Y-PERN 2025 Conference Delivers Breakthrough Collaboration Between Yorkshire’s Academic and Policy Leaders

This article was originally published by the Yorkshire Policy Engagement Research Network (Y-PERN). Major regional summit showcases innovative partnership model driving economic growth and social impact across Yorkshire and Humber The Yorkshire & Humber Policy Engagement and Research Network (Y-PERN) successfully hosted its 2025 conference at the University of Huddersfield, bringing together leading academics, policymakers, …

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UKREiiF: Insights, Innovation and Cross-Regional Collaboration

Kate Hainsworth, YU Associate Consultant Sunshine nourished ideas and partnerships at the UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) 2025, hosted at Leeds dock on the banks of the River Aire. The three-day extravaganza welcomed over 16,000 delegates from national and local government, investors, developers, clients and the wider built environment to talk about …

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Yorkshire Universities welcomes £3.6 billion investment in city region transport across Yorkshire

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, has today (4 June) announced £15.6 billion in transport funding settlements, to be delivered by regional mayors. The funding is intended to enable local leaders to invest in transport projects that will make a real difference in their communities. As part of this investment, a total of £3.6 …

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Yorkshire Universities’ Strategic Priorities for the Hull and East Yorkshire Mayoral Election Candidates

14 April 2025 Priorities for the Hull and East Yorkshire Mayoral Election Candidates Yorkshire Universities’ (YU) has issued an open letter to Hull and East Yorkshire mayoral election candidates, outlining three key strategic priorities. YU is committed to driving the economic and social prosperity of Yorkshire through harnessing the collective contribution of the twelve higher …

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A united front to support the region

An op-ed by Professor Dave Petley is the chair of Yorkshire Universities and the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hull, and Sarah Norman is chair of Yorkshire and Humber Councils Chief Executives Group and Chief Executive of Barnsley Council.

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University of Bradford: I-Diagnose

Clinical evaluations known as Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE) are often costly and difficult to organise as they require a minimum of three people and sometimes involve hiring actors to play certain roles. Aaron and Sania, aim to harness the power of machine learning and AI to transforming traditional OSCEs, providing an immersive learning experience for healthcare professionals.

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University of Leeds: Auxetec

Professor Gleeson came across the new material when she and her team were exploring the semi-soft elasticity of liquid crystal elastomers. It is the world’s first synthetic material that is auxetic at the molecular level, and its unintuitive properties mean it expands under pressure.

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Sheffield Hallam University: Bullion Chocolate

Bullion sought consultancy expertise through the Sheffield Innovation Programme (SIP) to help them advance the packaging and wrapping process of their chocolate. The process, while an essential part of the Bullion handcrafted approach, is labour intensive and owner, Max Scotford wanted to explore ways to improve productivity without compromising on quality.

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University of Hull: On Track for Rail Freight Growth

A partnership between the University of Hull’s Logistics Institute, Lampada Digital Solutions and Network Rail has led to the implementation of a range of solutions to improve efficiency, reduce emissions and allow the rail industry to compete effectively with the less environmentally friendly but more dynamic road freight industry.

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Yorkshire Universities welcomes the signing of the ‘White Rose Agreement’

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 …

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