The Centre for the New Midlands CIC is an independent, not-for-profit think tank focussed on the creation and sharing of new ideas to build a ‘better’ West Midlands.

We work with residents and organisations to discover new solutions to help solve the region’s biggest social and economic challenges and are the place where people come to ‘debate, shape and create’ a better region.

We are non-partisan; dedicated to the generation of new ideas thanks to evidence-based research and we are fully committed to making the Midlands a ‘better’ place to live, work, study, invest and play in.

We do hope that you enjoy learning more about what we hope to achieve through our work and would love to have you on board through our ‘Reimagining the Region‘ network.

Thought leadership

Events

April 2024

2024wed17apr10:00 amwed1:00 pmHousing, Communities and Regeneration Hustings

May 2024

2024thu16may12:00 pmthu2:30 pmMoving the perception of Digital from being an 'add-on' to a critical component of public sector reform

Latest news from the Centre

Sponsorship Opportunities for 2024-25 now available – help us to help shape a ‘better’ region

New Director of Housing Research appointed at the Centre for the New Midlands

Leadership Boards confirmed for 2024

Our reports

HOW DO WE DELIVER AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACROSS THE WEST MIDLANDS?

Click here to view the full report or here to download as a pdf

MIDLANDS RAIL HUB – THE KEY TO REGIONAL GROWTH?

Click here to view the full report or download as a pdf

DEVOLUTION DEAL 3 – DRIVING TRADE AND INVESTMENT INTO THE WEST MIDLANDS

Click here to view the full report or here to download as a pdf