This paper examines the links developing between universities and their regions as observed in the UK. It highlights interactions between public policy and institutional behaviour in a multi-level governance (MLG) structure at sub-national, national and European levels. Different strategic...

This article examines the recent development of, and policy rationale for “research pooling” initiatives in Scotland. Research pooling initiatives have been started with financial support from the Scottish Funding Council in order to form inter-organizational “international critical...

This article contributes to discussions concerning the geographical dimension of innovation systems by shedding light on recent ‘regionalization’ efforts being made in the Japanese context. The current government's cluster initiatives, with national industrial and science and technology...