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1/ Today we are launching our COVID-19 Policy Briefs series in collaboration with @LpoolCityRegion to complement & add value to the work underway within the Liverpool City Region in response to this global pandemic

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2/ COVID-19 presents the Liverpool City Region with its most acute public policy challenge for a generation, with uneven consequences anticipated for different economic sectors, places, institutions, communities & social groups

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3/ Over the coming months we will publish a series of COVID-19 focused briefing papers online aimed at disseminating knowledge, best practices & translational research expertise to help the Liverpool City Region:

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4/ a) Mitigate locally the present health crisis & its social, economic & environmental aftershocks b) Think anew about how we might “Build Back Better” to create a more resilient Liverpool City Region in the future

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5/ Attention on the immediate challenges will be supplemented by horizon scanning & future-oriented briefings exploring the long-term impacts & prospective policy shifts that the present crisis may instigate

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6/ The priorities of civic leaders & policy makers within the Liverpool City Region are central to the COVID-19 Policy Briefs. The themes & questions that will be addressed encompass health, the economy, environment & society

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7/ For instance: in what ways is COVID-19 causing us to reconsider what a foundational economy is & who are key workers? How can policy makers best support public mental health & well-being in a period of economic uncertainty?

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8/ How will accumulated fiscal burdens in the UK impact national infrastructure investments that bear on the Liverpool City Region? How can smart city innovations & new data sharing collaborations contribute towards recovery?

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9/ What have we learned about working from home that might shape transport policy? How should the design of public space & place-making projects respond to the experience of pandemic?

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10/ Of course, in the midst of the crisis, it is also imperative that the UK’s levelling up & devolution agendas are not forgotten; they are central pillars of the long-term recovery & strengthening of regional resilience

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11/ These are just some of the issues for civic leaders & policy-makers emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, which will continue to significantly impact upon the way we live, work, learn, socialise & move around in the future

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12/ Policy Briefs will be written by invited academics, drawing upon interdisciplinary expertise within the University of Liverpool, as well as civic leaders, policy makers & sectoral experts across the Liverpool City Region & beyond

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13/ Our introductory briefing provides context to the series, outlines the themes that we will explore & elaborates upon why the Heseltine Institute is commissioning COVID-19 Policy Briefs & what we want to achieve

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14/ COVID-19 Policy Briefs will be published on a dedicated section of our website with the intention of creating a repository of policy-oriented knowledge focused on the Liverpool City Region. Give us a follow to keep up-to-date

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