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Devolution Across Yorkshire

This is the write up of the key discussions and recommendations from the breakout group discussions at the 11 July 2024 YU conference: ‘Overcoming employer challenges and championing graduates across Yorkshire’. Key questions: The new Labour Government has given a commitment to kick-start economic growth as part of a drive to increase overall productivity. How …

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The revised YU Inclusive Recruitment Guide in practice

This is the write up of the key discussions and recommendations from the breakout group discussions at the 11 July 2024 YU conference: ‘Overcoming employer challenges and championing graduates across Yorkshire’. The Yorkshire Universities (YU) Inclusive Recruitment Guide for Employers was launched at the YU Conference on 11 July 2024. It is designed to provide …

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Supply and Demand for Graduate Talent in Key Sectors for Yorkshire

This is the write up of the key discussions and recommendations from the breakout group discussions at the 11 July 2024 YU conference: ‘Overcoming employer challenges and championing graduates across Yorkshire’. Key questions in sessions 1&2: Sessions 1 & 2 discussions emphasized the need for better communication of regional opportunities, including supply and demand for …

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Supporting Creatives: Going from the linear world of education to the non-linear world of creative careers

This is the write up of the key discussions and recommendations from the breakout group discussions at the 11 July 2024 YU conference: ‘Overcoming employer challenges and championing graduates across Yorkshire’. Session 1 of ‘Supporting Creatives’ breakout group focused on how universities can better support students transitioning from education to creative careers, highlighting gaps and …

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Supporting graduates to stay and thrive 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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New collection of resources to support regional analysis of graduate labour markets

Marina Tapley, YU Policy and Research Officer Directly access the new tool launched by Yorkshire Universities that compiles existing resources to support regional analysis of graduate labour markets by clicking here. Yorkshire Universities (YU) held a recent workshop to explore priorities for regional analysis of graduate labour markets out of a set of identified areas …

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How regional collaboration can help policymakers and employers understand the career readiness of students

Marina Tapley, YU Policy and Research Officer Dr Bob Gilworth, Senior Lecturer in Careers Guidance at the University of Huddersfield. This article was first published by HEPI on 6 July 2024 A Yorkshire Universities (YU) project has produced the first large-scale picture of student self-reported career readiness at the start of undergraduate study across an …

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Regional workshop agrees priorities for graduate labour market analysis

Marina Tapley, YU Policy and Research Officer In May 2024, Yorkshire Universities (YU) held a workshop to agree priorities for graduate labour market analysis with participants from across Higher Education, including YU group members from the Graduate Implementation Group (GIG) and Graduate Data group (GDG), as well as partners working across sub-regional governance structures on …

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How to engage students with sustainability through service learning

Monika Antal, YU Assistant Director This article was first published by Wonkhe on 25 June 2024 A root and branch audit of twelve higher education institutions across Yorkshire has found that students across the region are being offered real-life challenges to apply their academic knowledge and critical thinking skills to meet genuine community needs related …

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