WHAT IS Y-PERN?
Y-PERN stands for Yorkshire & Humber Policy Engagement & Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Network.
The project has recently been awarded £3.9m of funding from the , a £27 million annual fund that supports institutional strategic developmental projects in higher education research and knowledge exchange.
Y-PERN is a novel network-based approach to inclusive and place-based academic policy engagement and research. By enhancing the effectiveness of inclusive regional development policy and strategy, Y-PERN will play a critical role in fulfilling the commitment made in the to work together to identify actions and solutions to some of the major opportunities and challenges facing the region.
