Jobs and prosperity

Universities work with local businesses to support jobs and prosperity in their communities.

£

5

bn

Graduate start-ups and university spin-outs generate nearly £5 billion in turnover every year.

£

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0

16k

To build even stronger local communities, we ask the government to:

build on the Help to Grow scheme
rapidly expand the University Enterprize Zone (UEZ) programme across England, and their equivalents across the UK
bring universities into economic and social planning
ensure the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) encourages strong engagement between local authorities and universities

Case study

Sheffield Hallam University's GROW Mentoring Programme pairs graduates with pupils to support them through their GCSEs and A Levels.

In this really noisy world, you have a lot of talkers, and not enough listeners

Alishba

Mentor, Sheffield Hallam University