Mrs Ruth Downes
Knowledge Exchange Fellow
European Policies Research Centre
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Prize And Awards
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Publications
- Regional Policy in a More Uncertain World
- Downes Ruth, Georgieva Neli
- European Regional Policy Research Consortium, EoRPA Report European Regional Policy Research Consortium, EoRPA Report, Vol 26, No. 1 (2026)
- Facing an uncertain future : the reform of EU cohesion policy
- Bachtler John, Mendez Carlos, Downes Ruth
- A Future for the European Patchwork: Cohesion through Spatial Planning since 1990 (2026) (2026)
- Future-Proofing Places : Regional Policy for Insecure Times
- Downes Ruth, Georgieva Neli, Maguire Rachel
- (2025)
- Regional Policy in Germany 2024-25
- Downes Ruth
- (2025)
- Regional Policy in Germany 2025-26
- Downes Ruth
- (2025)
- Regional Policy in Europe : No Place Left Behind
- Downes Ruth, Ferry Martin, Maguire Rachel, Bachtler John
- (2024)
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Professional Activities
- 47th Annual Meeting of European Regional Policy Research Consortium (EoRPA)
- Speaker
- 4/10/2026
- 47th Annual Meeting of European Regional Policy Research Consortium (EoRPA)
- Organiser
- 4/10/2026
- Jahrestagung Regionale Transformation Gestalten (Annual Conference "Shaping Regional Transformation")
- Participant
- 20/11/2025
- 46th Annual Meeting of European Regional Policy Research Consortium (EoRPA)
- Speaker
- 5/10/2025
- Coffee Break Workshop for European Regional Policy Research Consortium (EoRPA): Equitable Living Standards in Germany? New Empirical Evidence
- Organiser
- 18/12/2024
- Innovation Policies for System-Level Transformation
- Contributor
- 7/11/2024
Projects
- Regional Policy in Europe: A Comparative Assessment (EoRPA_NL_26_27)
- Mendez, Carlos (Principal Investigator) Downes, Ruth (Co-investigator) Van Der Valk, Odilia (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2026 - 31-Jan-2027
- Regional Policy in Europe: A Comparative Assessment (EoRPA_SCO_26)
- Mendez, Carlos (Principal Investigator) Downes, Ruth (Research Co-investigator) Michie, Rona (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2026 - 31-Jan-2026
- Regional Policy in Europe: A Comparative Assessment (EoRPA_SCO_25)
- Mendez, Carlos (Principal Investigator) Bachtler, John (Co-investigator) Downes, Ruth (Research Co-investigator) Michie, Rona (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2025
- Regional Policy in Europe: A Comparative Assessment (EoRPA_CH_25_27)
- Mendez, Carlos (Principal Investigator) Bachtler, John (Co-investigator) Downes, Ruth (Research Co-investigator) Kah, Stefan (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2027
- Regional Policy in Europe: A Comparative Assessment (EoRPA)
- Mendez, Carlos (Principal Investigator) Bachtler, John (Co-investigator) Downes, Ruth (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2027
- Innovation Strategies for System Level Transformation: Exploring How to Implement Innovation Policies to Drive Regional Transformation
- Smith, Madeline (Principal Investigator) Johnson, Michael (Co-investigator) Fonseca, Liliana (Co-investigator) Downes, Ruth (CoI) Mendez, Carlos (CoPI)
- Scottish Universities Insight Institute-funded project on innovation strategies for system-level transformation.
Key challenges in achieving transformation through Innovation Policies are:
Design – how do we correctly identify what we need to do?
Mobilisation – how do we engage and start?
Implementation – how do we best deliver?
Evidencing success – how do we show the impact of our interventions?
Through a participatory design-led process, this programme explored these key challenges, providing a platform for sharing experience and learning with regional, national and international partners. The ultimate goal of this initiative is to guide Scotland in the effective delivery of our National Innovation Strategy to maximise its impact and drive long-term transformation. - 01-Jan-2024 - 01-Jan-2024
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Contact
Mrs
Ruth
Downes
Knowledge Exchange Fellow
European Policies Research Centre
Email: r.downes@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 3061