Recruitment services provider Graduates Yorkshire has won the contract to run and relaunch the graduate recruitment scheme GradsEast in East Anglia on behalf of the Association of Universities in the East of England (AUEE).

The deal effectively doubles the area in which Graduates Yorkshire operates in and includes the Universities of Cambridge, East Anglia, Essex, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire within its remit.

Graduates Yorkshire chief executive Martin Edmondson said: “This agreement further demonstrates the strength of Graduates Yorkshire to help graduates find employment, deliver benefits to companies and contribute to the region’s economy.”