Brown Bags are back!
We are delighted to announce the return of the TPI Brown Bags for the autumn series. Held online via Microsoft Teams, the sessions will explore a wide range of productivity-related topics, led by speakers with diverse research interests and expertise.
The Brown Bags provide a great opportunity to hear about emerging research, ask questions and take part in informal discussions with colleagues from across the TPI network.
If you would like to attend any of the sessions, please complete this Microsoft form and you will be added to the relevant meeting invitation.
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Please see the current schedule below (please note, all Brown Bags are held at 12:30-13:30 on the date specified):
SEPTEMBER
- 30/09/2026 – Travel-Time Knowledge Decay in European Innovation Systems by Nicholas Sweeney and Jules Buckland
OCTOBER
- 7/10/2026 – Twin Transition Skill Demand and Regional Productivity by Alexandra Badort, Bernardo Caldarola, Tommaso Ciarli and Rony Sidharth
- 14/10/2026 – Rent and Surplus Value in the Data Economy: Implications for Data Governance by Siavash Mohades and Maria Savona
- 21/10/2026 – Improving Productivity in Places: what to include in a Local Growth Plan by Marianne Sensier
- 20/10/2026 – Rural Employment: Spatial Heterogeneity and Industry Dynamics by Elena Faieta, Zhexin Feng, Gabriele Guaitoli and Michel Serafinelli
NOVEMBER
- 4/11/2026 – AI Adoption and Labour Productivity in UK FinTech: Infrastructure Readiness, Lifecycle Stage, and the Productivity Paradox by Vasileios Karountzos
- 11/11/2026 – What Works Where? Structural Reforms and Growth at Different Stages of Development by Konstantin M. Wacker, and Habib Rab
- 18/11/2026 – Productivity in Scotland: People, Place and Innovation by Bridgette Wessels, Katherine Long and Daniel Williams
- 25/11/2026 – How Does Gen Z Differ in Life and Work Values? A Cross-Generational Analysis of Prosocial Orientation and Occupational Choice by Wei Luo, Augustin de Coulon, Mary O’Mahony and Simone Schnall
DECEMBER
- 2/12/2026 – Rewiring Productivity in the UK Built Environment: AI-Enabled Circular Construction, Workforce Capability and Place-Based Innovation by Rashid Maqbool and Saleha Ashfaq
