South Yorkshire
The latest news, blogs and events from South 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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South Yorkshire Sub-Regional Report 2025
We proudly present our South-Yorkshire Sub-regional Report, a collaborative effort between Y-PERN, Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) and the University of Sheffield (UoS). Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) and the University of Sheffield (UoS) jointly host the South Yorkshire Y-PERN team. The SHU team operates from the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (CRESR) and includes…
South Yorkshire Seminars Series: The region’s political and economic history
South Yorkshire’s past, present and future: what does the data say? Written by Dan Olner Dan Olner is a Policy Fellow for Y-PERN, South Yorkshire Mayoral Authority and Sheffield University Management School. Dan is an expert on economic and quantitative geography, data science, politics and international relations. The Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI) at…
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Blogs
Universities collaborating for the good of our regions is fast becoming a policy imperative
The relationship between policymaking and research: How it works (sometimes)
The Labour Government, the King’s Speech and a new path to devolution?
New forum to strengthen glue between South Yorkshire policymakers, academics & others
Y-PERN Briefing Note: What can we learn from the international evidence on devolution?
Understanding alternative approaches to regional economic development in Yorkshire & the Humber
Tougher benefit sanctions: another bout of policy amnesia?
