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27 April 2023 UUKi news

Over 160 students secure research internships through UUKi and Mitacs partnership

163 students from 14 UK universities have secured a place on the Globalink Research Internship (GRI) scheme, with programmes due to start in May 2023, thanks to a partnership between Universities UK International (UUKi) and Mitacs.

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21 April 2023 UUKi news

Joint statement - safe, secure and sustainable internationalisation

On April 12-13 the major convening associations of universities from Australia, UK, USA, New Zealand, Canada and Germany met in Washington DC to continue their discussions on ways in which the organisations can support safe and secure internationalisation.

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5 April 2023 UUKi news

5 April 2023 UUKi news

UUK responds to publication of draft Pioneer prospectus

Following the publication of the Pioneer prospectus, Professor Paul Boyle, chair of the Universities UK Research & Innovation Policy Network and Vice-Chancellor at the University of Swansea said:
29 March 2023 UUKi news

29 March 2023 UUKi news

Successful UK-Ukraine R&I grants awardees announced

The successful awardees for the UK-Ukraine R&I grants scheme have now been announced. This scheme offers strategic support for existing twinning partnerships to enable the transition of those agreements into practical collaboration in research and innovation. This will help ensure that the twinning scheme not only supports the needs of Ukrainian research and innovation but the longer-term strategic objectives of both institutions and nations.
21 March 2023 Ukraine

21 March 2023 Ukraine

Responding to international humanitarian crises: supporting the Council for At-Risk Academics (Cara)

Universities UK (UUK) recently invited tenders for a research project with the title 'Responding to international humanitarian crises: supporting the Council for At-Risk Academics (Cara).' This tender closed on 14 April and was awarded to Gifted Philanthropy. This page summarises the aims and objectives behind the project.
2 March 2023 UUKi news

2 March 2023 UUKi news

Joint Statement on the association of the United Kingdom and Switzerland to Horizon Europe

With this Joint Statement, we – the undersigned European university umbrella organisations – want to express our concerns on the lack of progress and clarity regarding the association of the United Kingdom and Switzerland to the Horizon Europe research framework programme. Two years have passed since the start of the programme without any progress and the delay is causing damage to existing research partnerships between EU, UK, and Swiss knowledge institutions
1 March 2023 UUKi news

1 March 2023 UUKi news

Joint R&D sector statement on association to EU programmes

Following the agreement in principle reached by the UK and EU regarding the Windsor Framework, representatives of the UK, Irish and wider European research, innovation and business communities have signed a joint statement urging rapid progress on UK association to EU programmes, including Horizon Europe, Copernicus and Euratom:
25 January 2023 UUKi news

25 January 2023 UUKi news

UUKi responds to media speculation regarding international students

UUKi Director Jamie Arrowsmith responds to speculation in the media around international students.
20 January 2023 UUKi news

20 January 2023 UUKi news

Invitation to tender - ‘Responding to international humanitarian crises: lessons from the UK higher education sector response to the invasion of Ukraine’

Universities UK (UUK) is inviting tenders for a research project with the title 'Responding to international humanitarian crises: lessons from the UK higher education sector response to the invasion of Ukraine.'This page summarises some of the information from the invitation to tender (ITT).We're no longer accepting tender submissions.
20 December 2022 UUKi news

20 December 2022 UUKi news

UUK responds to Horizon Europe guarantee extension

Our response to the UK Government announcement that the Horizon Europe funding guarantee has been extended.
13 December 2022 UUKi news

13 December 2022 UUKi news

UUKi responds to announcement of new International Science Partnerships Fund

On Tuesday 13 December 2022, Science and Technology Minister George Freeman announced phase one of a new global research fund, International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF), at an event in Tokyo, Japan. This initial phase of the fund will be opened with £119m worth of funding to allow UK scientists and innovators to collaborate with peers around the world on some of the most pressing issues facing our planet. Jamie Arrowsmith, Director, Universities UK International, said:

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