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Research Interests
Geographies of (parts of) the economy, regional and local economic development, its practice, policies and outcomes for people, place and planet.
Biography
Professor Nick Henry returned to academe with Coventry University in 2013 and was subsequently promoted to Co-Director, Centre for Business in Society. This followed ten years as a public policy and evaluation consultant culminating in his position as Consulting Director, Economic Development and Economic Policy at ICF GHK. Nick is a trained economic geographer who began his career in the Geography Department of the Open University before lectureships at Southampton and Birmingham universities and a Readership in Urban and Regional Studies at CURDS, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK. From 2003-2007, he combined his Readership with consultancy before moving to full time policy consultancy and a Visiting Professorship at Newcastle. Nick has long run, substantial and wide-ranging experience of directing and managing research and consultancy projects on economic and social development for a range of mainly public clients from local to European levels. Since 2019 he has been Coventry University lead on the monitoring and evaluation of Coventry UK City of Culture 2021
Other positions:
- Director, Creative United Community Investment Company
- Editor-in-Chief, European Urban and Regional Studies
Vision Statement
As an economic geographer, I am interested in how local and regional economies are ‘made’ by the diversity of economic processes and activities and the subsequent impacts on people, communities and places. Through my public policy work, I engage with how policy is created and applied to both shape and ameliorate economic and social impacts. My current work on economic development includes: entrepreneurship, enterprise, sectors, clusters and value chains (especially advanced manufacturing, motorsport and creative industries) and community finance (CDFIs), social investment and social enterprise.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Projects
- 22 Finished
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City Change Through Culture: Securing The Place Legacy Of Coventry City Of Culture 2021
Henry, N., Forbes, N., Hodgson, J., Neelands, J. & Hammerton, T.
14/01/22 → 13/01/23
Project: Research
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Strength in Places Seed funding: CW Creative Futures: Driving a new era of immersive technologies growth in Coventry and Warwickshire
Forbes, N. & Henry, N.
29/06/20 → 28/11/20
Project: Research
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Creative Freelancer Business Models and Place-based Growth
Henry, N., Sissons, P., Angus, T., Barker, V. & Broughton, K.
1/04/20 → 30/10/20
Project: Research
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Evaluation of Coventry City of Culture/Arts Council England 'Transforming Leadership' programme
Henry, N., Barker, V. & Broughton, K.
2/03/20 → 29/07/22
Project: Research
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Accelerating Coventry and Warwickshire Creative Futures
Henry, N. & Forbes, N.
1/01/20 → 31/03/20
Project: Internally funded project
Research output
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Motorsport Valley revisited: Cluster evolution, strategic cluster coupling and resilience
Henry, N., Angus, T. & Jenkins, M., Oct 2021, In: European Urban and Regional Studies. 28, 4, p. 466-486 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus)69 Downloads (Pure) -
Researching During Crisis: Online Interviewing as a (Simple?) Solution
Barker, V., Broughton, K. & Henry, N., 2022, SAGE Research Methods: Doing Research Online. SAGE PublicationsResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Mind the Understanding Gap: The Value of Creative Freelancers
Henry, N., Barker, V., Sissons, P., Broughton, K., Dickinson, P., Lazell, J. & Angus, T., 1 Aug 2021, London: Creative United. 30 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Europe and/or the UK: Post-Brexit urban and regional development futures – A special issue
Henry, N. & Smith, A., 10 Jan 2021, In: European Urban and Regional Studies. 28, 1, p. 3-7 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Coventry UK City of Culture 2021 Performance Measurement and Evaluation Progress Report Six April 2021 – June 2021 V2
Neelands, J., Henry, N., De Souza, V., Scott, M., Beer, H., Bharatan, I., Tomlins, R., Healey, T. & Chun Lam, S., 1 Oct 2021, 52 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Big Society Capital (External organisation)
Nick Henry (Member)
1 Mar 2018 → 11 Nov 2019Activity: Membership › Membership of working group
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European Urban and Regional Studies (Journal)
Nick Henry (Editor-in-chief)
1 Jan 2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
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European Urban and Regional Studies (Journal)
Nick Henry (Editor)
1 Oct 2016Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
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European Urban and Regional Studies (Journal)
Nick Henry (Editor)
1 Jul 2015Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
Prizes
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FBL Excellence Awards 2018 - Research Team
Appleyard, Lindsey (Recipient), Dibb, Sally (Recipient) & Henry, Nick (Recipient), 12 Sep 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)