Leeds Beckett University - City Campus,
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Natalie Allen
Head Of Business Partnerships
Natalie provides that human bridge for businesses to access the university, its research, expertise, and talent. Her work mainly focuses on supporting our regions SMEs and enabling Leeds Beckett to play its vial role in the innovation and business support ecosystem.
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Natalie provides that human bridge for businesses to access the university, its research, expertise, and talent. Her work mainly focuses on supporting our regions SMEs and enabling Leeds Beckett to play its vial role in the innovation and business support ecosystem.
Natalie provides that human bridge for businesses to access the university, its research, expertise, and talent. Her work mainly focuses on supporting our regions SMEs and enabling Leeds Beckett to play its vial role in the innovation and business support ecosystem.
Natalie takes pride in working for an Anchor Institution, putting people and place at the centre. Harnessing the university's translational research strengths in Sport and Healthy Communities, Greener, Sustainable Communities and Inclusive, Prosperous Communities, to drive genuine impact through the exchange of Knowledge and sharing best practice.
Natalie takes a collaborative approach to her role, whether that is building partnerships with businesses and regional stakeholders or working alongside fellow Yorkshire Universities and Policy makers. Natalie has the pleasure of Chairing the Yorkshire Universities, West Yorkshire Regional Economic Development Group, is a member of the West Yorkshire manufacturing Advisory Board, West Yorkshire Innovation Strategic Group and of the Yorkshire Policy Engagement Research Network (Y-PERN) Academic Steering Group.
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July 2014
Leeds Metropolitan University Leeds
Homeshare is a scheme in which older people – ‘Homeowners’ - provide an affordable home to young professionals or possibly students – ‘Homesharers’ - in exchange for help or support with everyday tasks (e.g. shopping and cleaning), and companionship. This pairing is intended to be mutually beneficial, whereby older people are provided with help and support to live independently and young people are offered a much needed home. There are similar schemes in London, but nothing like this is currently in place in Leeds. This report presents findings from a research project conducted in Leeds to investigate the demand for this service and the feasibility of this type of scheme. The research was funded by Leeds Metropolitan University and Leeds City Council.
