Devolution, universities and place — the JFK moment?
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Knowledge is power in the quest for regional growth, say Prof Jane Robinson of Newcastle University and Dr Henry Kippin, of the North East Combined Authority, in their essay written for a collection published by the UPP Foundation in memory of Lord Bob Kerslake
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