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Leeds Arts Animation graduate creates commissioned film for Y-PERN
This news item was first published on the Leeds Arts website. Recent BA (Hons) Animation and MA Animation graduate, Kieran Leppington, was commissioned by Y-PERN (Yorkshire and Humber Policy Engagement and Research Network), after winning a cross-institutional brief with the Careers, Employability and Enterprise team at Leeds Arts University, Leeds Beckett University, and the University of Leeds, to create an animation infographic that tells the story of the devolution of Yorkshire. Y-PERN commissioned Kieran to…
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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…
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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…
Blogs
Neighbourhoods That Work: Why Hyper-Local, Resident-Led Action Deserves a Bigger Role in Regional Policy
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
