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| Sheffield Hallam University appoints new Vice Chancellor |
20 December 2006
Sheffield Hallam University has appointed Professor Philip Jones as Vice Chancellor. Professor Jones, who is currently Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Sub-Warden of Durham University will take up the post on 1st August 2007. Read more... |
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| New Vice Chancellor for University of Bradford |
20 December 2006
The University of Bradford has appointed Professor Mark Cleary, currently Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at the University of Plymouth, to the post of Vice-Chancellor and Principal in effect from 1 May 2007. Read more... |
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The University of Sheffield appoints new Vice-Chancellor |
18 December 2006
The University of Sheffield has appointed Professor Keith Burnett as its next Vice-Chancellor. He will take over from Professor Bob Boucher whose period of office comes to an end in December 2007. Read more... |
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| Professor Michael Arthur appointed to Yorkshire Forward Board |
16 November 2006
Yorkshire Forward chair welcomes announcement of new board appointments. The Chair of Yorkshire Forward, Terry Hodgkinson has today welcomed the announcement of new appointments to the Board of the Regional Development Agency for Yorkshire and Humber. Read more... |
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| York St John University Launches |
1 October 2006
York St John University College has dropped the 'College' to become York St John University, after a process of re-branding to reflect its status as the UK's newest university. Read more... |
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| Archbishop first Chancellor of York St John University College |
11 September 2006
The Principal and Board of Governors of York St John University College are delighted to announce that the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, will be Chancellor of York St John when it becomes a University later this year. Read more... |
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| Sheffield ranked as one of the top universities in the World |
7 September 2006
The University of Sheffield has been named as one of the world’s top universities in two separate global rankings published recently. In the annual academic ranking of the top 500 universities worldwide, published by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Sheffield was ranked 69th in the world, whilst the US publication Newsweek ranked the University 70th in its global top 100 hundred listings. Read more...
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| Open for Business; Universities in Yorkshire help create over 100 new businesses |
4 September 2006
A partnership of Universities in Yorkshire are celebrating their role in the creation of over 100 new businesses and 160 new jobs for the region.
The Centre for Graduate Entrepreneurship in Yorkshire (CGEY), led by Leeds Metropolitan University was created with funding under the Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF2) in August 2004 bringing together 7 regional Universities (Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield, Hull, Sheffield Hallam and Trinity and All Saints College). Tasked with developing entrepreneurial skills, creating new start ups and encouraging graduate retention within the region, the CGEY has developed a programme of jointly planned activities and provides a forum for the sharing of ideas and best practice.Read more... |
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| Sheffield Hallam's Vice-Chancellor appointed Chair of Yorkshire Universities |
10 August 2006
Sheffield Hallam’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Diana Green has been appointed the new Chair of Yorkshire Universities.
Michael Noble, Chief Executive said "I am very pleased to welcome Diana Green to the post of Chair of Yorkshire Universities. She brings to the role a wealth of experience within the region, nationally and beyond, which will be enormous benefit to the on-going development of the HE sector's contribution to the Yorkshire & the Humber region."
Speaking of her new appointment, Professor Green said: "I am delighted to be representing Yorkshire's universities and higher education colleges and look forward to highlighting their excellent work and to taking forward their agenda on a national and international stage" Read more... |
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Principal says goodbye to Trinity & All Saints |
26 July 2006
After 30 years in Education, eight of them as Principal and Chief Executive at Trinity & All Saints in Horsforth, Leeds, Dr Mike Coughlan retires in August 2006. The retirement was marked by governors at a lunch on 10th July and at a staff reception on 26th July, when the former Bishop of Leeds, Bishop David Konstant, thanked him and presented him with some state-of-the-art fishing gear with which to fill his retirement! Read more... |
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York St John - Britain's Newest University |
24th July 2006
165 Years after its foundation as a higher education institution, York St John University College has received official approval from the Privy Council of the UK to become York St John University.
Michael Noble, Chief Executive of Yorkshire Universities, said, “On behalf of all of the higher education institutions in the Yorkshire & Humber region, I warmly congratulate York St John on achieving university status. York St John has already been an active member of Yorkshire Universities for several years. We look forward to continuing development of this relationship with the institution in its new guise.” Read more |
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University of Huddersfield - New Vice-Chancellor Appointed |
24th July 2006
Prof Bob Cryan has been appointed the next vice-chancellor of the University of Huddersfield. He will take up the position in his home town in January 2007, after the retirement of the present vice-chancellor, Prof John Tarrant, in December. Prof Cryan said: "I am absolutely delighted to have been appointed vice-chancellor at Huddersfield. Under Prof John Tarrant's leadership, the university has become a highly successful one, with top-quality characteristics. John Tarrant has set very high standards, so I feel particularly privileged to be invited to lead the university through this period of immense change in higher education". Read more |
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Yorkshire Universities' Winner of Winners' Awards |
23rd March 2006
Last night saw the annual Yorkshire Universities Winner of Winners Awards for students and graduates from the region's Higher Education Institutions' Business Plan pitching competitions. The winner, Fickle Foods, walked away with £5000 and significant PR assistance from Green Communications, the award sponsors this year. Read more |
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Leeds Trinity & All Saints - New Principal Appointed |
22nd March 2006
Trinity & All Saints has appointed a new Principal and Chief Executive, Dr Freda Bridge, to lead its educational vision for the future. Succeeding Dr Michael Coughlan in the College’s top post, Dr Bridge joins the College from her current position as Dean of Education and Professional Development at the University of Huddersfield. Trinity & All Saints, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, has over 2,500 students and employs more than 300 staff at its Horsforth base near Leeds. Read more |
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Widening the Horizon - Supporting Young People in Care into Higher Education |
1st March 2006
Funded by Aimhigher (North Yorkshire) the Leeds Metropolitan University ‘Widening the Horizon’ project has worked in partnership with North Yorkshire County Council Social Services Leaving Care Team, the City of York Pathway Team and a group of young people leaving care to provide information, advice and guidance to looked after children and care leavers on how to access higher education opportunities across the region through the production of a tailor-made, specifically targeted, interactive CD ROM. . Read more |
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| Universities extend a hand to business |
6th December 2005
A major conference on 2nd & 3rd February will promote the benefits to industry and higher education from working in closer partnership... Read more |
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| New Initiatives Highlight Strengths and Weaknesses of Environmental Actions by UK Universities |
21st November 2005
“British universities are lagging behind North American competitors in building sustainable campuses”, according to Professor Peter James, Co-Director of the Higher Educational Environmental Performance Improvement (HEEPI) project. ...Read more |
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19th October 2005
BBSRC seeks applications to its pilot Industry Interchange Programme. The pilot aims to support the interchange, in either direction, of researchers between the science base and industry... Read more |
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12 October 2005
The ‘N8’ research partnership, comprising eight research-intensive universities in the North of England, has appointed Dr David Secher as its first Chief Executive... Read more |
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7 October 2005
In the biggest event of its kind ever held at the University of Sheffield, UK business and public sector leaders met last night to discuss the Northern Way, the flagship initiative set up to reinvigorate enterprise and opportunity in the North of England.... Read more |
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7 October 2005
A new series of case study booklets suggests that the Aimhigher initiative is having far reaching effects on under-represented groups of students... Read more |
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27 September 2005
A scheme which has helped to fill more than 4,000 graduate jobs in Yorkshire and Humber has been given an extra £2.5million from Yorkshire Forward to continue its work... Read more |
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23 September 2005
Careers staff at the University of Bradford are celebrating after their employability project was recently given an award... Read more |
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15 September 2005
Changing people’s behaviour and promoting “sustainable” approaches to transport, recycling, energy use and the environment is the subject of a new report produced by a Yorkshire research agency... Read more |
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01 August 2005
Leeds College of Music has received confirmation that its application to transfer from the Further Education to the Higher Education sector has been successful... Read more |
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7 March 2005
Since the year 2000, Universities in Yorkshire & the Humber have consistently been some of the most successful in Britain at creating businesses, according to official figures just released ...Read more |
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20th September 2004
The HEIs in the North of England today warmly welcomed the publication of the Northern Way report.. Read more |
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1 August 2004
The University of Bradford’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Chris Taylor has been appointed the new Chair of Yorkshire Universities... Read more |
