Responding today to the publication by the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) of a new report into the future demand for higher education (HE), Executive Director of Yorkshire Universities, Dr Peter O’Brien, said:
Consultation responses
YU in support of the Sheffield City Region Strategic Economic Plan (SEP)
You can read the response from Yorkshire Universities on the Sheffield City Region Strategic Economic Plan consultation here.
UK Research & Development Roadmap consultation response
Here you can read the YU response to the UK R&D consultation in full.
Submission to the Post-pandemic economic growth – Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee
Here you can read the YU submission to the Post-pandemic economic growth – Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee in full.
YU’s response to the public consultation on the West Yorkshire Devolution Deal
Yorkshire Universities’ (YU) core mission is to strengthen the contribution of the higher education (HE) sector to place-based development, and to build strong and effective relationships with public, private and voluntary sector partners. Our members in West Yorkshire and the wider Leeds City Region play a vital role in the economic, social and cultural life of the region. In this letter, we provide some comments on the West Yorkshire Devolution Deal, which has been open to public consultation.
YU submission to the Yorkshire & North Lincolnshire All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG)
Background: the APPG is keen to make representations to the government with clear policy proposals that would support business, education, culture and sport and other sectors to rebuild after the lockdown.
HM Treasury Green Book Review
Dr Peter O’Brien, YU Executive Director
Amidst the current COVID-19 pandemic and economic crises a review that will be critical to the recovery within and across the country appears to have started within Whitehall. The Budget statement on 11 March announced a review by HM Treasury of its Green Book; the ‘rule book’ used by central government departments to determine whether public funds should be invested or not in projects to drive economic development.
Response to the YNYER LIS consultation
Read the letter from YU to James Farrar, Chief Executive of York, North Yorkshire and East Riding LEP here.
HE-BCI major review
The current HE-BCI major review, first announced at the 2019 National Centre for Universities and Business Annual Conference, seeks to answer the following questions:
Future Ready Skills Commission Interim Report Feedback by YU
The aim of the Future Ready Skills Commission (FRSC), sponsored by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, is to develop a blueprint for an education and skills system that can deliver against local economic priorities, the fulfilment of individual potential and the promotion of inclusive growth.
Together with FRSC, YU organised a roundtable in October to inform the evidence gathering stage of the review. The meeting was hosted by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Huddersfield, Professor Tim Thornton, and attended by senior representatives from each of YU’s twelve member institutions, as well as commissioners and the secretariat from the FRSC.
