School of Business
Growth Hub
Responsible growth for business and society
The University of Leicester Growth Hub brings together research and practical insight on responsible growth from the School of Business. We develop and share evidence on the questions that shape growth, from productivity and resilience to people, technology, sustainability and governance. We turn research into useful content through case studies, toolkits and evidence briefings, GrowthCast, events and roundtables, and work with businesses, public bodies and other organisations on research, consultancy, policy, knowledge-exchange activity.
Bring real questions into research
The Growth Hub works with businesses, public bodies and other organisations on responsible growth questions that could benefit from research, evidence or policy insight. A collaboration can help define a problem, bring together relevant expertise, generate or test evidence, evaluate a programme, inform policy or shape a funded project. The aim is to produce evidence and outputs that can be used beyond the collaboration itself.
Focused collaboration
You do not need a fully formed project. A useful starting point is a growth question, who needs to use the evidence or material, and what you want to understand or change.
Take research into practice
The Hub translates world-leading research into actionable insights. These include case studies, toolkits and evidence briefings, GrowthCast conversations, and events and roundtables bringing together short website explainers and case studies, downloadable tools and evidence briefings, GrowthCast conversations, and material for events and roundtables bringing together research and practice.
Explore Growth Hub content
Social and ethical responsibility
Inclusive and ethical business practices that reduce inequalities, strengthen responsible leadership and enhance access to opportunity for diverse communities.
Environmental sustainability
Enabling organisations and communities to transition to environmentally sustainable and climate resilient futures through responsible business models, innovation, and systems-level change.
Innovation, technology and resilience
Responsible innovation and digital transformation that enhance organisational and societal resilience by developing ethical and future-oriented approaches to technology and enterprise.
Economic integrity and organisational governance
Advancing governance, transparency and responsible financial and organisational practices that enhance institutional integrity and public trust.
GrowthCast featured episode
Listen to what responsible growth for business and society means.
Featured episode: Innovation, Convergence, and Responsible Growth: Michael A. M. Davies on Technology’s New Reality
Michael A. M. Davies, Chairman and Founder of Endeavour Partners and a Senior Lecturer at MIT and the London Business School, speaks with Professor Mat Hughes about technological convergence, organisational adaptation and responsible innovation.
Upcoming events
Growth Hub Launch event
Date: Tuesday 24 November 2026, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Venue: University of Leicester School of Business
Join us for the launch of the Growth Hub, where a panel of speakers will share insights on the role of universities in growth, followed by a networking session with business leaders, policymakers and researchers from the East Midlands and beyond. Register your place.
Previous events
Good Growth or Good Slogan? Who Really Has the Power to Deliver It?
In September 2026 Director of Growth Hub, Dr Georgiana Grigore spoke on a panel at the Labour Party Conference, alongside the MP for Milton Keynes North, Chris Curtis; Gavan Conlon, Partner at London Economics; and, Professor Neil Chakraborti, Director of the University of Leicester Institute for Policy.
Start a conversation
Do you have a question about growth you would like to explore, evidence to develop or a programme to improve? Tell us what you are trying to understand or change and who needs to use the evidence or material. We can discuss what form of research, content, policy or collaborative work would be useful. Email us on [email protected].