The Mayors of the East Midlands and North East of England are due to be in Boston (Harvard University) in April 2026 for the final part of the Bloomberg Mayoral Development programme. Following a scoping mission in July 2025, both Mayors are seeking to collaborate on a short inward investment mission in both Boston and Washington DC to promote a portfolio of high-value opportunities backed by the UK Government in their regions.
The Mayors will be working in collaboration with the Invest in UK University R&D – Midlands Campaign, a pilot initiative co-funded by DSIT and UKRI that seeks to leverage the global connections of UK universities (starting initially in the Midlands, but potentially expanding to a UK-wide programme) to drive inward investment.
