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How data can support better local decision-making: watch the ONS Local workshop video

What does it take to turn complex local data into practical tools for policy and planning? In this ONS Local workshop, Guifré Ballesté Santacana and Dr. Stanislava Naneva from the Yorkshire & Humber Office for Data Analytics (YHODA) introduces the Yorkshire Engagement Portal (YEP): a free, open-access platform designed to support place-based policy, community planning, and evidence-based decision-making across Yorkshire and the Humber.

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Sheffield Students Tackle Sustainability with Data at the Net Zero Data Challenge 2025

Find out how we brought together 46 students from across the University of Sheffield to form multidisciplinary teams that worked to tackle urgent sustainability questions facing Sheffield and South Yorkshire.

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ONS Local Workshop: Regional Insights - The Yorkshire Engagement Portal (13 November, Online)

Join ONS Local and the Yorkshire & Humber Office for Data Analytics to learn how the Yorkshire Engagement Portal supports local policy and planning

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Yorkshire Engagement Portal (YEP) launched to revolutionise data-driven decisions across the region

The University of Sheffield today announced the launch of the Yorkshire Engagement Portal (YEP), a groundbreaking open-access data analytics platform designed to empower communities, businesses, and policymakers across Yorkshire and the Humber.

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Photo of Guifré Ballesté Santacana (Data Analyst for YHODA) presenting one of the YEP dashboards at the YEP Launch Event.

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

On Tuesday, 17 June, over 60 stakeholders from across the region joined in-person and online to mark the first release of the Yorkshire Engagement Portal (YEP).

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