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PERN

@PlaceBasedEcon

We are an academic led, multi-university network of experts in place based economic recovery, regeneration and resilience.

yorkshireuniversities.ac.uk/pern/
Joined May 2021
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Replying to @policyleeds @UniversityLeeds
I agree! My main suggestion is that hiring a data scientist (i.e. someone more qualified than me) would fix this issue quickly. Here's the actual analysis abstractacademic.co.uk/polit…
Problems with Leeds Buses - An Actual Analysis — Abstract Academic

Problems with Leeds Buses - An Actual Analysis — Abstract Academic

Abstract It's common knowledge that Leeds buses are bad, both in terms of frequency but perhaps more importantly, accuracy. Everyone has an anecdotal horror story of being late, missing connecting...

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How can #DataScience improve public transport in #WestYorkshire? @UniversityLeeds researcher @BenTriesToTweet took a look at the accuracy of live timetables at two bus stops, to support improvements on the network yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/n…

Scientist's study shows that 80% of Leeds buses are late

A frustrated commuter so fed up with his bus being late that he carried out an in-depth study into Leeds's live timetables, and found that around 80 per cent are wrong at any given time.

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📢Announcement📢 Prof Karen Bryan OBE, VC of York St John University, has been appointed as new Chair of Yorkshire Universities. Prof Bryan will succeed Prof Congdon, VC of the University of Bradford, whose 2-year term as Chair ends on 31 July 2022. bit.ly/3ofzLag
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Could social licensing be a way to create a more resilient economy in Yorkshire and the wider UK? Julie Froud from the Foundational Economy thinks so! teapaw.org/SocialGuarantee/status…
The Social Guarantee (@SocialGuarantee) profile pictureThe Social Guarantee@SocialGuarantee1 Jun 2022
How do we ensure that our services are sustainable, affordable and sufficient? We asked Julie Froud at the Foundational Economy about social licensing. Sign up to receive monthly newsletter for all things Social Guarantee! 👉socialguarantee.org/contact
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Ever wondered about intergenerational mobility in other countries? Well, this great report by the Centre for the Economics of Education will be right up your street! cee.lse.ac.uk/ceedps/ceedp11…
See this report by @nef on how we might be able to tackle the housing crisis. neweconomics.org/2022/06/rev…
Reversing the decline of social housing

Reversing the decline of social housing

To tackle the housing crisis, we need to reform and replace the policies that underpin it

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”Around 145,000 children are living in relative poverty (before housing costs) in Greater Manchester. The child poverty rate in the city region is higher than the England and UK average.” Stark poverty statistics coming from @GMPovertyAction. teapaw.org/GMPovertyAction/status…
Resolve Poverty (@resolvepoverty) profile pictureResolve Poverty@resolvepoverty25 May 2022
📢📢📢Today we have launched our 2022 Poverty Monitor which reveals the shocking scale of poverty across Greater Manchester and how the Levelling up agenda is failing residents across our city region: ow.ly/jTlS50Jhssx #GMPovertyMonitor2022
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Average wages in the UK are falling. The minimum wage for workers in the UK needs to reflect the #Costofliving crisis many families up and down the country are currently facing. There will be no #economicrecovery unless people are paid enough to get by. theguardian.com/money/2022/j…

Average UK wages fall at fastest rate for more than two decades

Inflation and soaring energy bills cause squeeze on living standards, as unemployment rises slightly

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Highly recommend this blog post on how community can create and push for their own effective change. Is #CommunityWealthBuilding the way forward? We are look forward to seeing where this project goes! rethinkingpoverty.org.uk/tow… @Rethinking_Webb
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Great work here by the team at @PositiveMoneyUK on the role and influence of big finance in politics. teapaw.org/D_Barmes/status/153456…
David Barmes (@D_Barmes) profile pictureDavid Barmes@D_Barmes8 Jun 2022
When the banks get lax regulation✂️we get a crash When they get bailouts 💸 we get austerity When they get big bonuses 🤑 we get stagnant wages And now deregulation of the City is on the cards again Why...? In our new @PositiveMoneyUK report we've identified 5 reasons 🧵👇
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We are a big fan of @SocialGuarantee who are pushing for the right for everyone to have their everyday necessities met, regardless of whether you can afford it. We recommend this paper by @NEF if you want to learn more about the case for universal services neweconomics.org/uploads/fil…
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Drawing upon extensive research undertaken as part of a 2-year Leverhulme Trust project on the voting age debate, Loughran @andymycock1 & Tonge test public opinion on whether the voting age should be lowered for UK-wide elections pure.hud.ac.uk/en/publicatio…

Public opinion, political partisanship and the Votes-at-16 debate in the United Kingdom

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Check out this @LeedsNews interview with @LeedsMusicDrama Jazz drummer Maeve Thorpe, who is empowering women through her work in local jazz band The Goddess Collective yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/w…
Meet the Leeds drummer empowering women through inclusivity in jazz music

Meet the Leeds drummer empowering women through inclusivity in jazz music

Meet Maeve Thorpe: the Leeds drummer empowering women through her work in local jazz band The Goddess Collective.

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UKRI budget allocation confirmed ukri.org/news/ukri-budget-al…
Excellent article co-authored by @ematalam investigating the effectiveness of R&D tax credits and subsidies. Ema is currently leading our research in the use of tax policy to support West Yorkshire’s Creative and Cultural Sectors. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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This is excellent @PlaceBasedEcon @YorkshireUnis
Scottish Policy & Research Exchange (@SPRExchange) profile pictureScottish Policy & Research Exchange@SPRExchange10 Jun 2022
We tend to share these as unrelated chunks, so here's a full thread on our training questions in order. It's useful to ask a few questions about the likely outcome of engagement, to start with: Who benefits from my engagement? spre.scot/__step1/#scholars 1/15
Why engage?

Why engage?

Why engage with policy at all? Who benefits from academic engagement? Who else is involved? What impact will my engagement have?

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We're back! And we got an overview of the latest developments for you in the YU Digest! Grab a brew: bit.ly/YUDigestW22-23
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We are pleased to publish the 2 winning entries to our #LevellingUp blog competition! @MoTodd5 bit.ly/PERNblog1 @BlackstudentsMH bit.ly/PERNblog2
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We have funded @ematalam of @StaffsUni to research tax policy support routes for the West Yorkshire Creative Sector. Report Coming Soon! @WestYorkshireCA @WNYChamber
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