Monika Antal Jamie Redman, Richard Crisp and Elizabeth Sanderson On November 22 2023, following publication of the Autumn Statement, central government outlined the latest plans to improve productivity and strengthen the national economy. These plans converge around several key policy intervention areas, which include building a sustainable domestic energy programme, delivering a world-class education system, reducing public …
Steph Morris, YU Associate Consultant Updated: Source Advisors, the UK R&D tax credits and innovation specialists have officially rebranded from GovGrant as of 1st February 2024. A new report on spin-outs sets out a vision for a future in which universities are central to thriving spin-out ecosystems, working with partners to deliver local economic benefits. …
Dr Peter O’Brien, Executive Director With the Autumn Statement a couple of days away, there is still a lot for the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, to ponder. Although the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has now concluded that the UK’s economic recovery from the Covid pandemic was much stronger than previously thought, with …
The YU ‘Innovation in Conversation’ webinar was organised as part of the 2022 West Yorkshire Innovation Festival on 4 October 2022. The webinar focussed on discussing solutions and approaches to the following two main questions: In 2023, we used the material we recorded in 2022 to draw out some key messages and case studies that …
Dr Peter O’Brien, Executive Director – Yorkshire Universities Last week saw the publication of a new report by the Harvard Kennedy School for Business and Government, which attempts to answer a fundamental question that has long been the subject of scrutiny and debate: ‘Why hasn’t UK Regional Policy worked?’. Co-authored, amongst others, by the ex-Shadow Chancellor …
Guest blog by Dr Charlie Ball, Head of Labour Market Intelligence, Jisc Establishing the footprint of the digital industry in the UK is not a straightforward task. Definitions of what ‘digital’ actually entails have changed over the years and continue to evolve as work continues to migrate online. Different stakeholders use the same terms to …
In March 2023, the government responded to the outcomes of the recent Department for Education’s (DfE) consultation on the Lifelong Loan Entitlement (LLE), which ran between February and May 2022. The Yorkshire Universities (YU) briefing provides an update and reflects on how the Government’s position relates to the points raised in YU’s Response to this …
On 15 March 2023, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt MP, delivered the Spring Budget to the House of Commons. The Government wants the Budget to deliver on the priorities set out by the Prime Minister to halve inflation, grow the economy, and get debt falling. Hunt presented his approach as a four-pillar ‘Industrial …
Dr Richard Whittle, Chief Policy Fellow, Y-PERN In this blog I will briefly look at the contribution Behavioural Public Policy can make to solving the UK housing crisis. Note however I say contribute toward and not solve. Much of the criticism of behavioural science in policy revolves around it solely being the policy rather than …
Here at Y-PERN we boast economic experts from across the 12 Universities in Yorkshire. The Spring Budget is nearly upon us and we thought it could be useful to ask our experts what they would like to see announced tomorrow. Professor Dave Spicer, Director of Business and Community Engagement in the School of Management at …
