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. Join us for ‘Open Iftaar’ and learn more about Ramadan and explore the significance of this holy month over a fast-breaking meal. A few of our beasts of UoN #beastsofuon @UniofNottingham Got your #NottsVarsity tickets yet? 💚 💛 National Champions 🏑🏆 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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@BUCSsport | @UniofNottingham | @UoNPressOfficeIn 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. Professor Mary Stiasny, Pro Vice-Chancellor of @LondonU, met with Pakistan Prime Minister @CMShehbaz @PakPMO in Islamabad last week. Ramadan Mubarak to our student and alumni community around the world, from all of us at the University of London. #Ramadan2023 With spring just around the corner, our serene space is the perfect place for your studies to BLOOM. It's #WorldPoetryDay ✨ Happy #WorldPoetryDay 🖋️🎙️ Love to all my poets - known and unknown - who find beauty in this crazy world 🖤 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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The meeting was about how our Law and Business Degree Alumni have contributed positively and significantly in Pakistan.
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In 2021 we were delighted to award an honorary degree to George Mpanga @GeorgeThePoet 📝
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Shout out to all my Ugandan poets 🇺🇬especially! I’ve been inspired watching u build the scene from scratch over the past ten years. Send me some poems to share today 🔊The 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 Registration for our 2023 Graduation Ceremonies closes tomorrow at 5pm! It's the last day of term today! 😀 Apply for a Travelling Fellowship or Scholarship worth up to £5,000 from The Chadwick Trust! 🌎 Want funding to intern abroad this summer? 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
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Director of Faculty Marketing
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Funding is available to students to support research proposals to visit and study a current public health problem.
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The Turing Grant provides funding for students wanting to undertake a summer internship outside of the UK! Apply now for the opportunity to see sights abroad while gaining valuable work experience
Learn more: http://bit.ly/3LHZBk7 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
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 Gold in the first Teaching Excellence Framework, 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 2014 Research Excellence Framework, 87% of the university’s submitted research was found to be world-leading or internationally excellent. This Wednesday, we bring together our enterprise community at the University, including students, researchers, entrepreneurs, alumni and partners, for an exciting showcase of #startup talent at Bath. We were delighted to recognise the remarkable achievements of social entrepreneur and founder of @valuable500 Caroline Casey with an Honorary Degree as part of our One Young World Bath Caucus. 📢'National network launches to dramatically reduce concussions in youth and community sport'. The UK Concussion Prevention Network will be officially launched at an event in Bath today with @loveotgame @UKCCIIS & @CHi2PSBath. Find out more⚽️🏉⤵️https://www.bath.ac.uk/announcements/national-network-launches-aiming-to-dramatically-reduce-concussions-in-youth-and-community-sport/ 💧 Researchers at Bath are developing a powerful, anonymous, real-time epidemiology tool to track the health of the nation through wastewater. It's 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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Director of Strategic Communications and Engagement
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#ResearchWithImpact that could be used as an early warning system for global health risks.
https://stories.bath.ac.uk/tracking-the-health-of-the-nation-through-wastewater/index.html 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
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) 2014*; 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. You'll never be-leaf it! It was a pleasure to welcome leading grief expert @IamDavidKessler to the University on Friday. Ramadan Mubarak to all of the Muslim staff and students in our Bristol community ☪ Student Jenna De Vera has been picked for the Wales Six Nations squad! 🏉 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 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. According to the Research Excellence Framework, 36% of the University’s research received the top 4* rating, defined by HEFCE as ‘world leading’. This is six percent above the sector average and twice the level the University achieved in the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2008, placing Bristol 10th in the Russell Group. 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 scientists have discovered what our plants looked like millions of years ago.
And that Earth's first plants were likely to have been branched. 🌿
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David joined @LeselDawson for @GoodGriefFest's first hybrid event to discuss the topic of hope and meaning in grief.
We're wishing everyone a peaceful month ahead! ❤
Jenna said it was an “incredible feeling” to get the call up aged just 19.
Good luck in the tournament, Jenna! 💪
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Photo by Riley Sports Photography 13 Nobel Laureates are linked to the university, including Chemist Dorothy Hodgkin, playwright Harold Pintor, 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
Emily Tofield is the Director of Communications, Marketing and Advancement at the University of Sussex, where she leads the division which covers communications, marketing, campaigns, public affairs, UK and international student recruitment, global engagement, development, fundraising and alumni relations, widening participation and the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts. Emily joined Sussex from the Ministry of Justice where she was the most senior communications adviser for the UK government’s biggest department. In that role, she had leadership responsibility for a multi-award-winning communications directorate, serving seven separate agencies and arm’s length bodies, as well as a large information services directorate. She is a crisis communications expert, who led the successful multi-channel crisis-communications response to COVID-19 across the justice system. She has also led communications functions in the Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs and at the heart of Whitehall in the Cabinet Office. She has been the chief communications adviser to six secretaries of State and is a former broadcast journalist. 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. Did you know that acts of kindness benefit both the giver & the receiver? We’re thrilled that our academics have launched the first research centre in the UK dedicated to the study of kindness! Neutrinos are ghost-like particles that play a crucial role in understanding the Universe, from how the Sun shines, to exploding supernovae. @FASERexperiment has made history as the first experiment to observe neutrinos produced in a collider. @JoshMcFayden @CERN @STFC_Matters 🚨🚨First results from FASER! 🚨🚨 Ramadan Mubarak to all of our Muslim students and staff, and to the wider Muslim community! Here's a special #ThrowbackThursday to 1986, when a local double-decker bus was decorated to celebrate 25 years of Sussex! ❤️🚌 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 #SussexUni #University #Campus #Travel 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. More than 500 people have been in touch with a helpline set up following a study which shows one in 100 people who have grandparents from Orkney have a gene variant that causes a higher risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer. More info here - https://bit.ly/3YTLdbI From today, limited funded places are available to people in Scotland on some of our online short courses. Our flexible online short courses can help you upskill or re-skill. Check if you’re eligible and apply today: https://bit.ly/3ZQ4WKE #OnlineLearning As part of Climate Week North East 2023, Professor Adam Price of the University of Aberdeen will take part in a conversation cafe-style event ‘Climate Action in NE Scotland: What's happened and what can you do?’ on Wednesday 29 March at 7pm - https://bit.ly/40uVlsw Energy firm NEO Energy is offering 2 scholarships for Home/UK students commencing an energy-related postgraduate degree in September 2023. Each scholarship is valued at £20,000. Deadline for applications is Sunday 30 April. Find out more or apply - http://bit.ly/3GXytLm 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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Queen's University Belfast
Peter is Strategic Marketing Manager 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. "My work primarily involves investigating how we can improve the environment where we live for better health, mental health and brain health."— Prof @Ruth_HunterQUB @QUBelfast. #MRIAmonday ✍️ Richard English MRIA, Professor of Politics, @QUBelfast. #PODCAST | Taliban Turbans and The Smartphone. Congratulations to everyone who took part. You are all winners in our eyes. #LoveQUB 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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📈 Professor English’s current research focuses on terrorism, counter-terrorism and the mutually shaping relationship between them.
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Tune in as Prof Michael Semple, a leading global expert on #Afghanistan, the #Taliban and peace-making, speaks with key figures from the former Afghan government, NGO’s and others involved in the country’s politics.
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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. Professor Lora Fleming from the @UniofExeter @ECEHH contributed to the Minderoo-Monaco Commission on Plastics and Human Health 📰 We are delighted that we have received a philanthropic pledge from His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, the Ruler of Sharjah, to co-fund the construction of a new development on Exeter’s Streatham campus. Research shows link between child emotional difficulties and family strain during coronavirus lockdowns. Research shows link between child emotional difficulties and family strain during coronavirus lockdowns UK families were more likely to report difficulties living together during the coronavirus lockdowns than those in T... news.exeter.ac.uk The latest @IPCC_CH report says #climatechange is having increasingly dangerous impacts on nature and people - but urgent action can secure a liveable future for all Exeter researchers comment on IPCC report Researchers from the University of Exeter and the Met Office have commented on the latest report from the Intergov... bit.ly 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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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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University of Dundee
Rebecca leads External Relations to support and enhance the University’s reputation by managing a range of activities in order to attract students, staff and funding to the University. These activities include Student Recruitment and Admissions, Marketing, Communications, Public affairs, Web and Creative Services, Alumni relations and fundraising.
The University of Dundee is an international institution with distinctly Scottish roots, home to over 16,000 students and 3500 staff, drawn from over 140 countries around the world. Dundee has considerable strengths in teaching, research and innovation, a `triple-intensive’ university. They are among the best in the world at ensuring their research has real impact in society, including on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. They rank top in the UK and 5th in the world for climate action, measuring universities’ research on climate change, their use of energy and their preparations for dealing with the consequences of climate change (Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2021) Dundee’s economic impact has been measured as contributing around £750 million every year to the Scottish economy. The university ranked 6th in UK and 1st in Scotland for the total value of spinout companies over the last two decades (GovGrant University Spinout Report 2021) They are a founding partner of V&A Dundee and are actively engaged in the plans to establish a new Eden Project in the city.
Our new Vietnam Anniversary Scholarship celebrates 50 years of diplomatic relations between the UK and Vietnam. Read more about it and apply here: LONDON-BASED ALUMNI: What a week of sporting achievement - not only were our teams victorious against @AbertayUni in Wednesday's Varsity, but our Men's Rugby Team have won the @BUCSsport Rugby Union Trophy! This evening, on the first anniversary of the University gaining the Race Equality Bronze Charter Mark, we've been honoured to host Professor @NicolaRollock for a conversation on racism and persistent inequalities in Higher Education. The University of Dundee has over 200 active agreements with international partners from over 15 countries globally. These encompass a wide range of activity from international student exchange, Joint PhDs to articulation agreements and dual degree arrangements. Among these is a smaller number of Strategic Partners where the university has built relationships which cover a range of activities in different academic disciplines or are complex in nature. The University’s partnerships can be summaries as: working with existing partners to deepen and develop partnership arrangement into Strategic Partnerships leading to increased benefits for both partners, particularly focusing on partnerships within China, MENA, Malaysia, Singapore and North America. 76% 30% The University’s core purpose is ‘to transform lives locally and globally’. They focus their collective energy across four interdisciplinary challenge-led themes, which enables thier research to address the UN Sustainable Development Goals and make a positive contribution to tackle challenges ranging from health, climate change, food security to poverty and social justice. The University of Dundee received several Athena SWAN Bronze Departmental Awards for Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, Life Sciences and the Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification (CAHiD) facilities. In 2015 the University of Dundee’s work in advancing gender equality across the institution was recognised with two more Athena SWAN Brozne Awards for its work in Engineering, Physics and Mathematics and in Computing. These awards recognise commitment and success in developing practices to support the careers of women in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM) in academia.
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They saw off competitors @Bruneluni with a final score of 50-33. Congratulations to the team! On 1 August 1967, the University of Dundee came into formal existence by virtue of a Royal Charter
The University of Dundee was named Scotland’s best university for student experience in 2022 by StudentCrowd
University of Dundee's economic impact in Scotland is over £740 million every year, and 1 in every 12 jobs in Dundee is supported by the University's activities
The University of Dundee has been awarded the Bronze mark of the Race Equality Charter, for a period of five years
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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. Had a lovely time seeing @voicesprojectNE co-developed by @ChildrenNE & @UniofNewcastle at @gateslibraries #Lockdown Lives #exhibition. Here are some of my fave drawings by children in Ghead about the #pandemic and resource divide On the road again with #ONMiniVixen. 🦊🎶 Today at 4pm! Teachers/educators can join this webinar with @UniofNewcastle on making the most of multilingualism in schools. Last chance to sign up to join @MiShee54 and @drfarahnazir. @SCHOOLSNE @ALL4language This quotation by Karen Sands-O'Connor sums up the importance of representation and diversity in children's books. 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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Today we are @UniofNewcastle performing in front of a wonderful audience of years 1 and 2 students from a local school!
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Karen is the co-curator of Listen to this story! An award-winning exhibition about children’s books and Black Britain. Newcastle University has four campuses: in Newcastle, London, Singapore and Malaysia. It is the first UK university to establish a fully owned international campus for medicine at its NUMed Campus in Malaysia which opened in 2011
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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University of Birmingham
Jo leads a department within the University which includes communications, stakeholder relations, public affairs, brand reputation and events. Jo has over sixteen years’ experience working in a range of marketing and communications roles in the public and private sector working for organizations in the UK and internationally. She has spent the last five years working in higher education. University of Birmingham have been a member of the World 100 Reputation Network since 2016 Birmingham has been challenging and developing great minds for more than a century. Characterised by a tradition of innovation, research at the University has broken new ground, pushed forward the boundaries of knowledge, and made an impact on people’s lives. We continue this tradition today and have ambitions for a future that will embed our work and recognition of the Birmingham name on the international stage. The University grew out of the radical vision of our first Chancellor, Joseph Chamberlain. Founded in 1900, Birmingham represented a new model for higher education. This was England’s first civic university, where students from all religions and backgrounds were accepted on an equal basis. Birmingham has continued to be a university unafraid to do things a little differently and in response to the challenges of the day. It was a founder member of the National Union of Students. The University of Birmingham was established by Queen Victoria by Royal Charter in 1900 and was the UK’s first civic or ‘redbrick’ university. Good luck to the @unibirmingham @bhamlaw mooting team, led by @bhamlaw's Catherine Vincent & Aleks Cavoski, who are participating at the EUniwell moot court competition at the University of Murcia: Campus in full spring bloom 😍 @unibirmingham If you look to the skies tonight and wonder why I'm purple, I'm supporting #EpilepsyAwarenessMonth to help raise awareness of epilepsy and the fabulous work happening at this university to help manage this condition 💜 THIS 👇 University of Birmingham bring together the people and resources to tackle the major challenges of our time. The university have a global network of partnerships. Although our partnerships are wide-ranging and span all continents, we have identified China, India, Brazil and North America as key strategic regions in which we wish to develop more focused engagement. The university have also established networks which promote excellence in global engagement via centres such as the China Institute and Africa Hub. We draw on and give back to the region through our research, our education and our global reach and reputation.
81%+ 60+ By investing in, and cultivating, intellectual talent and ideas, and delivering world-class research and education, we will unlock value, make important things happen, and continue to thrive. Research that takes place at Birmingham impacts on the lives of people regionally, nationally and globally. The University is home to leading academics focusing on global sustainability research and the Sustainable Development Goals. The university’s Birmingham Heroes campaign brings together the academics who are part of a large teaching and research community dedicated to enquiry, debate and change in transforming health, environment and society. Key research being conducted includes:
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Director of Communications and Marketing
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This weekend
🕕 Clocks go FORWARD an hour
👀 You lose an hour
😎 BUT we gain more daylight
🌳 More time to enjoy the Green Heart! Birmingham was the first university in the country to: be built on a campus model; establish a faculty of commerce; incorporate a medical school; offer degrees in dentistry; create a women’s hall of residence and have a purpose-built students’ union building
University of Birmingham's campus occupies a 276-acre green parkland around the University, only three miles from the heart of the city
The university has 34,160 students, more than 100,000 online learners and 300,000 alumni across the globe
A global top 100 university
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