@YorkshireUnis

The official Yorkshire Universities account. For updates and inquiries, please connect with us via our website, LinkedIn or Bluesky.

 Yorkshire and the Humber
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Joined May 2010
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Find Yorkshire Universities updates. Find us on LinkedIn. On the website at www.yorkshireuniversities.ac.uk. On Bluesky at yorkshireunis.bsky.social.

ALT Find Yorkshire Universities updates. Find us on LinkedIn. On the website at www.yorkshireuniversities.ac.uk. On Bluesky at yorkshireunis.bsky.social.

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Leeds Arts Uni@LeedsArtsUni14 Feb 2025
Thank you to everyone who attended yesterday’s preview of our new exhibition ‘Mixed Up: Music and the Art School’. The exhibition is now open at our Blenheim Walk Gallery until 17 April 2025. Find out more via the link below. leeds-art.ac.uk/whats-happen…
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York St John University@YorkStJohn12 Feb 2025
Our Institute for Social Justice is now inviting proposals from voluntary, charity and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations to our Community Research Grant programme. The programme funds collaborative research projects which benefit our community.👇 yorksj.ac.uk/research/instit…
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The #YorkshireUnis Digest summary is now available on Bluesky! See more 👇bsky.app/profile/yorkshireun… Image credit: @policyleeds
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You can now find our updates on Bluesky! 👇bsky.app/profile/yorkshireun…
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NEW @Y_PERN_ REPORT features a Foreword co-written by our Executive Director, @obrienpeter72; Y-PERN Academic Director, Andrew Brown; and Y-PERN Engagement Director, @kersten_england. 🔎Read the report in full: yorkshireuniversities.ac.uk/…

Y-PERN: Connecting the Region Through University Policy Engagement - Yorkshire Universities

Yorkshire Universities Executive Director, Dr Peter O’Brien, has co-authored a Foreword to the Yorkshire & Humber Policy Engagement and Research Network‘s (Y-PERN) Year 2 Regional Report ‘Connecting...

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Graduates West Yorkshire scheme, the Chancellor’s speech on growth, and English Devolution plans — all in the #YorkshireUnis Digest! 🔍Read: bit.ly/YUDigestW5_25 📩Subscribe: bit.ly/YU-Subscribe We've also featured a diverse range of updates from across our membership!
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University of Bradford@UniofBradford27 Jan 2025
At the University of Bradford, different is what we do. We see things differently, we think differently, and we work together to drive sustainable social, cultural and economic development. Find out how we’re using our different to make a difference: bit.ly/42tc3wy
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Today, we published our response to the Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee’s #inquiry into 'Innovation, growth and the regions'. 👇You can read our #response below: yorkshireuniversities.ac.uk/…

YU response to the Select Committee for Science, Innovation & Technology's Call for Evidence:...

Yorkshire Universities (YU) has responded to the Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee’s inquiry into “Innovation, growth and the regions”. The inquiry sought to assess the role of the...

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The Yorkshire & Humber Climate Commission's new Chair, international students, and funding for the creative industries — all in the #YorkshireUnis Digest! 🔍Read: bit.ly/YUDigestW4_25 📩Subscribe: bit.ly/YU-Subscribe Image Credit: @YHClimateCom
YU Weekly Digest Poster. It features Asif Husain-Naviatti, Chair of the Yorkshire & Humber Climate Commission.

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NEW BLOG❗️ YU's Executive Director, @obrienpeter72, discusses how cultivating and imparting knowledge between #universities, and regional HE #partnerships, could form part of the HE sector’s commitment and support growth across the country. Read more: bit.ly/3PI1O01

The English Devolution White Paper - Yorkshire Universities

Dr Peter O’Brien The English Devolution White Paper features a series of policy proposals that are likely to have profound implications for the governance of local and regional development within...

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Tickets are now available for the annual Student Sustainability Research Conference! 🎉 Students from across our entire membership will share their #Sustainability-related research in a professional #carbonneutral conference Get your #SSRC25 ticket here: bit.ly/3WpzUtk
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The Mayoral Innovation Exchange, an AI action plan and @NEONHE's report in #YorkshireUnis Digest! 👉Read: bit.ly/YUDigestW3_25 📩Subscribe: bit.ly/YU-Subscribe Plus more from our members: @LeedsMusicDrama, @UniofBradford, @LeedsUniBSchool Image Credit @sheffhallamuni
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It was fantastic to host the UK's first Mayoral Innovation Exchange at the AWRC today Organised by @SouthYorksMCA, the event convened the UK’s elected metro mayors to foster collaboration, enable innovation, and share best practice between mayoral combined authorities
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🎉It’s 2025 and the #YorkshireUnis News Digest is back in your inbox! Give it a read👇 Covering @UKRI_News new research data policy framework, @UniversitiesUK taskforce, regional #partnerships and much more! 🔎Read: bit.ly/YUDigestW1-2_25 📩Subscribe: bit.ly/YU-Subscribe
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Season’s Greetings from the YU Executive team! The final #YorkshireUnis News Digest of 2024 is here, and it’s a BIG ONE. 👇 🔎Read here bit.ly/YUDigestW49_24 📩Subscribe: bit.ly/YU-Subscribe We will resume YU Digest updates in January 2025. #HEnews #Yorkshire
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@PolicyLeeds@policyleeds5 Dec 2024
📢The University of Leeds and Leeds City Council have launched a joint 'research collaboration framework' outlining how they will work together to tackle the city's challenges. Learn more in our blog: policyleeds.medium.com/e682b… Read the framework in full: leeds.ac.uk/policy-leeds/doc…
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📢This week's #YorkshireUnis Digest covers: 🤝Universities for North East England 📑@GOVUK’s ‘Get Britain Working’ white paper 💡£3m South Yorkshire Innovation Programme 🔎Read: bit.ly/YUDigestW48_24 📩Subscribe: bit.ly/YU-Subscribe #HEnews #highereducation #Yorkshire
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We are in your inbox❗ Our Winter 2024 Newsletter is here, covering: 📘@UniversitiesUK Blueprint 💼Launch of the #YHealth4Growth white paper 🌳@YHClimateCom Whole Commission Development Day and more #HEnews! Read: bit.ly/4g2izP7 Subscribe: bit.ly/YU-Subscribe
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📢The 5th anniversary of @nexusunileeds, @UKRI_News' R&I clusters, and @UniversitiesUK analysing LEO data on graduate salaries, in #YorkshireUnis Digest! 👇 Plus: @UniofBradford partnering with @bradford2025 🔍Read: bit.ly/YUDigestW47_24 📩Subscribe: bit.ly/YU-Subscribe
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