Putting unin/ersities in their place An evidence-based approach to understanding the contribution of higher education to local and regional development Key recommendationsUnderstanding the contributions of universities to regional deve!opmentEvoiution of the "Idea" of the university Universities as regional actors How universities contribute to (Regional) economic development Anchoring Iocal employment and expenditure Supplying graduates for regionallabour markets Enabling innovation through research and knowledgetransfer Anchoring Iocal employment and expenditure Supplying graduates for regional labour markets Enabling innovation through research and knowledge transfer Examining university models in regional development The entrepreneurial university The engaged university The system-based university Placing universities and regional relationships in context Domains of territorial engagement Conditions for territorial engagement Recommendations for policymakers Putting universities in their place: The ORPHIC Framework 5.1 Introduction Challenges for university-place collaboration Internally derived challenges Externally derived challenges The naturę ofthe place Impact ofthe policy environment Developing a new framework for collaboration Findings from the consultation and cali for evidence Do size and age matter? Does the regional configuration of HE make a difference? How significant is the regional economic context? What is the effect of the policy context? Insights for policymaking The ORPHIC Framework Responses to the survey guestionnaire