Empowering Yorkshire’s future through collaboration:
A regional partnership of twelve higher education institutions.
Advocate
We support and champion universities’ collective aspirations on global questions, such as skills,
infrastructure and
innovation.
Catalyst
We empower member institutions to lead in the civic agenda by connecting public policy with research-informed practice and knowledge transfer.
Amplifier
We promote stronger partnerships between HEIs, policymakers, and actors in Yorkshire’s diverse economies, places, and communities.
We are an action-oriented regional partnership of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). We are driven by a passion and belief in the power and potential of Yorkshire and its global connections and aspirations.
We support and encourage our members to work together and with partners to provide civic leadership in the region.
We add distinct value to the places where our members are located, and the communities in which they work.
We use our combined voice as a Higher Education powerhouse with the determination to change our region for the better.
We champion Yorkshire as diverse, resilient, inclusive and rich in collaborative learning and new ideas.
News & Blog
- Devolving powers key to tackling ‘burning platform’ of health and economic inequalities – says new white paper
- Yorkshire is a paradox of world class assets and widening inequalities
- Trailblazing Yorkshire-based project linking academics with policymakers and communities awarded £5m funding
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