Virginia Tech (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
Senior Director of Marketing and Brand Management Heather Ducote is the Senior Director of Marketing and Brand Management at Virginia Tech (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), with responsibility for marketing, brand creative, and licensing and trademarks. Bringing 19 years of experience in higher education and 30 years overall in marketing and communications, Heather’s work is focused on supporting the university’s institutional goals though brand standards, strategy, initiatives, and protection. At Virginia Tech (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), we’re reimagining how education and technology intersect. This approach transforms the ways we teach and learn, perform research, and engage with communities around the world. Blacksburg ✈️ Antarctica #Hokies are everywhere - even @The_Iditarod. 🛷 Dog sledding a passion project for Virginia Tech alumna Paige Drobny, who graduated from Virginia Tech in 1997 with a degree in biology and a minor in chemistry, went ... brnw.ch We’re #VirginiaTech, of course we have a competitive robotics club. Through research, teaching, and service, Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach in preparing scholars to be leaders and problem solvers. A comprehensive institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. Virginia Tech offers the widest range of degree choices in Virginia to more than 38,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students on all its campuses. With a main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia Tech has an education and research presence across Virginia and the greater Washington, D.C., metro area. Virginia Tech is a leading global research institution – externally sponsored research grew by 13.4 percent during the last fiscal year – and boasts seven world-class research institutes. The university has invested in Research Frontiers, bringing together diverse expertise that transcends traditional discipline boundaries. In partnership with industry, government, and foundations, these focus areas address emerging challenges and opportunities that seek to improve the human condition and create a better world for all. Driven by its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech has a clear vision of how we can serve in our personal, professional, and civic pursuits. The university is committed to making its top-quality education accessible even as we push the boundaries of knowledge to make a difference in the world. 38,000 5% With locations in Blacksburg and Roanoke, Virginia, and the Washington D.C. metro area including the Innovation Campus, Virginia Tech’s research enterprise encompasses over $650 million in annual research expenditures. Nine colleges and seven research institutes contribute to Virginia Tech’s robust research and innovation ecosystem, with interdisciplinary research capabilities and accomplishments spanning the fields of science, engineering, medicine, social sciences, the arts, and humanities. The Office of Research and Innovation provides services and support that help faculty, staff, and students to plan, perform, and commercialize groundbreaking research. The World 100 Reputation Network is a group of the best universities in the world, delivering research that enhances reputation and offering leaders the chance to develop their own careers on a global stage. Members benefit from events and study tours, training, monthly media monitoring, and unique reputation research to provide institutional advantage.W100 Representative
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#Hokies visited Antarctica to learn about the history of exploration, current conservation efforts to protect the terrestrial and marine ecosystems, and the geographic and interdisciplinary dimensions of the polar region.
Read more about @vt_alumni’s Paige Drobny ’97 in this piece from a 2022 Virginia Tech magazine. ⬇️
The Competitive Robotics Organization at Virginia Tech is a student-run club, sponsored by Boeing, to connect students to emerging technology. 🤖 Ranked 54th in university research in the United States
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The University of Nottingham
Alex is the University of Nottingham’s Director of Global Reputation and Relations. He has more than a decade of global and political affairs experience including the development of award-winning public affairs functions at both the University of Warwick and the University of Nottingham. He has co-founded sector groups such as the Russell Group Political Affairs Network, the UK Universities Overseas Campus Network and initiatives such as the UPP Civic University Commission, Nottingham in Parliament Day and the Universities for Nottingham Civic Partnership. He was Chair of the CASE Europe Annual Conference between 2018 – 2020 and currently serves on the CASE Global Commission as Europe’s Representative for Marketing and Communications. During his time at the University of Nottingham, he has established the Institute for Policy and Engagement, served as the Director of Global and Political Affairs between 2018-2022 – where he led on international government relations in the UK, China and Malaysia, global reputation and campaigns, civic and international engagement. He also led the University’s COVID-19 mutual aid programme and established the University of Nottingham’s Asymptomatic Testing Service in September 2020. During this time he Co-Chaired the UK Higher Education Testing Experts’ Forum in partnership with the Crick Institute and UK Government. Most recently he has worked on secondment into the UK Government as the Director of International Relations at the Midlands Engine, where he launched the £33bn Midlands Investment Portfolio. He combines his time at the University of Nottingham with running his own Government Relations and Stakeholder Engagement consultancy – Favier Ltd – and, most importantly, as the Dad of Ava Favier (2020-present). The University of Nottingham is a public research university in the UK city of Nottingham. The city’s first civil college opened in 1881 and its foundation stone was laid by the then Prime Minister, WE Gladstone. By 1928 it had outgrown its original building and moved to what is today the university’s main campus. It wasn’t until 1948 that the college was awarded the Royal Charter, allowing it to officially become the University of Nottingham and award degrees in its own name. Worldwide, the university has a student cohort of over 40,000 who between them represent more than 150 countries. Through the university’s various study abroad programmes, most students have the opportunity to study overseas as part of their degree, in countries that include Sweden, Mexico, Japan, New Zealand and the US. Today, the university is home to five faculties: Arts, Medicine and Health Sciences, Science, Engineering, and Social Sciences. A new European office for the Association of African Universities, which will support collaboration between academics in the UK and Africa, has been officially opened at the University of Nottingham. #InternationalWomensDay is 8 March and we're celebrating throughout the month. This year’s theme is #InspireInclusion – to collectively forge a more inclusive world for women. Interested in postgrad study? Come along to our Spotlight event to hear about career opportunities, scholarships, funding, alumni experiences. We're excited to be welcoming guests today for the official launch of the new Association of African Universities @AAU_67 Europe Regional Office, being hosted by @UoNSoE on our Jubilee Campus. In 2012, The Times described Nottingham as “Britain’s first truly global university”. Since then, the University has consolidated this position and established overseas campuses, first in Malaysia and then China. The University of Nottingham currently have over 46,000 students, including 11,500 at its international campuses, and over 9,000 international students in the UK. The University of Nottingham works with stakeholders and partners around the world in a number of different ways. In the past five years, the university’s researchers have collaborated with over 6,500 other institutions around the world, with over half of all publication outputs featuring international collaboration. The University also works with foreign governments and industry to deliver training and expertise. In education, Nottingham has exchange and study abroad agreements with over 400 universities around the world and has in-depth teaching partnerships with around 50 key partner universities, supporting hundreds of students each year to obtain uniquely international qualifications. Nottingham also works with a select group of partners to provide bespoke international summer schools. 161M 7th The University of Nottingham are committed to addressing the key challenges of our age through collaborative research that brings together academics from across subject areas. The university’s five interdisciplinary Global Research Themes and its flagship institutes draw upon the university’s strengths: the university’s ability to focus the depth and range of research, international and business partnerships and, not least, the inspirational people who are dedicated to driving innovation that will ultimately change lives. The University of Nottingham are funding six new Beacons of Excellence committed to talking key global issues such as securing sustainable food supplies, ending slavery, developing greener transport, and reducing our reliance on fossil reserves. These beacons are:
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Director of Global Reputation and Relations
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There's still time to join our webinar - find out more: https://ow.ly/LWnf50QMlB6 In 1948, the college was awarded the Royal Charter and became The University of Nottingham, now able to award degrees in its own name
University of Nottingham contributes 3.8bn to UK economy through universities for Nottingham; It is the 6th largest employer in Nottingham
Nottingham's most famous former student is novelist DH Lawrence, but their alumni lists include a plethora of famous faces, athletes and Nobel prize winners including Jim Moir, Head of BBC Radio 2, Sir John Sawers, head of MI6 and more.
1970 the University founded the UK’s first 20th century Medical School, and in 1995 the School of Nursing – a result of the university merging with the Mid-Trent College of Nursing and Midwifery.
In 2000 the university opened a campus in Malaysia. Five years later it opened another, a new purpose-built park campus near Kuala Lumpur. In 2006, Nottingham became the first foreign university to be invited to establish an independent campus in Ningbo, China, a historic city close to Shanghai.
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University of London
Jo Pinson is the Director of Strategic Communications and Marketing at the University of London, with responsibility for Marketing, Communications, Events, Digital and Brand. The University of London is a world-leading university with over 45,000 students studying digitally across 190 countries. As an academic federation, comprised of 17 member universities, it is one of the largest, most diverse universities in the UK. It is a leader in distance learning innovation and home to world-leading humanities research. Prior to the University of London, Jo spent 8 years at the University of Surrey, where she lead on Marketing and Communications at the time of significant change in the sector. Jo came into Higher Education after many years in Retail Marketing and the luxury goods sector. She currently sits on two external boards; as a charity trustee and on an Enterprise board for commercial services. The University of London are a federal University, consisting of 17 independent Member Institutions. As a world leader in higher education, the University has pioneered change since 1836. The University of London is the UK’s leading provider of digital and blended distance education internationally, offering programmes to over 45,000 students in 190 countries around the world. Although proudly rooted in London, the university’s community and impact are global. It is a national leader in the humanities, and promotes value to society and the economy through knowledge creation and exchange. It is also a federation of 17 esteemed higher education institutions, with collaboration at the heart of its ethos. The University of London federation is a collective community of more than 240,000 learners and 50,000 staff, delivering world-leading research across all disciplines. The university’s passion for increasing access to education and mobilising the collective power and expertise of the federation is central to its ability to transform lives around the world and address the global challenges of the future. Last week to BOOK! Online gender-based violence against women parliamentarians is a worsening global crisis – on 20 March join us, @CanadianUK & @CPA_Secretariat in discussion with leading parliamentarians & lawyers seeking to identify possible solutions http://shorturl.at/jorw9 Ramadan Mubarak to all our students and UoL Community celebrating around the world, from all of us at the University of London. #Ramadan2024 #StudentLifeUoL The University of London is honoured to present the first female British Ambassador to France, Dame Menna Rawlings as part of our latest #DistinguishedSpeakers series of events. Gower Street’s ’Enterprising Women’: transforming the home, the land, and politics, 1875-1928. 100+M 100 The University of London is a national leader in the humanities: our School of Advanced Study is the only UK institution that is nationally funded by Research England to promote and facilitate humanities research. We steer the national conversation through knowledge exchange and public engagement, contributing creativity and inspiration from across the world to a growing economy, a constructive civil discourse and a rich cultural infrastructure for the UK. Research at the University of London is highly collaborative, carried out in partnership with its colleges, with national subject communities in the humanities and law and in combination with external partners in London’s knowledge quarter. The University occupies a unique position in the UK’s research landscape through the exceptional research collections of its libraries, through its School of Advanced Study, which serves as a national centre for the promotion and facilitation of research in the humanities, and through the wide communities of scholars across the world who take part in delivering the international online programmes. Our research concentrates on the human dimensions to societal challenges. To confront climate change, global mobility, social injustice, human rights, poverty, we will need to understand the human world and to appreciate the critical importance of cultures The World 100 Reputation Network is a group of the best universities in the world, delivering research that enhances reputation and offering leaders the chance to develop their own careers on a global stage. Members benefit from events and study tours, training, monthly media monitoring, and unique reputation research to provide institutional advantage.W100 Representative
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Director of Strategic Communications and Marketing
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In the late-19th and early-20th centuries four pioneering women lived at 2 and 6 Gower Street, Bloomsbury.
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#SHLInspiringWomen #IWD2024The University hosts an inclusive and diverse community of 48,000 students in 190 countries
In 1858 we became the birthplace of long-distance learning, allowing students to study for degrees outside of London, spreading higher education across the globe
Britain’s wartime propaganda department, The Ministry of Information, was located in the University of London’s headquarters at Senate House
In 1955 Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, became Chancellor of the University of London. In 1981, HRH The Princess Royal Princess Anne became the Chancellor, and holds the position to this day.
For many of his 27 years of imprisonment, Nelson Mandela studied law as a University of London student through distance and flexible learning. In 1963 Nelson Mandela he passed his Intermediate examinations.
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UCL (University College London)
Alison (Ali) Parker is Director of Faculty Marketing at UCL, London’s Global University, where she leads the brand, marketing, and communications on behalf of the Vice President External Engagement working across UCL and its eleven Faculties. Ali is an award-winning chartered marketing professional with senior leadership roles across International Higher Education at Swansea University, University California Berkeley and Regents University London complimented by commercial and brand development for Pepsi and Northern Foods. Founded in 1826 in the heart of London, UCL is London’s leading multidisciplinary university, with more than 16,000 staff and 50,000 students from 150 different countries. We are a diverse community with the freedom and courage to challenge, to question, and to think differently. Consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world*, our world-leading academics, curious students and outstanding staff continually pursue excellence, break boundaries and make an impact on real-world problems. * QS World University Rankings 2010-2023 Today marks the end of the Autumn Term and we're wishing all our students a joyous festive season! 💜 Announcing our new scholarship scheme! 👏 Chag Sameach to everyone who has been celebrating Hannukah 🕎 Are you a Postgraduate or Doctoral School student joining us in January? UCL Global Engagement helps put UCL’s knowledge and ideas to work in the world. We use our expertise to facilitate and strengthen new and existing collaborations, driven by the belief that with the right mix of minds, anything is possible. The Global Engagement (GE) team supports UCL’s academic and student communities in collaborating across borders and boundaries, enabling international impact for the greater good. Working globally requires regional knowledge, expertise, and advice. To provide this effectively, GE structures its support based on seven regions: Africa and the Middle East, East Asia, Europe, Latin America, South Asia, North America, and South East Asia and Australasia. In 2018 UCL launched its Cities Partnerships Programme; a cross-UCL initiative that supports, funds and promotes the work that UCL academics carry out with partners in global cities. The programme aims to develop sustainable, multidisciplinary research and teaching partnerships. 476.9m £1.25b Insights from UCL research address the great challenges facing the world – bringing benefits in health, culture, policy, business and beyond. Individually and in collaboration, UCL experts develop insights relevant to humanity’s major problems. Society reaps many benefits from their excellent research, some of which occur immediately, while others develop over years or generations. In the latest Research Excellence Framework assessment, REF 2021, UCL came second in research power only to Oxford (1st) and maintained the position as top in the UK for research power in medicine, health and life sciences as well as social sciences. Read over 170 research impact case studies about how UCL is transforming lives. Through its interdisciplinary work, UCL researchers have been collaborating with local and international partners on a range of issues – from tackling inequalities and climate change and addressing health challenges including COVID-19, HIV and cancer. They have helped preserve ancient heritage for future generations, transformed social care policy and practice, and worked with industry to supply cutting-edge technology for international space missions. The World 100 Reputation Network is a group of the best universities in the world, delivering research that enhances reputation and offering leaders the chance to develop their own careers on a global stage. Members benefit from events and study tours, training, monthly media monitoring, and unique reputation research to provide institutional advantage.W100 Representative
Alison (Ali) Parker
Director of Faculty Marketing
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#WelcomeToUCL 150+ nationalities represented by student body
UCL was rated 2nd in the UK for research power in the Research Excellence Framework 2021
There have been 30 Nobel Prize laureates amongst UCL’s alumni and current and former staff to date. Other Alumni include Film Director, Christopher Nolan, Olympic Gold Medalist, Christine Ohuruogu, Music Composer, Gustav Holst
UCL was the first university in England to welcome women, as well as students of any religion or social background. It was also the first in England to teach English, German, Chemistry, Engineering
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University of Bath
Corinne is Vice-President (External Relations) and is responsible for marketing, communications and external engagement with key stakeholders in the local community and beyond. She works with her team to support the University’s strategy through enhancing the University’s reputation for world-class research, generating compelling coverage on media and social media, supporting the University’s student recruitment efforts and building stronger staff and student engagement through effective internal communications. Before she joined the University of Bath in 2016, Corinne was Head of Media and External Relations at the British Red Cross following a 15-year career in the third sector working for humanitarian, environmental and conservation charities. Having started her career in government relations, she has a particular interest in bringing together disciplines to create strategic, integrated campaigns. The University of Bath was founded in 1966 in what is commonly regarded as one of the most beautiful cities in the UK. More than 50 years on, the University has grown in both size and reputation, highly ranked in all three main national league tables. Awarded triple Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework 2023, with an excellent track record on student experience and employability, the university attracts some of the best and brightest students in the world. Engagement with employers remains fundamental to ensuring that its students are prepared for their future careers. University of Bath’s reputation for applied research, with real-world impact, is prized by its partners and highlighted by the numerous prestigious awards won by the university’s academic faculty. In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework, more than 90% of Bath research submitted was ranked as ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’. Hear from our panel of experts (@OzgurSimsekTR, Professor Nello Cristianini, Professor Mike Tipping) as we discuss artificial intelligence and machine learning. What's next for the levelling up agenda? Private sector tenants are less likely to report mould or dampness due to a fear of eviction, says Professor Geoff Bates (@casp_bath). 🔎 Dr Joe Chrisp from @UniofBathIPR suggests that pensioners are the hit hardest as National Insurance and taxes rise through fiscal drag. The University of Bath cultivate purposeful international partnerships to enable the university to maximise global opportunities, reach and reputation. The university offers its students opportunities within most courses to undertake a study period abroad. The university has excellent partners in a variety of countries across the globe, including Europe, Australia, Asia, Latin America, Canada, and the USA. They also host the Global Chair scheme, inviting distinguished international visiting professors and building high-profile research and practice partnerships. The University’s Global Chairs contribute to environmental sustainability, climate action, and water security, with research on new materials and technologies, biodiversity, governance, and policy. Our Mission endures: to deliver world-class research and teaching, educating our students to become future leaders and innovators, and benefiting the wider population through our research, enterprise and influence. Our Vision is to be an outstanding and inclusive University community, characterised by excellence in education, research, and innovation, working in partnership with others for the advancement of knowledge, in support of the global common good. £165M 92% In 2021 the University of Bath launched its Bath Beacons initiative supporting a culture of grant capture for large-scale funding to tackle major research challenges, aligned to the University’s priority research themes of Digital; Sustainability; and Health and Wellbeing. Five Beacons have now been approved for the one-year pilot and two early-career researchers have been supported to develop towards a future Beacon. These beacons were: University of Bath performed strongly in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF). The REF is the UK’s system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions. Ninety-two per cent (92%) of University of Bath research submitted to the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 achieved the two highest classifications of ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’. In addition, 90% of the University’s research outputs (e.g. journal articles, books, and patents) was rated ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ for its reach and significance. In terms of having an environment that supports research, 98% of submitted research activity was graded as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’. The World 100 Reputation Network is a group of the best universities in the world, delivering research that enhances reputation and offering leaders the chance to develop their own careers on a global stage. Members benefit from events and study tours, training, monthly media monitoring, and unique reputation research to provide institutional advantage.W100 Representative
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Vice-President (External Relations)
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Paddy Bradley MBE, former CEO of Swindon and Wiltshire LEP, and Dan Turner, Senior Advisor to the Mayor of South Yorkshire, share their views in this piece from @UniofBathIPR.
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He argues that the UK needs a strategy that regulates not just social housing, but also housebuilders and landlords.
https://theconversation.com/awaabs-law-is-a-start-but-england-needs-whole-new-approach-to-ensure-healthy-homes-for-all-225396
Find out why low-interest rates and QE-inflated assets could create a 'grey wall'.
https://blogs.bath.ac.uk/iprblog/2024/03/07/knocking-down-the-grey-wall/
#UKPolitics #Data #Blog Awarded two Queen's Anniversary Prizes for Higher and Further Education, most recently in 2011 for 'Influential research into child poverty and support for vulnerable people'
Rated 86% for overall student satisfaction in the National Student Survey 2022; As a result ranked 1st in England and 3rd in the UK when comparing institutions listed in the Guardian University Guide.
University of Bath-based sportspeople won 19 medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, 10 of them gold
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University of Bristol
Ellie is the International PR and Events Manager at the University of Bristol, in the Directorate of Marketing & Communications. Working closely with colleagues across External Relations and beyond, she is responsible for raising Bristol’s brand globally, focusing particularly on increasing its profile with academics and the media overseas. University of Bristol is ranked within the top 10 universities in the UK and 62nd in the world (QS World University Rankings 2022); it is also ranked among the top five institutions in the UK for its research, according to analysis of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021*; and is the 3rd most targeted university by top UK employers. The University was founded in 1876 and was granted its Royal Charter in 1909. It was the first university in England to admit women on the same basis as men. University of Bristol is a major force in the economic, social and cultural life of Bristol and the region, but is also a significant player on the world stage. It has over 20,000 undergraduates and over 7,000 postgraduate students from more than 150 countries, and its research links span the globe. Ramadan Mubarak 🌙💙 Thinking of sinking into that holiday hot tub?🛁 It’s not just a stray lasagne you need to worry about. Hot tubs can harbour a host of nasty germs. Hot tubs are as full of nasty germs as you fear Hot tubs may offer welcome stress relief - but be aware of what you might be stepping into brnw.ch 'Her name might not have made the headlines, but Bridget Atkinson made a significant contribution to natural history in the 18th century' Really great to welcome @RosieisaHolt and @ZaltzCricket to campus earlier this week to discuss satire with our @Bristol_CLAH experts! 🎭 The University of Bristol support and encourage international partnerships with academics from around the globe, encompassing all disciplines and striving to drive forward cutting-edge, excellent research through our collaborations. It is this collaboration that the university believes turns world-leading research into world-changing results. They therefore work hand-in-hand with their partners around the globe: improving health, alleviating poverty, preparing for natural hazards, uncovering the impacts of wars and migration, driving technological innovation, and much, much more. The university’s International Research Partnerships team works to support and develop these international partnerships by providing opportunities for world-leading researchers to visit and work with their own accomplished academics, bringing together great minds and visionary ideas. As of January 2020, over 450 Benjamin Meaker Distinguished Visiting Professors (BMDVPs) had visited the University of Bristol. Representing 49 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America these eminent researchers partnered with University of Bristol hosts to explore a wide variety of topics. The University of Bristol has over 40 world-leading partner universities. Students from our partner universities across the globe are able to transfer their study to Bristol. £176.4M 8% The University of Bristol is at the cutting edge of global research. They have made innovations in areas ranging from cot death prevention to nanotechnology. The University’s reputation for innovation dates back to its founding in 1876. Their research tackles some of the world’s most pressing and important issues in areas as diverse as infection and immunity, human rights, climate change, and cryptography, and information security. The University currently has 40 Fellows of the Royal Society and 13 of the British Academy. In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF), 94% of the University’s research was assessed as either ‘world-leading’ (4*) or ‘internationally excellent’ (3*). 57% of the University’s research achieved the top ‘world-leading’ 4* rating, compared to a sector average of 41%, placing the University 5th in the UK, a rise of 6 places since the last REF in 2014. The World 100 Reputation Network is a group of the best universities in the world, delivering research that enhances reputation and offering leaders the chance to develop their own careers on a global stage. Members benefit from events and study tours, training, monthly media monitoring, and unique reputation research to provide institutional advantage.W100 Representative
Ellie Cook
International PR & Events Manager | Communications & Marketing
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Earlier this week the Bristol Uni community came together to share their cultures at an Open Iftar 🥘
We're wishing a peaceful month to all those observing!
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Despite the potential wellbeing benefits, a relaxing dip could do more harm than good say our experts.➡️.
Dr @Freya_Gowrley considers the story told by Atkinson's vast shell collection after it was recently rediscovered
13 Nobel Laureates are linked to the university, including Chemist Dorothy Hodgkin, playwright Harold Pinter, and former Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill
The university was the first higher education institute in England to admit women on an equal basis to men
In 2019 we were the first UK university to declare a Climate Emergency
Over 40 per cent of the university’s teaching programmes are accredited by professional bodies
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University of Sussex
The University of Sussex is a leading research-intensive university near Brighton. We have both an international and local outlook, with staff and students from more than 100 countries and frequent engagement in community activities and services. Sussex was the first of the new wave of UK universities founded in the 1960s, receiving its Royal Charter in 1961. We have over 14,000 students and more than 2,000 staff members. Sussex have challenged convention since the University’s foundation in 1961. From the campus’ modernist architecture on the edge of a rural national park, to our progressive academics and creative professional services staff, to the inspiring students who choose to learn and live here, to the very tone of the institution and the nature of its conversations, through to the expressions of radicalism, critical thinking and, at times, dissent. The free Lewes STEM fair is back this weekend! Organised by @CuriositySusx, founded by Head of Astronomy @stewilkins, it includes exhibitions from our researchers who will share their knowledge & inspire the next generation of scientists. Come along to @cinecity_bton, Brighton's film festival running until 19 Nov! 🍿🎞️ The Last Queen - Cinecity Algeria, 1516. The pirate Aruj Barbarossa frees Algiers from Spanish tyranny but then seizes power over the kingdom.... www.cine-city.co.uk To mark #ChemistryWeek, Dr Barny Greenland @BarnyGreenland @ChemistrySussex explains how #Chemistry makes the world a better place. ⚗️🤲🌍 Typewriters or laptops? 👨💻 Which would you rather use to write an essay? #ThrowbackThursday The University of Sussex is proud of its reputation as an institution with a distinctly global outlook allowing them to be at the forefront of research influence worldwide. Their commitment to internationalisation is reflected in their engagement with partners around the world. Sussex is committed to developing and maintaining relationships with a network of partners who share our commitment to building a better world. The University of Sussex has a network of mutually beneficial relationships with outstanding global partners that underpin their initiatives for student and staff mobility, research collaboration and international teaching programmes. THey have over 300 active partnerships across the globe.
"Our five core values will shape what we say and do...At all times, we will strive for excellence in everything we do. Our success and distinctiveness will be defined through our institutional values, and these will underpin our education, research and engagement activities." 93% 160+ The University of Sussex are highly ranked in the UK league tables and over 75% of their research activity is categorised as world-leading or internationally excellent (Research Excellence Framework 2014). Their research is contributing new knowledge, ideas, and solutions, which is leading to real change in the world and making a difference to people’s lives. Many Sussex research projects and findings also create specific benefits for businesses, public sector organisations, charities, and cultural organisations, as their discoveries generate new products, services, and transferable knowledge. These achievements are grounded in the fundamental originality, significance and rigour of their research. They have more than 2,100 staff, including around 1,000 teaching and research staff, of which over 300 are research-only. Sussex have had three Nobel Prize winners and a winner of the prestigious Crafoord Prize at the university. Their staff currently include four Fellows of the Royal Society, three Fellows of the British Academy, eight Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences, and six Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences. The discovery of a third form of carbon, the microscopic “footballs” known as ‘buckyballs’, by chemist Sir Harry Kroto, who was awarded the 1996 Nobel Prize in chemistry, is just one of the historically-significant research findings to have taken place at the University of Sussex. Others include the work of economist Mariana Mazzucato on the entrepreneurial state and economics of innovation, and the academically and socially influential work by Professor of Biology Dave Goulson and colleagues on the conservation of bumblebees. The World 100 Reputation Network is a group of the best universities in the world, delivering research that enhances reputation and offering leaders the chance to develop their own careers on a global stage. Members benefit from events and study tours, training, monthly media monitoring, and unique reputation research to provide institutional advantage.W100 Representative
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@sussex_alumni #ForeverSussex Three Nobel Prize winners, 12 Fellows of the British Academy, and a winner of the prestigious Crafoord Prize on our staff
Staff and students at Sussex are from more than 100 countries, and nearly a third of staff come from outside the UK
70% of our student population are UK or EU students and 30% are overseas students
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University of Aberdeen
Since 1495, the University of Aberdeen has been open to all and dedicated to the pursuit of truth in the service of others. We still have that purpose; it defines our actions and underpins our ethos. We have been at the forefront of teaching, learning, and discovery for over 500 years, sending out pioneers and ideas across the world. Established with international connections to serve the northeast of Scotland, our university is a global presence in higher education. We continue to pursue our foundational purpose through excellence in our core activities of education and research, which transform the world around us. Watch our film celebrating the knowledge seekers, risk takers, and boundary breakers working together - going beyond tradition and the status quo, beyond disciplines and borders - to make active, positive change. We're remembering the birth of Robert Burns, Scotland's National bard. Join us and some of our #AbdnFamily and friends as we celebrate the "Great chieftain o the puddin'-race!" through the famous poem "Address to a Haggis". #ScotlandIsNow It's Burns Night, a time when we celebrate the birthday of Scotland's National Bard, Robert Burns. Aberdeen graduate Georgia-May Drennan and well-known actor father George serenade us with an amazing rendition of Burns' "A Man’s a Man for a’ That". #BurnsNight #ScotlandIsNow A project funded by @AxaResearchFund will see scientists develop a new electrochemical method of recycling critical elements, reducing electrical and electronic waste and ensuring a new lease of life for old smartphone batteries and other elements http://abdn.io/kC The University of Aberdeen was founded with international connections and we remain open to people and ideas from around the world. We continue to extend our networks and partnerships globally and we’re proud to be part of the Aurora network of Universities, tackling societal challenges facing the world today. We are the first UK University to operate a dedicated campus in Qatar thanks to our unique partnership with AFG College. We consistently rank highly for global outlook and the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2021 listed us in the top 60 universities in the world in terms of positive impact on society. These rankings recognise universities for their social and economic impact under the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and we feature in the global top 50 for 6 out of 17 goals. 10,000 35%+ Throughout the centuries, our researchers have generated new insights in medicine, science and engineering, law, social sciences and arts and humanities. Their work has earned many honours and awards and has contributed to five Nobel prizes and over three-quarters of our research was classified ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ in the 2014 REF. The University of Aberdeen is a world-leading research institution renowned for innovation, collaboration and international reach. We continue to provide ground-breaking research with real impact on society in our five key interdisciplinary areas: The World 100 Reputation Network is a group of the best universities in the world, delivering research that enhances reputation and offering leaders the chance to develop their own careers on a global stage. Members benefit from events and study tours, training, monthly media monitoring, and unique reputation research to provide institutional advantage.W100 Representative
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Founded in 1495, the University of Aberdeen is Scotland's third oldest university and the fifth oldest in the UK. 2020 marked its 525th birthday.
Five Nobel Laureates are associated with the University of Aberdeen
The University was presented with the 2018 Queen’s Anniversary Prize for its world-class health services research
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The University of Warwick
The University of Warwick is one of the UK’s leading universities, with an acknowledged reputation for excellence in research and teaching, for innovation, and for links with business and industry. Warwick is a leading university, somewhere forward-looking and ambitious, where the starting point is always ‘anything is possible’. They consistently perform strongly in the UK league tables and are among the top 20 ‘Most International’ universities in the world. They are as respected for boundary-breaking research as for teaching and business collaborations, and strive to lead rather than follow, and are renowned for their entrepreneurialism and cosmopolitan outlook. The University of Warwick is using its worldwide status to build on existing and new relationships with individuals and institutions who see the world as they do: as a place that can be transformed by learning and working together. Warwick is already international to the core. The University attracts gifted students and academics from across the world to its base in Coventry. With its major work in London, Venice and Brussels it nurtures vital relationships with European partners. Warwick has forged an influential Alliance with Monash University in Australia, harnessing our collective strengths to empower our research and education to meet the complex challenges of our global community. Warwick is also investing significantly in the development of new international partnerships in research and education. Operating with a diverse range of partnership models, Warwick has links with universities in China such as Fudan University, Tsinghua University and University of Hong Kong (UHK). 2,000 87% Warwick has strengthened its position amongst the UK’s ten best research universities. Warwick’s intensity also achieved a top ten ranking, signifying the strength-in-depth of our exceptional body of research staff. Its 4* research has risen from 21% to 37% and a total of 87% of the University’s research activity was ranked at a Quality level of either 3* or 4*. University of Warwick’s Global Research Priorities programme addresses some of the most challenging problems facing the world today, providing a platform for multidisciplinary research in 11 key areas of international significance. These key areas include Behavioural Science, Connecting cultures, Cybersecurity, Energy, Food, Global governance, Innovative manufacturing, International development, Materials, Science and tech for health, Sustainable cities. The World 100 Reputation Network is a group of the best universities in the world, delivering research that enhances reputation and offering leaders the chance to develop their own careers on a global stage. Members benefit from events and study tours, training, monthly media monitoring, and unique reputation research to provide institutional advantage.W100 Representative
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The establishment of the University of Warwick was given approval by the government in 1961 and received its Royal Charter of Incorporation in 1965
Around a third of the student body comes from overseas and over 120 countries are represented on the campus.
The main campus of the University is situated on land granted by Coventry City Council and Warwickshire County Council in the early 1960s
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Queen's University Belfast
Peter is Head of Strategic Marketing and Communications at Queen’s University Belfast. He is responsible for Strategic Planning, Market Insight, Advertising and Marketing Campaigns to position Queen’s as a global leader in education and research, delivering a world class experience for our students and continuing to drive the future economic growth of Northern Ireland with impact on global society. Queen’s University Belfast is the UK’s ninth oldest university, originally founded as Queen’s College in 1845, but with roots tracing as far back as 1810. With more than 170 years of heritage, Queen’s combines an international reputation for academic excellence with a life-changing student experience and a culture of innovation. The University is renowned for its world-class achievements in cancer research, environmental research, paleoecology, law, green chemistry and cyber security. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas on campus. Is revenge bad or did it actually evolve to encourage cooperation? We are helping to kickstart our start-ups! More great news! Queen’s University Belfast enjoys partnerships with a wide range of international institutions and organisations and host a large international community of researchers and students. Throughout the University, their leading research academics are collaborating across disciplines and with outsides agencies and institutions on projects of world significance. Over the past 10 years, Queen’s University has invested over $10m in China-related research in areas such as sustainable energy, information technology, food security and cancer research. The University is in collaboration with Dubai Healthcare City, with the aim to develop the Mohammed bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, and recently established a major new partnership in China with the China Medical College – Queen’s University Joint College (CQC). This joint venture will deliver cutting-edge education in Pharmaceutical Sciences, based in Shenyang. 2,000 £101.6m Besides being a member of the prestigious Russell Group, a collaboration of the UK’s 24 leading research-intensive universities, the University has received many awards and rankings for its research excellence. According to the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014, Queen’s produces internationally leading research, receiving joint 8th place in the UK for its research intensity. Over 75% of research activity at Queen’s, particularly within the fields of food security, education, pharmacy, health, modern languages, astrophysics, engineering, cybersecurity, English, and history, was judged to be internationally-excellent or world-leading. 14 of the individual areas of research assessed were ranked in the top 20 within the UK, with six of these in the top ten, and two in the top five. The World 100 Reputation Network is a group of the best universities in the world, delivering research that enhances reputation and offering leaders the chance to develop their own careers on a global stage. Members benefit from events and study tours, training, monthly media monitoring, and unique reputation research to provide institutional advantage.W100 Representative
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Five innovative student and graduate-led businesses have won a share of £100,000 in funding from our new InQUBate initiative.
A boost to the Northern Irish economy, where start-ups are less common than other parts of the UK, this new…
@QUBelfast, @BBSRC & Almac Discovery have announced a five-year project to develop a new Chemoproteomics Centre of Excellence for drug discovery.
Colleagues @BobbyGraham198 & @BenCollinsLab will be the centre co-directors.
https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofBiologicalSciences/News/QueensandAlmacDiscoverylaunchstate-of-the-artChemoproteomicsfacilityinBelfast.html QUB was the first University in the north of Ireland
The first intake to Queen's was just 90 students. Today there are approximately 23,000 from the UK and Ireland and more than 80 other countries.
World-renowned poet and Queen's alumnus Seamus Heaney won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1995. Northern Ireland’s former First Minister and Queen's graduate, Lord Trimble, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998.
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University of Exeter
The University of Exeter (UOE) is a public research university founded in 1955, with institutional roots stemming back to 1851 where schools for Art and Science were established as part of a radical vision for the city. With over 4,600 staff members, four campuses between Exeter and Cornwall, and international links with hundreds of institutes around the world, the university is at the forefront of global collaboration. Exeter’s strong, driving vision is to be a global 100 research leader and create graduates of distinction within a community of the most talented and creative minds. Exeter have been a member of the World 100 Reputation Network since 2017. We're delighted that Prof @Lem_Exeter's work on improving social mobility has been shortlisted for the Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community award by @timeshighered. Watch Lee explain how we are working towards creating a socially just future. https://news.exeter.ac.uk/university/exeter-shortlisted-for-prestigious-the-university-of-the-year-award/ Triggering positive tipping points is a great way to reach net zero. Led by Prof Tim Lenton from @GSI_Exeter, the Global Tipping Points Report launches in December & will provide an assessment of the risks & opportunities of tipping points. @BezosEarthFund https://bit.ly/3sAUDP8 We know that an exceptional, personalised and immersive student experience is the key to success. Hear from former President of our Students' Guild, Lily Margaroli, on how we support our students and invest in their experience. @ExeterGuild https://bit.ly/3ZNRurD We’re calling on the next Government to harness the full potential of our universities for a healthy, green, and resilient future. The University of Exeter has connections to hundreds of institutional bodies globally and works to engage with partners overseas in order to widen academic talents and extend their research portfolio. Exeter participates in student exchanges and double degrees in connection with universities in France, Germany and China. It is a member of The Russell Group, a research-intensive collective of 24 leading UK universities, including Cambridge and Oxford, committed to maintaining the very best research. 98% of University of Exeter’s research has been rated as being international quality in REF (Research Excellence Framework) in 2014. The University has three times been awarded a prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Prize. The most recent award was made to a team of scientists who have transformed the lives of hundreds of diabetes sufferers. This is the second Queen’s prize won by a member of staff at the Peninsula Medical School. The Dean, Professor John Tooke, won a Queen’s Prize in 1996 also for work on diabetes. It is the third Prize won by the University. The World 100 Reputation Network is a group of the best universities in the world, delivering research that enhances reputation and offering leaders the chance to develop their own careers on a global stage. Members benefit from events and study tours, training, monthly media monitoring, and unique reputation research to provide institutional advantage.W100 Representative
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Our manifesto, released today, outlines what it will take to get there.
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University of Exeter is among the leaders for student satisfaction in the National Student Survey
University of Exeter create more than £1.7bn in economic output
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Newcastle University
Newcastle University is a public research university in the North-East of England. The university aims to be a world-class civic university with a global reputation for academic excellence. Newcastle University’s origins can be traced back to two colleges; the School of Medicine and Surgery, established in 1834, and Armstrong College, founded in 1871. After time spent as part of several different establishments, such as a faction of the federal University of Durham, Kings College, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, the university finally became known as Newcastle University in 2006. Newcastle University has been a member of the World 100 Reputation Network since 2016. Can your Christmas dinner be healthy? 🥕🥦 We're proud to be one of three UK universities to partner with @Arup global sustainable development consultancy to focus on research and innovation to address worldwide climate challenges. 👏 'I love the Tyne and the mirroring in this photograph on a cold December day really framed the details within' Carl Watson #mynclpics Thanks to an award from our Black History Month Fund, @NU_RaceEquality have created an interview series shining the spotlight on ethnically minoritised people in the North East. Newcastle University has a high focus on international partnerships, creating strategic research relationships with Australia’s Monash University and the Netherlands Groningen University. They also have connections globally; India, America, Malaysia, China, Japan and Brazil. All our partnerships help us to further joint research, provide a way of developing our students and high-quality staff and give us an international profile in key parts of the world. Professor Richard Davies, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Global)
84% £108.7m Newcastle has a world-class reputation for research excellence. As a member of the Russell Group, the association of leading research-intensive UK universities, they strive for excellence with impact; with their Neuroscience, English Language and Literature and Computer Science research being rated as amongst the leading departments in the UK. Newcastle University has one of the largest European Union research portfolios within the UK, and the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 puts Newcastle at no. 16 in the UK for research power. The World 100 Reputation Network is a group of the best universities in the world, delivering research that enhances reputation and offering leaders the chance to develop their own careers on a global stage. Members benefit from events and study tours, training, monthly media monitoring, and unique reputation research to provide institutional advantage.W100 Representative
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A team of our researchers have put festive favourites to the test and found that carrots and sprouts can help prevent cancer and fight chronic conditions! 😮
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Newcastle University achieved 85.4% overall satisfaction in the 2019 National Student Survey
Newcastle University Business School is one of 21 Triple Accredited Business Schools in the UK
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