How can policymakers in #localgovernment best deliver policy change during periods of crisis?🚑

Join our online event with RREAL on 'How Local Authorities Can Accelerate Policy Change Under Pressure', Tuesday 21st November at 3pm.

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Y-PERN's Policy Director, Dr Peter O'Brien reflects on last week's paper on why UK regional policy hasn't worked.

Peter discusses:
- challenge of interviewing elites
- summary of reports findings
- What this means for Y-PERN

yorkshireuniversities.ac.uk/2023/10/30/why…

A report launched by Child of the North illustrates the link between child poverty and poor educational attainment – and what can be done in early childhood to mitigate the impact on children

healthequitynorth.co.uk/calls-for-urge…

🚀 Today we officially launch the South Yorkshire Digital Health Hub 🎉

A pleasure to welcome researchers, clinicians, patients, & industry reps who share our vision for equitable digital technologies to reduce health inequalities.

Learn more 👉 sheffield.ac.uk/sydhh

Why hasn't UK Regional Policy worked?

Dan Turner Senior Advisor to South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority alongside Nyasha Weinberg, Esme Elsden & Ed Balls reflect on their findings of interviews with more than 90 political and official practitioners.

Read more here: hks.harvard.edu/centers/mrcbg/…

Congratulations to UK Research and Innovation policy fellows based at Yorkshire Universities:

Dr Dr Ana Manzano / NI Executive (evaluating innov)
Dr James Worrall / FCDO (geography)
Dr Cristina Sechel / DWP & DHSC (Post-pandemic work & health)

University of Bradford tops list for social mobility for third year@uniofbradford ⁦University of Bradford⁩ ⁦University of Bradford Alumni⁩ ⁦TracyBrabinWY⁩ ⁦Prof Udy (yu-dee) Archibong (she/her)⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/education…

To achieve #netzero in the UK, our energy system will have to become fully electric & more reliant on #renewableenergy .

So what role can #Yorkshire & #Humber play in this transition?

Join the discussion via our new survey - and see what others think!

yorkshirecap.commonplace.is/en-GB/proposal…

Great to hear about this new initiative in #Yorkshire developing new research with Yorkshire Ambulance

We are very excited to officially launch the YAS Research Institute #YASRI which embeds a new approach to leading and developing research in Yorkshire Ambulance - a thank you to all our partners who have joined us today and our speakers showcasing excellent research in our region.

We're excited to officially launch the YAS Research Institute, which embeds a new approach to leading and developing research.

Thank you to all our partners who have joined us today and our speakers for showcasing excellent research in our region. #YASRI #whywedoresearch

Enjoying the sites and people that make up the University of Huddersfield today.

Great discussions on academic policy engagement w/ Philip Brown & James Devitt (who also make for fantastic tour guides!)

Coming soon to the West Yorkshire network: Huddersfield Policy Fellow

Call for evidence!

North of Tyne Combined Authority (NTCA), working with CAPE Policy Fellows, have published a call for evidence for their first Area of Research Interest on citizen engagement and connected communities: northoftyne-ca.gov.uk/what-we-do/pro…

The latest findings by University of York's Cost of Living Research Group highlights significant regional inequalities in the prevalence of fuel poverty

Download and read Sticking Plasters and Systemic Solutions: Cost of living responses in the UK here bit.ly/uoy-col

Informative thread and paper by Y-PERN West Yorkshire Policy Fellow Tom Haines-Doran on the financialisation of car consumption👇

Another step forward for University of Bradford and others joining The Alan Turing Institute #TuringUniversityNetwork this week.

#Bradford CityOfResearch Yorkshire Universities Open Innovations (formerly @ODILeeds)

Want to share your research with #Policy professionals, but don't know where to start?
University of Leeds colleagues can still book a place onto the Policy Engagement Kickstart autumn programme, starting Oct 4.
For more information visit OD&PL University of Leeds: uolr3.leeds.ac.uk/temcatsearch(b…

Good to see the FixOurFood at University of York have contributed to such an important report for the Yorkshire and Humber region.

Report linked below, but you can also read a blog from the Yorkshire and Humber Climate Commission 👇
bit.ly/46jnkOH

Y-PERN Yorkshire Universities

Inspiring to be working with our entrepreneurs,policymakers & business leaders, redefining policy for a dynamic and inclusive economy #SMEs #houseofcommons
Working together to make a difference with 💙Rachael Maskell MP Richard Harpin Seema Malhotra MP💙 Justine Greening Enterprise Works at the University of York

Every pound invested in the NHS results in around £4 back to the economy through increased gross value added💰🧑🏾‍⚕️📈

This new report from CF and NHS Confederation Michael Wood explores which NHS settings can generate the most economic output: nhsconfed.org/system/files/2…💭💡