK once they to support graduate retention in Engineering apprenticeship Nottingham, including coordination become graduates. £555m of this directly on local internship schemes and I’ve developed in many ways. benefits the D2N2 Local Enterprise Area. graduate career opportunities. I’ve become more confident. 340 In addition to their undergraduate and I am a practical person young people postgraduate degrees, both universities studying for Degree are working with local education providers and being paid to learn Apprenticeships at and employers to develop new models of and getting on the job the two universities further and higher education for learners who might not necessarily want to follow experience is better for me.” a traditional academic route. Husna Gul Civil Engineering Apprentice at Nottingham Trent University 12 Universities for Nottingham 13

The ideas, innovations and enterprises of Nottingham have 19,500 interactions last year helped shape the world since the Industrial Revolution. between local businesses From medical breakthroughs such as the invention of and entrepreneurs and the innovation programmes, MRI and Ibuprofen, to globally successful businesses like training and placements Boots, Paul Smith and Experian, the spirit of discovery supported by the universities has inspired generations of Nottingham pioneers. FOR INNOVATORS

The two universities have been Separately, the University of Nottingham inextricably linked with this culture Innovation Park has transformed a brown- £53m of entrepreneurship and innovation field site abandoned by industry into a of innovation funding secured since the Nottingham Government thriving hub for high-tech companies, for research projects with local School of Design was established in 1843. with 120 businesses currently based businesses over the last five years Sir Jesse Boot accelerated this when he on the site, employing almost 1,000 endowed and founded the University of people. This is soon to be complemented Nottingham from the original University by Nottingham Trent University’s new College, now part of Nottingham Trent Enterprise Innovation Centre which University, in the early 20th century. will be home to some 80 businesses.

700+ Today, both universities are united Both institutions are committed to new businesses and enterprises by a shared commitment to support translating their world-class scientific have been created by university entrepreneurship and innovation. research into businesses and invention “My business supports working programmes like the Hive and They provide funding as well as with real-world application. The annual Ingenuity Lab programmes and space for researchers, economic impact of our research is parents to address challenging students and local people to start and £444m – playing a vital role in R&D funding adolescent behaviour. Not only does grow businesses, social enterprises and investment in the East Midlands. and charities. NTU’s The Hive and this improve workplace productivity the University of Nottingham’s but it produces positive outcomes for £444m Ingenuity Lab are the universities’ two The universities worked in flagship entrepreneurship schemes, partnership to establish BioCity, the whole family. My path to success added value from our research an incubator designed specifically to the UK economy every year together supporting the creation to work with and invest in promising would certainly have been more of over 700 spin-out businesses life science start-ups. BioCity now difficult without the university’s from students and academics. has 5 locations around the UK and currently has 2,483 members. support.” Anika Vassell Ingenuity Lab entrepreneur, University of Nottingham, founder of Teen-Behaviour.Com Ltd 14 Universities for Nottingham 15

If you run a business or are an employer in 145,247 interactions last year, Nottingham, it’s highly like you will have worked between local businesses with one of the universities, employed an intern and employers and the services, R&D consultancy, or graduate, or sold goods or services to our staff placements and professional or students. Our institutions are inextricably development programmes linked to the prosperity of Nottingham. run by the universities FOR BUSINESSES

Together, we add over one billion pounds businesses, driving their innovation to the local economy every year, which is through our research expertise and play 25,000 about 14% of Nottingham’s economy and a significant role in attracting major supports 25,000 jobs. employers and R&D investment to jobs Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. in the local economy supported Part of this is through the incidental impact by the universities we have as major employers and procurers Both universities have extensive training of goods and services from hundreds of and support programmes for local SMEs, local companies each year. Indeed, together with over 1000 supported over the last five we would be the third largest employer in years to innovate, develop new products Nottinghamshire and the 8th largest and improve processes that have helped business by revenue. them grow and create new employment 7,500+ opportunities. students undertook a formal Much of our impact is also due to the local placement as part of ripple-effect caused by the spending their degree, contributing of our students in the local economy. The universities have worked in over 3 million hours of work This spending alone delivers £215m of partnership for over a decade to “There’s so much support for help secure tens of millions of extra economic value each a year, pounds of EU innovation funding to businesses like mine at the supporting 5,034 extra jobs. deliver training, access to facilities, consultancy and innovation support universities – from help with However, whilst the scale of this contribution to small companies and entrepreneurs website development to fashion 69,000 is significant, it is not what distinguishes us across the region. as institutions committed to supporting branding and marketing. businesses and employers across I’m proud to be a Nottingham days Nottingham. Instead, this comes from of executive education the innovative programme of activity and business through and through.” provided to businesses wider funding that make up our intentional Olivia Swift in the region last year contribution to the success of the local Founder of Lotus Maternity Ltd, a business supported economy. We work with the UK’s biggest by innovation programmes at both universities 16 Universities for Nottingham 17

A city without a strong creative and cultural sector 248,295 interactions last year, is a city without soul, vibrancy or voice. From DH between local residents and Lawrence to Jake Bugg, London Grammar, Vicky the cultural and creative support, performances and McClure and Sheku Kanneh-Mason, creativity exhibitions of the universities emanating from Nottingham has inspired and entertained millions of people across the world. FOR CREATIVES

Over In economic terms, the creative and Academics at the University of Nottingham cultural sector is now one of the UK’s secured funding to help the Theatre Royal strongest assets, contributing over archive 150 years of its history digitally and, 205,000 £101bn to the UK economy, and is growing working with the City Council, helped bring people attended an event at at twice the rate of the economy as a the enormously successful Dinosaurs of the University of Nottingham’s whole. Despite this, a decade of austerity China Exhibition and over 130,000 visitors public arts programme at in the UK has meant support for culture to Wollaton Hall thanks to its links with the Lakeside in 2017/18 and creativity, especially outside London, Chinese museum sector and its campus in has been under severe pressure. Ningbo, China.

Over this period, both universities have been firmly committed to working with The universities work in partnership 2,000 local authorities, partners, funders and to provide millions of pounds of “Before I entered the students a year are provided philanthropists to help Nottingham support for initiatives and cultural assets in Nottingham. These include Young Creatives with a creative educational maintain its diverse range of cultural the Creative Quarter Company, competition I wasn’t very experience by NTU’s programmes and educational activities, the Confetti Institute of Creative Confetti Institute of and to offer support for Nottingham’s Technologies and its Metronome confident in my artwork Creative Technologies creative and digital sector. facilities, University of Nottingham Lakeside Arts, the Big House creative and myself personally Our academics are also helping secure support programme, programmes at but since winning I’ve the Nottingham Contemporary, the national and international funding and UNESCO City of Literature and the gained a lot of confidence using their expertise to help cultural recently established Cultural Compact. 65 and heritage organisations across creatively and discovered volunteers from the University Nottinghamshire. NTU researchers I am capable of a lot more of Nottingham helped transform are supporting the reconstruction of the archive room at the Theatre Nottingham Castle and unlocking the than I think I can do.” Royal, discovering lost stories, history of the lace-market and have also Isobelle Farrah posters and photos and making worked to preserve the original Bramley them available online Nottingham Young Creative 2017 Apple Tree. and NTU short course winner 18 Universities for Nottingham 19

For nearly two centuries, the staff and students 331,832 interactions last year between of both universities have, in some shape or form, local communities and the been part of the Nottingham community. universities, through visits to sports centres, science festivals, student and staff volunteering, public events, conferences and charitable projects FOR THE COMMUNITY

Today the 15,000 staff and 65,000 Where issues arise, both universities students at our East Midlands campuses work together with the Council and 100,000 make up a significant proportion of the communities to address them. This 729,977 people living in and around includes awareness-raising campaigns, hours Nottingham. Student Codes of Conduct and direct of support to local charities financial support for Community and community projects During term-time, this inevitably has a Protection Officers who also help look every year provided by 5,500 significant impact, both positive and after student wellbeing. student and staff volunteers negative, on the communities our students live in. Our universities are open to the community and our successes are in part thanks to our We think students make Nottingham the community. Hundreds of thousands of young, vibrant, diverse city it is. They and visitors from the local community use our our staff contribute to the local economy sporting facilities, walk their dogs, jog and £1m creating jobs and demand for shops, enjoy the green spaces of our campuses, recovered for local people last restaurants, social venues, sports and or attend countless science festivals or year by the NTU Law School pro cultural activities; generating both income other research-inspiration events. “I really enjoy working bono advice service, the Legal for businesses and business rates for the with the university Advice Centre Local Authority. Beyond this, students make a significant social contribution to The universities work in partnership students because they the communities they share, through to support the Laureus Sport for Over Good programme, which see teach us new things volunteering projects or placements in students volunteering across local charities, businesses and schools. disadvantaged areas of Nottingham and sometimes we get 20,000 to support children to build key life to teach them new skills through the medium of sport. local people and families things.” attended university discovery days and Abdulhameed Elgareidi, science festivals last year Laureus Sport for Good Programme run by volunteers from both universities 20 Universities for Nottingham 21

One of the most powerful contributions made by 401,864 interactions between the universities to our local area is the longstanding local patients and medical relationship we have with the hospitals, GP surgeries professionals trained by, research programmes and and healthcare practices of Nottingham. healthcare placements supported by the universities FOR PATIENTS

In 2020, it will have been 50 years since the Securing funding to invest in these University of Nottingham’s Medical School facilities and cutting-edge equipment such 27,000 was established, and 30 years since it as the next generation of MRI scannners hours of medical placements opened the School of Nursing. The value hosted at the University of Nottingham undertaken locally by our students to patients across the region of having this directly benefits local patients. More than each year, putting cutting edge association to world-class research and 250 research projects worth £59m at the research into practice pipeline of professional talent over half University of Nottingham have been a century is incalculable. developed to directly address challenges in the local healthcare system. Every year, the two universities train thousands of new medical staff who stay Nottingham Trent University is investing 916 and work for local healthcare providers. £24m, including almost £10m from the doctors, nurses and other We provide training and development to D2N2 LEP into a Medical Technologies “The Scarred Liver thousands of doctors, nurses, social Innovation Facility (MTIF). The University of medical staff working in the Pathway has been my local community trained at our workers and ambulance staff currently Nottingham has recently invested £23m to universities in the last 3 years working across the region. Many of the fund the final phase of the Biodiscovery lifeline. Seeing how the trainee medical and healthcare staff work Institute - creating a state of the art in local hospitals and practices; making a national asset in the development of new University of Nottingham vital contribution to their community drugs and tests, including into cancer. and local healthcare even before they graduate. providers worked together 180 Nottingham has long been renowned for The universities are working in to perfect it and roll doctors currently employed research leading to ground-breaking partnership to explore a joined-up jointly between the medical technologies, with MRI invented at approach to providing Medical it out to 0.7 million Technology innovation services to University of Nottingham the University of Nottingham in the 1970s. business, helping attract investment Nottinghamshire patients and local NHS Trusts into the local economy. has been incredible.” Malcolm Graham Scarred Liver Pathway patient 22 Universities for Nottingham 23

To those with the responsibility for developing the 16,555 engagements, last year, policies that shape lives of the people in Nottingham, between local policymakers what is the role and value of our universities? and organisations and civic/ international events, programmes, Institute programmes and research activity supported by both universities FOR POLICYMAKERS

Our offer to these leaders and decision- Universities also play a powerful role in makers, be they local or in Westminster, the reputation of a place. Together, 550,000 is simple. Our universities are anchor both universities have over half a million alumni across the world flying institutions for the communities and alumni spread across the world. They act the flag for Nottingham economies in which we are based. We are as informal ambassadors for Nottingham, committed to the long-term success of promoting the City and region as a great our City, County and surrounding towns. place to study, live, work and invest. Our global connections add real value As the economic impact figures in this to the exchange of ideas, culture and 15,000 report indicate, we are drivers of both business opportunities between international students from prosperity and opportunity. But we can Nottingham and the rest of the world. 137 countries deliver a £145m also help policymakers think, convene and economic boost to the local do. Through initiatives such as the The University of Nottingham’s trailblazing economy every year Nottingham Trent University Civic overseas campuses in China and Malaysia Exchange and University of Nottingham have helped to establish export and Institute for Policy and Engagement, investment opportunities for local we have invested in providing a more businesses. It hosts the Trade and Invest accessible gateway to help policymakers in Nottingham Office on its campus in access the insight and expertise of our the Chinese city of Ningbo. Nottingham 52,000 researchers. Trent University recently supported 100 extra visitors to the city and students to develop projects exploring “Trent Basin is a test county each year because Our universities help local policymakers links between Nottingham and its twin bed for energy efficient of the universities secure and deliver research and innovation cities in Karlsruhe in Germany and funding from national government and Timisoara in Romania. housing. The university the private sector. For example, the Trent helps get the ideas, the Basin Housing Development is now people and the businesses powered by Europe’s largest Community The universities are working in Battery, with energy innovation from the partnership with the City Council to together who can make it University of Nottingham embedded right meet ambitious sustainability targets – the University of Nottingham have happen, bringing jobs and across the site. The project is part of a cut annual carbon emissions by £60m Government investment into the 14,000 tonnes since 2010, while NTU opportunity to the area.” Energy Research Accelerator, which has estimate their emissions have fallen Nick Ebbs unlocked a further £120m in private by 47% since 2005. sector funding. Vice Chair, igloo Regeneration, Developer on the Trent Basin Housing Project 24 Universities for Nottingham 25

However, we have identified five broad T OWA R D S A themes within which we will seek to develop initiatives over the coming months. These are based on this joint impact UNIVERSITIES report, the complementarity mapping exercise between our two institutions and FOR NOTTINGHAM well over 100 conversations, workshops and consultations over the last year CIVIC AGREEMENT with our colleagues, local partners, and stakeholders including both Local The purpose of this report is to provide both Authorities, Local MPs, the LEP and universities with a foundation from which regional healthcare agencies. These are: our two institutions can better understand each other, our local impact, our shared civic responsibilities and where we might better work together.

Drawing from the Similarly, we hope it will help increase Our ambition is for the Universities for recommendations of the awareness of what our institutions do Nottingham Civic Agreement to establish  UPP Foundation Civic locally amongst our partners and the a programme of collectively agreed and 1. 4.  University Commission, public. However, we want to be absolutely publicly shared initiatives between the Economic Prosperity Health, wellbeing Finally, we will also be holding which reported in February clear that the primary purpose of the universities and our partners, which will and culture a series of open consultation Universities for Nottingham initiative is not deliver transformative change for the 2019, the development of the • The economy of the future events to hear the views of Universities for Nottingham just to broadcast the good things we do. people and place of Nottingham and (entrepreneurship, innovation • Workforce Nottinghamshire. our local communities and Civic Agreement as a eco-system, jobs and business Instead, as our Vice-Chancellors set-out collaboration between our environment) • Public health members of the public two institutions places us at in the foreword to this document, we want To be included in the Agreement, • Culture and citizen experience across Nottingham and the forefront of the UK higher this initiative to kick-start a programme these initiatives will: • Place-making (investment, Nottinghamshire. Please of renewed, focused and impactful international reputation, education sector. As such, • be solution focused we recognise that this is going collaborative working with local partners; trade, talent and tourism) check the Universities for to be an iterative process, leading to the creation of the first • be significant and ambitious, even if Nottingham website for news from which we are going to ‘Universities for Nottingham Civic this is just laying the foundations for 5.  and to register for updates. the long-term learn, improvise and refine Agreement’ later this year. Unlocking the universities as we go along. • involve both universities www.universitiesfornottingham.ac.uk We hope that the process of developing 2. How local organisations can this Agreement will provide a space for the • involve more than one local partner Educational Opportunity more effectively access our: universities to listen to the challenges and • align with both universities’ strategies opportunities facing our local partners. and our capacity to act effectively • Attainment and aspiration • Expertise We hope that, by facilitating a single conversation between the universities and • not lead to the universities exceeding • Social Mobility • Talent multiple partners, we will increase mutual their remit, expertise or local • Skills • Convening power/ space to think understanding between our institutions responsibilities and come to a collective agreement as to what the priorities should be and where the universities can help most effectively. 3. Environmental Sustainability

• Tackling climate change and waste • Green technology and energy 26 Universities for Nottingham 27

STATISTICS AND How we calculated the METHODOLOGY Universities for Nottingham Interaction Metric

Public First calculated the combined • They then calculated the economic Trying to evaluate the annual local impact However, we did want to find a way of Public First’s analysis suggested around economic impact of the universities by impact of the teaching of the two Impact of the universities’ social and cultural demonstrating this breadth, the richness 1.45 million unique interactions took assessing the Gross Value Added (GVA) universities. By increasing the human and outcomes activities is a challenging task. Whilst some of activity and the way in which a huge place between someone linked to the created by the universities’ operations, capital and productivity of their students individual programmes might have data on number of people living in Nottingham Universities for Nottingham and the local the spending of their staff, students and in their later careers, the two universities the success of certain initiatives, there is and Nottinghamshire interact with the community over the course of a year. attributed visitors; as well as the impact help to improve the wider productivity Interactions Captured by little consistency between different areas, universities in some way or another. Breaking this down further, we calculated of their research and teaching. of the economy. with people of Interaction or commonly accepted method of that this equated to 2.8 interactions per Nottingham Metric measuring ‘impact’ in these areas in the UK. Taking the national Higher Education minute, or one every approximately 22 • Finally, they calculated the economic • They calculated the economic Business & Community Interaction seconds, across the course of the year. impact of the research undertaken by impact of the expenditure from the After all, how can you accurately quantify (HE-BCI) survey as our inspiration, the two universities. Research is one universities’ operations, supply chain, the impact of providing a moment of joy to we worked with Public First to develop We fully acknowledge that this is an of the most important public goods. staff and students. This includes not just a family through music, art or performance something we call the Universities for experimental metric, and we will be By creating new knowledge and Activities the direct impact of additional spending, and compare this to the value of inspiring a Nottingham Interaction Metric. The idea working to try and refine and improve it research, the two universities make but the wider ‘spillover’ effect from child through a science or engineering behind this measure is simple. Across the over the coming years. However, we hope it easier for other companies to business revenue and jobs that are demonstration? Even if this was possible eight personas this report focuses upon, at very least it helps illustrate the scale of improve their own productivity. supported from this additional without spending significant amounts of we have tried to work out how many times the universities’ social and cultural impact economic demand. time and money, we aren’t really sure that a year there is a unique meeting between on the people of Nottingham and The economic model used was built trying to boil down this huge variety of an individual living in the Nottingham Nottinghamshire. in house by Public First and was peer activity down to single annual financial and Nottinghamshire area and a reviewed by multiple independent figure would be a good idea anyway. programme run, someone trained, More detail about both methodologies reviewers. someone employed, funded, or in facilities can be found online at the Universities owned by, one of the two universities. for Nottingham website at: www.universitiesfornottingham.ac.uk Our joint economic impact… in detail

National Regional LEP Local Authority Parliamentary Consituency

Annual combined impact United Midlands East D2N2 Nottingham Nottinghamshire Nottingham Nottingham Rushcliffe Broxtowe Nottingham Gedling Newark Sherwood Derby Erewash (17/18) Kingdom Engine Midlands City Council County Council South East North North

Total economic impact (£m) 3,757 2,360 2,143 1,892 1,295 384 840.3 408.8 118.2 116.4 46.1 46.9 40.7 37.4 33.4 27.4 Economic impact of operations, staff and students (£m) 1,335 1,372 1,359 1,323 1,129 162 774.0 338.7 73.2 68.7 16.6 9.4 18.8 12.8 16.9 6.0 Economic impact of teaching (£m) 1,977 917 751 555 164 219 65.6 69.3 44.3 47.0 28.8 36.9 21.2 23.9 15.8 20.8 £ Economic impact of research (£m) 444 72 32 15 2.0 3.0 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 Economic impact of international students (£m) 191 147 146 146 122 24 79.3 40.0 1.6 17.6 2.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 Total university wages paid to residents (£m) 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.4 1.1 1.9 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 Total jobs supported 29,768 28,973 28,396 26,185 16,092 8,961 9,422 5,692 2,399 3,563 979 1,088 660 684 550 694 Residents directly employed 10,975 10,406 10,202 9,378 3,216 4,973 1,726 980 1,466 1,883 510 711 351 316 105 498 Additional jobs created 10,177 7,631 7,406 6,336 4,164 2,110 2,467 1,466 507 780 232 229 153 213 253 138 Number of students living there 64,410 61,389 60,500 57,331 44,854 9,986 28,073 15,296 2,233 4,713 1,485 844 900 562 469 467 People Number of international students living there 14,746 14,612 14,581 14,357 12,255 2,054 8,743 3,288 167 1,820 224 40 20 10 20 10 Number of students from there currently enrolled 54,371 24,923 18,611 12,819 3,960 5,443 1,554 1,427 989 1,250 979 866 518 687 426 537 Number of alumni (known) 209,992 91,788 74,425 54,707 15,606 22,351 6,713 6,194 4,615 5,252 2,699 3,561 2,137 2,306 1,751 2,133 Impact from university spend 698 829 829 843 770 36 559.4 207.7 47.0 18.9 2.7 0.3 10.3 0.1 0.6 0.1 Businesses on goods and services (£m) Employees in our supply chain 4,570 1,877 1,756 1,015 757 355 375 303 57 79 79 38 16 111 161 23