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YU response to the Select Committee for Science, Innovation & Technology’s Call for Evidence: Innovation, growth and the regions

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 …

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The English Devolution White Paper

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 …

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Yorkshire Universities’ Members Recognised for Achievements in the 2024 English Social Mobility Index

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 …

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YU annual reports and accounts 2023 - 2024

YU Annual Report and Accounts 2023-2024

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 …

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Hull and East Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority

A new mayoral combined authority has been confirmed for Hull & East Yorkshire. The figurehead for the Hull and East Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA) will be determined after the mayoral election, which is set to be held in May 2025. Welcoming the news of the laying of an order in Parliament, by the Government, …

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YU Newsletter – Winter 2024

You can view the Winter 2024 Newsletter here, and subscribe to our updates here.

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Yorkshire Universities’ response to the Green Paper ‘Invest 2035: The UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy’

On 14 October 2024, the Government published a Green Paper Invest 2035: The UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy and opened a public consultation. At Yorkshire Universities (YU), we welcome the opportunity to shape the UK’s next Industrial Strategy, and we have submitted a response to the consultation, with a particular focus on place-based economic development and …

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