YU Newsletter – Summer 2024
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Yorkshire’s universities have the potential to be key engines of economic growth – Dave Petley
In my new role as chair of Yorkshire Universities, I will do my utmost to strengthen partnerships within and across Yorkshire, and to demonstrate that the region’s universities are key engines of growth and opportunity.
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hull, Professor Dave Petley, is the incoming chair of Yorkshire Universities.
Professor Dave Petley to be the new Chair of Yorkshire Universities
A global leader in the study and management of landslides has been unveiled as the new Chair of Yorkshire Universities (YU).
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Yorkshire Universities responds to the King’s Speech
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 …
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.
Supporting graduates to stay and thrive in Yorkshire benefits the region – Liz Mossop & Karen Bryan
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 …
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 …
Universities are key to Labour’s plan to ‘kickstart’ growth
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, …
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 …