Keele and Staffordshire universities have announced a strategic new partnership as part of their role within the Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to boost the local economy.

The two universities have developed and signed an agreement to co-ordinate how they will work to power economic growth across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire, following the launch of the Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire Innovation Council.

The two universities have worked with the LEP over the last 12 months to develop a strategic, independent innovation council, focused on visioning and realising innovation-driven, sustainable economic growth locally via exploitation of the existing innovation assets and future potential of Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire. 

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