Commenting on today’s King’s Speech, Executive Director of YU, Dr Peter O’Brien, said: This legislative programme presents the new Government’s plan for creating the conditions and introducing the mechanisms to ‘kickstart’ growth. Looking at the new Bills in the pipeline, including for transport, housing, education, health, environment, and energy, there is a clear role for …
This article was first published by The Yorkshire Post on 11 July 2024 New data released this week shows that almost 80 per cent of UK graduates were in high-skilled jobs just over a year after they graduated, with 84 per cent of those asked saying they found their employment to be meaningful. It also …
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 …
Dr Peter O’Brien, YU Executive Director The Labour Party has won a landslide in the General Election. Sir Keir Starmer, a University of Leeds graduate, becomes the country’s 58th Prime Minister, and Rachel Reeves, MP for Leeds West and Pudsey, is the first female Chancellor of the Exchequer. Yorkshire Universities (YU) congratulates the Labour Party, …
Dr Peter O’Brien, Executive Director So, the dust has settled on the local and mayoral elections in England. Yorkshire now has three ‘Metro Mayors’, with a fourth, for Hull and East Yorkshire, in the offing next year, meaning that there will be full Mayoral coverage across Yorkshire by May 2025. Congratulations to Oliver Coppard and …
Five Key Asks from the 2024 Mayoral Elections in Yorkshire Twelve universities and higher education institutions in Yorkshire today issued a powerful open letter to the region’s mayoral election candidates outlining five ‘key asks’ to ensure the county is a place to “invest, live, work and learn”. Ahead of mayoral elections on 2 May 2024, …
Yorkshire Universities (YU) Executive Director, Dr Peter O’Brien, has written to the leaders of Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire councils to respond to the public consultation on the Hull and East Yorkshire Devolution Deal. You can read the full open letter below, which outlines YU’s support for continuing devolution across Yorkshire and the potential …
Steph Morris, YU Associate Directing more research & innovation (R&I) funding into under-funded and economically under-performing parts of the UK, without making other related interventions and investments, is a flawed recipe to address regional inequalities Public investment in R&I is designed to stimulate, unlock and drive innovation, leading to higher productivity and economic growth. There …
Dr Peter O’Brien, YU Executive Director Last Wednesday’s Autumn Statement saw the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, and the Treasury, publish a raft of documents that introduced new interventions designed to boost growth, or to report on complex policy challenges where the Government had commissioned research to investigate or had sought external advice. One …
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 …