Pleased that I have just been appointed Industrial Fellow at Bath University’s School of Management.

On the 60th birthday 🎈 of the Regional Studies Association, I cannot let the day pass without acknowledging the contribution of our ex-Chief Executive, @sallyhardy.bsky.social , who devoted 37 years service to the Association. We recognise your legacy today Sally x 👏

Had a lovely visit with the brilliant @sallyhardy.bsky.social at the @regstud.bsky.social #RSA2025 conference in Porto! Great company, great scenery, and important work.

I was so pleased to be involved in this project and the subsequent paper. The article is open access so please do enjoy it. :-)

The Editorial of our Special Issue in Regional Studies on 'Administrative Capacity and EU Cohesion Policy: Implementation Performance & Effectiveness' is now online, edited with Laura Polverari, Ekaterina Domorenok and Paolo Graziano. Look out for the print version in early 2024. bit.ly/40UKART

A joint #CGRIS Bath-Birmingham response to the #Invest2035 Industrial Strategy Green Paper @dgbailey.bsky.social Lisa De Propris @sallyhardy.bsky.social @fmfai.bsky.social Chris Dimos and David Hearne. 👇🏼 @uniofbathnews.bsky.social www.bath.ac.uk/publications...

“For firms with long investment cycles, policy stability is essential, yet govt has pursued 6 industrial strategies in the past decade, making even medium-term planning arduous. Industrialists met the axing in 2021 of the Industrial Strategy Council… with disbelief” www.economist.com/britain/2023...