Please find attached the Government’s response to the Witty Review on Universities and Growth. The recommendations include making as much information available to potential investors of Research information, encouragement of links with small to medium sized enterprises, funding from European Structural and Investment Funds to Local Enterprise Partnerships, and encouragement of the LEPs to have a ‘university presence’ on the University’s Board. The Universities will be encouraged by Government Ministers to take on ‘co-chairmanship’ of the LEP in suitable situations. The Government’s response to the 10 recommendations are set out at the end of the document.

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