On 5 March 2025, the Student Sustainability Research Conference welcomed students from across the Yorkshire & Humber region to showcase their sustainability-themed research, projects and installations. Over 100 students, from the twelve member institutions of Yorkshire Universities (YU), had the opportunity to present their research in a professional conference setting and learn from their student …
Commenting after the signing of a new ‘White Rose Agreement‘, by the Mayors of West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, and York and North Yorkshire, Yorkshire Universities Executive Director, Dr Peter O’Brien, said: “We welcome today’s news that the current three Mayors in Yorkshire have given a commitment to work collaboratively on key economic, social and environmental …
Yorkshire Universities comprises a diverse range of institutions, each hosting staff and students from various backgrounds. International Women’s Day 2025, provides a timely opportunity for YU to consider how women and girls can pursue leadership and decision-making roles across the higher education sector and in the Yorkshire & Humber region. In line with this year’s …
The NHS Confederation recently hosted a webinar focused on the local growth agenda, the role of acute trusts, and how they can influence local leaders. Yorkshire Universities (YU) Executive Director, Dr Peter O’Brien, was invited to speak at the event to provide broad insights from the higher education sector and regional perspectives from higher education …
Lauren Hunter, YU Communications Assistant In February 2025, Yorkshire Universities (YU) hosted an informative and interactive session on Artificial Intelligence (AI). This session aimed to foster discussion around AI and its use in the higher education (HE) sector. Specifically, how AI could or should be used by communication colleagues working in HE and policy. The …
Yorkshire Universities Executive Director, Dr Peter O’Brien, has co-authored a Foreword to the Yorkshire & Humber Policy Engagement and Research Network‘s (Y-PERN) Year 2 Regional Report ‘Connecting the Region Through University Policy Engagement’. The report showcases the value of Y-PERN’s partnership work and highlights some of the activities and impacts happening across the Yorkshire & …
Yorkshire Universities (YU) has responded to the Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee’s inquiry into “Innovation, growth and the regions”. The inquiry sought to assess the role of the UK’s innovation ecosystem in achieving the Government’s mission to kickstart economic growth across the country. Read the YU response to the Innovation, growth and the regions …
Dr Peter O’Brien The English Devolution White Paper features a series of policy proposals that are likely to have profound implications for the governance of local and regional development within England, and which will influence how and where the UK [Modern] Industrial Strategy is implemented over the coming years. The White Paper proposes the creation …
Yorkshire Universities congratulates its members on their results in the English Social Mobility Index 2024, published by the Higher Education Policy Institute and compiled by London South Bank University. The English Social Mobility Index measures the social distance travelled by socio-economically disadvantaged graduates from each higher education institution in England as well as the proportion …
Professor Karen Bryan OBE, previous Chair of Yorkshire Universities (YU), introduces the report and details YU’s achievements over last twelve months: At the end of my two-year tenure as Chair of Yorkshire Universities (YU), I am delighted tointroduce this 2023/24 Annual Report. During the past twelve months, YU has continued tostrengthen its role and impact …