YPIP brings together academia, policy makers, and communities to explore evidence-based decision making through place-based initiatives

Good Work: Evidence and Policy Review
14 Nov 2025 by Lauren

Good Work: Evidence and Policy Review

This evidence and policy review explores what 'Good Work' means, why it matters to individuals, businesses and society, and how it is distributed a...

Reflections from YPIP: prioritising the needs and priorities of partners and communities (and why it’s worth it)
05 Nov 2025 by Lauren

Reflections from YPIP: prioritising the needs and priorities of partners and communities (and why it’s worth it)

Designing and delivering a project to help create a more ‘inclusive and sustainable economy’ across a region of five million people is no small tas...

“Not Another Toolkit” Policy Session: Reflections on Policy, Power, and Participation 
14 Oct 2025 by Lauren

“Not Another Toolkit” Policy Session: Reflections on Policy, Power, and Participation 

When thinking about the legacy of the YPIP project, we recognise that to truly make an impact on creating a shift to this way of working, we need t...

Mapping Green Corridors in York
02 Sep 2025 by Lauren

Mapping Green Corridors in York

How do we go from broad regional strategies linked to policies for biodiversity improvements towards identifying specific places in actual neighbou...

“It Creates a Real Sense of Place”: Policy Implementation Lessons for Managing Green Spaces for the Community
13 Aug 2025 by Lauren

“It Creates a Real Sense of Place”: Policy Implementation Lessons for Managing Green Spaces for the Community

The Future Land Use project, part of the ‘climate-ready places’ work package of the Yorkshire Policy Innovating Partnership (YPIP) project, is look...

Successes, Challenges, and Lessons Learned: The Communities Innovating Yorkshire Fund
05 Aug 2025 by Lauren

Successes, Challenges, and Lessons Learned: The Communities Innovating Yorkshire Fund

The CIY Fund offered an additional £800,000 of resource to extend the reach and impact of the YPIP project through exploration of the 5 overarching...

The Communities Innovating Yorkshire (CIY) Fund — successful projects announced
05 Aug 2025 by Lauren

The Communities Innovating Yorkshire (CIY) Fund — successful projects announced

Following a four month process and an overwhelming influx of over 200 applications, we would like to share the twenty-two projects funded through t...

Driving local growth through data — the Yorkshire Engagement Portal (YEP) is now live
02 Jul 2025 by [email protected]

Driving local growth through data — the Yorkshire Engagement Portal (YEP) is now live

Prof. Vania Sena, Guifré Ballesté Santacana, and Stanislava Naneva from The University of Sheffield, who are working...

How are local people’s lived experiences and expertise informing decisions and solutions in Yorkshire and Humber?
21 May 2025 by [email protected]

How are local people’s lived experiences and expertise informing decisions and solutions in Yorkshire and Humber?

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