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20 March 2024 International

20 March 2024 International

IHEF 2024 forward look: Dr Diana Beech, London Higher

Dr Diana Beech, CEO of London Higher, looks ahead to International Higher Education Forum 2024 on 1-2 May. Diana discusses the panel she will be joining on ‘regional approaches to international strategy’, London’s role as both a regional and global player, and the other sessions on offer at this year’s Forum.
2 April 2024 International research collaboration

2 April 2024 International research collaboration

IHEF 2024 forward look: Anisa Muzaffar, UK Collaborative on Development Research

Anisa Muzaffar, Senior Research and Policy Officer at the UK Collaborative on Development Research, previews International Higher Education Forum 2024 on 1-2 May.
15 March 2024 International

15 March 2024 International

IHEF 2024 forward look: Alex Bols, GuildHE

Alex Bols, Deputy CEO of GuildHE, looks ahead to his session on small and specialist institutions forming international strategies at International Higher Education Forum.
29 January 2026 International

29 January 2026 International

Human-in-the-loop AI: building trust through UK–France collaboration

Bin Liu and Yingying Zhao (University of Strathclyde) discuss how a UK–France research collaboration is putting humans back at the centre of AI development to improve the explainability, reliability and safety of systems used in high-stakes decisions.
10 October 2019 International

10 October 2019 International

How to support students to make the most of their global experience

School Employability Manager for Arts and Humanities and Director of NTU Global at Nottingham Trent University discuss wrap around activities to a mobility programme in Mexico.
1 February 2024 International experience and mobility

1 February 2024 International experience and mobility

How the University of Westminster is expanding global opportunities for students

The University of Westminster explain their institution's approach to expanding global opportunities to all students.
28 October 2019 International research collaboration

28 October 2019 International research collaboration

How the Thouron Award provides an alumni network like no other

A Thouron alumna explains the opportunities provided by the US scholarship programme.
16 September 2020 UUKi blog

16 September 2020 UUKi blog

How my experience with the Thouron Award led to a role at a law firm in New York

Amelia shares her experience of the Thouron Award, and how it helped her to get a job in New York
22 September 2025 International

22 September 2025 International

How does Jisc support UK higher education transnational education (TNE) provision?

Alongside sector support through the TNE licensing service and guidance on areas like cybersecurity and network provision, Jisc has recently undertaken research into the digital experiences of international and transnational education students and staff, publishing a number of reports and briefing papers summarising their findings. Dr Tabetha Newman, CEO Timmus Research and Senior Research Consultant at Jisc alongside, Elizabeth Newall, Senior Sector Specialist (Digital Transformation) at Jisc will launch the latest TNE report Global education and technology: Insights into transnational student and staff digital experiences at the UUKi TNE 2025 conference.
28 September 2021 Transnational education

28 September 2021 Transnational education

How digital allows universities to be borderless

The recent announcement that the University of Cambridge is to offer online courses aimed at professionals worldwide wanting to upskill illustrates the opportunities that are opening up for universities and students who have embraced the digital teaching and learning revolution.
10 February 2025 International

10 February 2025 International

Horizon Europe: one year on

In this blog, Dajana Dzanovic reflects on the past year of the UK's association to Horizon Europe.
1 December 2025 International

1 December 2025 International

Harvesting clean energy from fluid motion: reflections from our UK–France SMARTFLOW collaboration

Dr Weigang Yao (De Montfort University) reveals the science and collaboration behind the UK-France SMARTFLOW collaboration.

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