Liverpool Knowledge Quarter
The Liverpool Knowledge Quarter stretches from the City's Anglican Cathedral to the South, through the core facilities of Liverpool John Moores University and University of Liverpool, taking in the Metropolitan Cathedral, Liverpool Science Park, Hope Street's cultural offering and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine at its Northern fringe. The Knowledge Quarter also reaches out to and includes John Moores University's City Campus on Byrom Street, an important gateway to the city centre from North Liverpool where much of their science and technology research is based. The Knowledge Quarter's role as a centre of learning is further enhanced by Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool Community College and Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA). Together these institutions house a concentration of expertise, knowledge and wealth creating potential.
Together, the Knowledge Quarter institutions generate £1 billion for Liverpool each year, or 15% of Liverpool's total GVA. They support 14,000 full-time jobs, around 7% of the Liverpool total. A large number of these are highly paid and skilled knowledge-based jobs. The area plays a central role in knowledge-based activity within the Liverpool City Region and the wider North West, helping to extend its impact throughout the wider knowledge economy. Liverpool Knowledge Quarter provides a unique focal point for learning, knowledge transfer, research, cultural pursuits and economic development within the City. These knowledge and cultural assets all operate in a highly competitive environment and require continuous attention and investment if they are to help support prosperity and growth in the City.
The Knowledge Quarter is home to an impressive concentration of compelling economic assets. Two leading universities, a teaching hospital, two cathedrals and the School of Tropical Medicine share this compact and distinctive area with businesses, other important education institutions, cultural facilities and visitor attractions. All this sits on the edge of Liverpool City Centre, just a short walk from Lime Street Station and the bustle of Liverpool's reinvigorated shopping and commercial centres. It plays a vital role in the knowledge economy of the North West and plugs Liverpool into global networks of innovation, intellectual creativity, technological invention and commercial exploitation. The Knowledge Quarter offers a unique opportunity to advance the renewal of Liverpool and drive up its competitiveness.
