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Y-PERN 2025 Conference Highlights: Bridging Academia and Policymaking
The Yorkshire & Humber Policy Engagement and Research Network brought together 200 delegates at the University of Huddersfield for our most ambitious conference yet, showcasing how devolution is creating unprecedented opportunities for academic-policy collaboration across our region. Devolution: A Game-Changer for Yorkshire West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin opened the conference with a powerful message about the region’s potential: “Our 12 fantastic higher education institutions are working hand-in-glove…
Learn More… Y-PERN 2025 Conference Highlights: Bridging Academia and Policymaking
Devolution in Yorkshire and the Humber
Discover how regional governance is transforming through collaborative leadership and devolved powers. We are proud to present our explainer animated video on “the story of devolution”, a film about how devolution is transforming governance across Yorkshire and the Humber region. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdUg09Wsv0s Animated by Leeds Arts University graduate, Kieran Leppington, the video perfectly illustrates how Yorkshire…
Y-PERN’s 2025 Impact Report
Three-year report reveals ground-breaking collaboration between universities and policymakers drives regional development Y-PERN’s 2025 Impact Report showcases three years of close collaboration between the region’s universities and policymakers that has transformed evidence-based decision-making across Yorkshire and the Humber. Since its inception in 2022, Y-PERN has established itself as a critical bridge between the region’s universities…
Blogs
The Status Quo is Not an Option: Reflections from the Yorkshire and Humber Policy Engagement and Research Network Conference 2025
Y-PERN R Workshop: Regional Economic Analysis Made Accessible
Refugee and Homelessness Policy: Deterrence versus Prevention
Powering devolution: the unique role of universities
Confronting the challenges encountered by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) family-owned businesses in Yorkshire and the Humber Region
How are local people’s lived experiences and expertise informing decisions and solutions in Yorkshire and Humber?
Reflections on Y-PERN’s ‘network of networks’ approach to academic policy engagement: from practice to theory and back again
How our region harnessed university power to boost capacity
How our region is coming together to support place-based policy
