Productivity Research Conference  4th – 5th September 2025 Find out more

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The Institute’s key research themes are led by ten academic partners spread across the UK.

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We’re a UK-wide research organisation exploring what productivity means for business

Businesses are crucial to solving the UK’s productivity problems.

Productivity Research Conference 2025

4–5 September 2025 | University Place, The University of Manchester

Hosted by The Productivity Institute

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The Productivity Institute invites researchers, policy professionals and the wider public to join us for our flagship international conference on productivity, taking place in person at The University of Manchester.

Over two packed days, leading thinkers will explore the forces shaping productivity across economies, industries and societies, from digital transformation and sustainability to innovation, skills and governance.

The event is free to attend and welcomes both specialists and those with a broader interest in how productivity impacts work, growth and well-being.


Registration

Registration is now open! Spaces are limited, so we encourage early sign-up. The preliminary programme for the conference is available to view on Oxford Abstracts.

Be part of the conversation shaping how we understand and improve productivity in a changing world.

Please note: While every effort will be made to maintain the programme once it is published, it is subject to change. We recommend allowing flexibility in your travel plans.


What to Expect

  • Keynote Addresses by prominent voices in productivity research (details to be announced shortly)
  • Thematic Sessions spanning the full spectrum of productivity challenges and frontiers
  • Cutting-Edge Research from global experts
  • Engaging Discussion at the intersection of academia, business and policy

Conference Themes Include:

  • Knowledge Capital and Diffusion
  • Digital Transitions and Sustainability
  • Skills Development and Job Design
  • Innovation and Firm-Level Productivity
  • Institutions, Investment and Governance
  • Measurement, Methods and Macroeconomics
  • Geography, Urban Scale and Place-Based Policy
  • Health, Ageing and the Workforce


Join us in Manchester

📍 University Place, 176 Oxford Rd, Manchester M13 9PL
🗓 4–5 September 2025
💬 Contact us: productivityresearchconference2025@manchester.ac.uk


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ACCOMMODATION

There are several hotels close to University Place.

The Hyatt Regency and Hyatt House hotel is a five minute walk away, on the Alliance Manchester Business School campus. It offers preferential rates for attendees of events at The University of Manchester.

Hyatt Regency

You can book your room on the Hyatt Regency website:

  • Select ‘Book Now’ in the top right of the page
  • When the booking window opens, select the dropdown ‘Special Rate’
  • Choose ‘Corporate Code’ – use the code 138884.

If you want to book a room for 15 people or more, you can email hotel@manchester.ac.uk.

Bookings are advance purchase only and subject to availability. You won’t be able to change your booking once it’s confirmed.

Hyatt House

To book a reservation at Hyatt House you can either:


TRAVEL

How to get to University Place

The conference will be held at University Place, which can easily be accessed by private and public transport via car, rail, air and on foot.

By rail:

The University of Manchester is located on the south side of Manchester city centre and is 1.5 miles from Manchester Piccadilly railway station and less than 1 mile from Manchester Oxford Rd railway station. Piccadilly is the main inter-city and cross-country hub.

There is a taxi rank outside the front and rear entrances to Manchester Piccadilly (the rear entrance is slightly nearer to the university campus).

By car:

For SatNav please use the postcode M13 9PL.

There is parking nearby at The University of Manchester (Car Park D), Booth Street West, Manchester, M15 6PB or NCP – Manchester Aquatic Centre, Booth Street East, Manchester, M13 9SS. Charges apply.

Please be aware of overnight charges or overnight parking restrictions.

Walking:

Manchester is an easy-to-walk city. You can get to University Place by walking from Manchester Oxford Road station, which takes approximately 15 minutes and from Manchester Piccadilly station, which takes approximately 20 mins.

By air:

The University of Manchester campus is located 10 miles from Manchester International Airport.

Trains run frequently from the airport station into Manchester Piccadilly station, or a taxi from the airport to the university will cost approximately £25.

Journey planning

More than 5.6 million journeys are made across Greater Manchester’s transport network each day. Visit the Transport for Greater Manchester’s website to plan your journeys in and around Manchester, especially is if you using public transport.

Interactive campus maps

You can find your way around our campus using our interactive maps.

PDF campus maps

You can also download our maps in PDF format:

  • Campus map – a map of the whole campus together with an index of buildings

ACCESSIBILITY

Our campus map shows the wheelchair-accessible route around the University. Please note that the published route does not cover all areas of the campus due to ongoing/planned construction works. The route is likely to be modified as and when areas of the campus are redeveloped.

There is also an accessibility map for the University on the AccessAble website. It includes access guides for each building, including University Place.

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