Graduate Talent

Roundtable write-up: Opportunities for students and graduates within local government organisations

Marina Tapley, Policy and Research Officer at Yorkshire Universities In April 2023, Yorkshire Universities (YU) held a joint roundtable on Opportunities for students and graduates within local government organisations. This roundtable brought together careers staff from the universities and recruitment and HR staff from local government to explore potential for further collaboration and coordination around …

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Higher Education Policy Landscape – Summer 2023

This briefing provides an overview of key Higher Education (HE) policy developments up to July 2023, highlighting national updates that will impact HE in Yorkshire, as well as examples of key developments within the region. This briefing was originally shared to provide context and updates about the HE landscape to external partners that YU is working with across local government and has been adapted for our website.

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7 June 2023 One Year On Graduate Employability Conference

To view conference proceedings including the event recording, agenda, slides, the Regional Inclusive Recruitment Guide and Case Study Impact Award results please Go to this Sway. Read the related press release and op-ed piece on why graduates matter to Yorkshire by Dr Peter O’Brien below: Find out how to get involved in our ‘Navigating the …

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Opportunity: Navigating the HE Offer & Simplifying Entry Points to Universities

In the 2023/24 work programme, Yorkshire Universities will be running a Task & Finish Group on navigating the HE offer and signposting to entry points at the member universities across the region to ease engagement for employers.

The Task & Finish Group will provisionally run for six months between August 2023 and January 2024 with monthly online focus group meetings.

We’d like to co-develop this work with a range of stakeholders, including higher education sector partners, local authorities and employers. If you are interested in collaborating with us on this project, we want to hear from you!

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Why graduates matter to Yorkshire

Op-ed by Dr Peter O’Brien, Executive Director for Yorkshire Universities The higher education sector is one of the UK’s greatest assets, generating significant economic, social and cultural value. Research commissioned by Universities UK, in 2022, found that universities in England contribute around £95 billion to the economy and support more than 815,000 jobs, Higher education …

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Press Release: ‘Improving Graduate Employability in Yorkshire’  

Universities in Yorkshire undertake significant work to support students through their studies, and as they move into and beyond graduation. The most successful regions are those able to attract and retain large numbers of graduates. These places prioritise improving graduate utilisation within the labour market to encourage and enable more students and graduates to achieve employment and career success.

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The contribution of international students to Yorkshire

Commenting on today’s publication of ‘The benefits and costs of international higher education students to the UK economy’, by London Economics, for the Higher Education Policy Institute, Universities UK International, and Kaplan International Pathways, Executive Director of Yorkshire Universities, Dr Peter O’Brien, said: This new report reveals a significant increase in the economic benefits of …

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The digital industry in Yorkshire and the supply of graduates

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 …

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YU Briefing on the Government Response to the Lifelong Loan Entitlement Consultation

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 …

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Yorkshire Universities obtains £20k funding for a regional sustainability service-learning pilot

Yorkshire Universities (YU) has been awarded £20,000 funding by the UPP Foundation to pilot a regional sustainability service-learning project. Ours is one of the eight pilot initiatives the UPP Foundation invested over £160,000 in. Funding was awarded to schemes which support student and graduate success for disadvantaged and underrepresented groups, and for initiatives which support …

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