Author
David Marlow
David Marlow is the CEO of Third Life Economics
4 pieces
Newest first, since November 2017
· Comment
Is the road to levelling up paved with anything more than good intentions?
It still seems like the government sees research, development, and innovation as key to the levelling up agenda. Tim Fanning and David Marlow are not sure how it all fits together.
With Tim Fanning
· Comment
Making the Towns Fund fit for purpose in levelling up
Tracy Bhamra, David Marlow and Jon Walker have been working on a Town Deal for Loughborough as part of the Towns Fund initiative – and find the policy in need of some pepping up.
With Tracy Bhamra and Jon Walker
· Comment
Beware the smoke and mirrors of the university productivity dividend
Have we overstated the civic value of universities? David Barlow suggests that the sector needs to be honest about the limitations of university influence on local growth and development.
· Analysis
Will smaller specialist universities drive place-based industrial strategy?
The role of smaller specialist universities in their local area is very different from that of an “anchor institution”. Ahead of a presentation at the GuildHE conference, David Marlow looks at the case of Plymouth Colleg