York & North Yorkshire
The latest news, blogs and events from York & North Yorkshire
Y-PERN 2025 Conference: Bridging Academia and Policymaking
Register now for your ticket for the Y-PERN 2025 Conference on June 27th at the Oastler Building in Huddersfield! We invite scholars, policymakers, and community leaders to engage in vital discussions surrounding academic-policy collaboration aimed at regional development. The conference will bring together leading academics, policymakers, and practitioners to explore innovative approaches to incorporating academic academic research into impactful policies. With confirmed speakers including Tracy Brabin, Mayor…
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Smaller and Specialist Universities Workshop
On Tuesday 18th February, leaders and representatives from Y-PERNs smaller and specialist universities met at Leeds Conservatoire to explore the specific challenges and opportunities they faced in undertaking academic policy engagement. Participants from Leeds Arts University, Leeds Conservatoire, Leeds Trinity University, and York St John University discussed how Y-PERN can best build capacity, resources, and activities…
The Y-PERN Year 2 Regional Report has landed
The team at Y-PERN are pleased to present our Year 2 Regional Report. The report, which summarises Y-PERN’s activity to date, reflects on what we have learnt about our impact and value, how Yorkshire and the Humber is leading the way in regional academic policy engagement and discusses how Universities can support multi-level governance for inclusive and…
Blogs
Evaluating City of York Council’s Universal Free School Meals
Universities collaborating for the good of our regions is fast becoming a policy imperative
The Labour Government, the King’s Speech and a new path to devolution?
Reflecting on the voices of female entrepreneurs in shaping policy for York & North Yorkshire and beyond
Y-PERN Briefing Note: What can we learn from the international evidence on devolution?
