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About us
The Heseltine Institute’s mission is to be a non-partisan, internationally recognised research institute and thought leader, bringing together expertise from across the University and policy communities, to co-create, impact and influence public policies for tomorrow’s cities.
Our work focuses on a crucial contemporary challenge: the development of sustainable and inclusive cities and city regions in an unstable world.
We address the critical social, economic and environmental challenges which cities and city regions face through four pillars of work.
Research and thought leadership
The Heseltine Institute conducts research and leads innovative thinking in the area of sustainable urban development, specifically those policy areas deemed critical to the future welfare of cities and city regions. In this context the Heseltine Institute serves as an important point of focus for the University’s civic engagement activities.
Knowledge exchange
The purpose of the institute’s knowledge exchange work is to understand how researchers and external partners might work better together to embed research in wider communities.
Through deploying knowledge in fresh ways, we want to ensure the University’s excellent research adds value and has impact and influence on public policy.
Capacity building
Our third pillar is about building the capacity of the University’s faculties and postgraduate students to mobilise their work for public policy impact.
Evidence based public policy
At root, the Heseltine Institute is for better informed urban policy making. Developing the Institute’s profile amongst public policy-makers and academics, across the Liverpool City Region, nationally and internationally as a conduit for high-quality evidence-led policy interventions is our priority.