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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
The Migration Advisory Committee has today published its ‘Rapid Review of the Graduate Route‘. The report concludes there is no evidence of significant abuse of the Graduate route, that it broadly has achieved – and continues to achieve – the government’s own objectives, including those set out in the Government’s International Education Strategy. Responding to …
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 …
This op-ed was originally published online by the Yorkshire Post on 27 April 2024. Every year, our region welcomes thousands of international students to universities across Yorkshire. At a time when international student applications are declining as a result of changes to visa policies, it is important that we remind ourselves of how international students are …
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 …
Tinnitus is a complex condition caused by damage in the ear which results in random and spontaneous signals being sent to the brain. Tinnitus can be difficult to live with and currently there is no cure. The current prognosis through the primary care pathway focuses on hearing loss with limited emotional support and management of …
Dry Mouth (Xerostomia) is a medical condition caused by the lack of saliva to keep the mouth wet, making it difficult to chew, swallow or speak. Saliva, produced by the salivary glands, is important for a healthy mouth as it moistens and breaks down food, washes away food particles from the teeth and gums, and …
