Universities UK International’s (UUKi) UK-Ukraine R&I twinning grants scheme provides funding until 31 August 2023 for eligible higher education institutions participating in the UK-Ukraine Twinning Initiative, coordinated by the Cormack Consultancy Group (CCG), to develop bespoke programmes of work that address the reciprocal research and innovation needs of both Ukrainian and UK institutions and researchers.
The UK government has reached an agreement with the European Union on a future relationship which entered into force on 1 May 2021. The wide-reaching agreement has several implications for universities, their staff and students.
Founded in November 2021, the UK University Overseas Campus Network (UKUOCN) is a collective of 18 UK universities with strategically significant campuses around the world. Co-chaired by Newcastle University and the University of Nottingham, UKUOCN advocates for the unique opportunities presented by these international endeavours and seeks to find solutions to the challenges they face.
This report shows the impact of ODA R&D funding on UK universities and their partners, and how the UK can continue to use ODA R&D with developing countries in support of the UN SDGs and UK strategic priorities.
A major new analysis piece from UUKi and Studyportals urges the UK Government and universities to prioritise European student recruitment and makes recommendations for stabilising and regrowing student numbers in opportunity markets.
Simon Emmett, CEO of IDP Connect, will be delivering a keynote at #IHEF2023 on their latest data on international student recruitment. Join us at next week's event to tune in, and read on for a flavour of their insights.
The second call for applications is now open for UK-based researchers to apply for funding to spend a period of mobility at a partner organisation in Israel or the Occupied Palestinian Territories to undertake projects focussed on innovation and/or entrepreneurial skills development.
1 September 2022
International research collaboration
1 September 2022
International research collaboration
Applications for this scheme (call 1) closed on 30 January 2023 and projects are ongoing until July 2024.
To apply for call 2, please see the updated call on our webpage.
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This report presents survey findings and builds on evidence collected at the end of Rutherford Fund Strategic Partner Grants fellowships to demonstrate the programme’s ongoing impact.
As Director of Universities UK International, Jamie Arrowsmith has overseen the work undertaken as part of both the UK-Ukraine twinning scheme, and the wider grants scheme. In this blog, Jamie reflects on the past two years and his hopes for the future of these flourishing partnerships.
We speak with Jim Green, Senior Global Engagement Manager (Strategy and Insights) at the University of Nottingham, and Solomiia Rozlutska, Director of the Ukrainian Catholic University Academic Relations Office on a successful twinning partnership.
Here, we speak to those leading the innovative collaboration between Durham University and Zaporizhzhia National University; Professor Jane Macnaughton (Deputy Vice Provost for Research, Durham University), Professor Olena Tupakhina (Vice-Rector, ZNU) and Dr Markian Prokopovych (Associate Professor of Modern European Cultural History, Durham University).
Nadiya Ivanenko is a Visiting Research Fellow in the Department of Education, University of Oxford. In this blog, Nadiya discusses the challenges Ukrainian higher education faces.
From supporting the efforts to preserve vital rail networks, to offering financial assistance to build bomb shelters so Ukrainian institutions can continue to conduct classes; UK universities have played a pivotal role in helping to support Ukraine over the past year.