Calls for rethink as University of Hull misses out on fund

YORKSHIRE AND THE NORTH HAS BEEN OVERLOOKED FOR SUPPORT

- By TOM KEIGHLEY

LUKE Campbell is among a group of northern mayors who say they are "deeply disappointed" that universities on their patches have been overlooked in a major funding programme.

The £54m Global Talent Fund is intended to help research institutions attract worldwide talent to the UK.

A group of 12 universities, including Cambridge, Oxford and Birmingham, has been selected to deliver the fund, which Chancellor Rachel Reeves said could supercharge growth. The University of Hull is not on the list, nor is any institution from Yorkshire, the North West, the North East or the East Midlands.

The decision has led to dismay with a group of eight northern mayors penning an open letter in which they say northern universities' contribution to the UK economy is being undermined.