York & North Yorkshire
The latest news, blogs and events from York & North Yorkshire
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 them to build capacity, resources, and activities that provide value to them and the wider Y-PERN network…
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…
Y-PERN hosts meeting of the Yorkshire and Humber Councils Policy Officer Network
Y-PERN hosted a meeting of the newly reconvened Yorkshire and Humber Councils Policy Officer Network (YHCPON) at the Cloth Hall Court in Leeds in January 2025. The meeting brought together local and combined authority policy and strategy officers from across the Yorkshire and Humber Councils network to discuss a range of issues. The meeting was…
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Blogs
Meet the members of the YPIP team
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?
