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From enabling more refugees to gain language support to assisting young education leaders to further mitigate the academic impact of Covid-19, U21 is delighted to play a role in furthering the impact of student social entrepreneurs via the RISE showcase and Award.
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Ahead of the U21 AGM hosted by the University of Birmingham on the 4th - 6th May, Provost Jenny Dixon reflects on and celebrates 25 years of U21.
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The U21 Awards recognise individual or team efforts in a U21 university, particularly the development of innovative or extraordinary projects within international Higher Education.
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Universitas 21 member, the University of Birmingham is an Official Partner of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, and is the Official Global University Partner of the Queen’s Baton Relay.
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Universitas 21 is delighted to announce that Rachel Sandison Deputy Vice Chancellor - External Engagement and Vice Principal - External Relations, University of Glasgow, has been appointed as the new Chair of the Student Experience Cluster.
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It is with great pleasure that Universitas 21 welcomes the University of Sydney as the newest member of its global network of research-intensive universities. The network now comprises 28 world-leading institutions who share a common belief in the value of collaboration and internationalisation.
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RISE projects offer a unique opportunity for the U21 network and its members to contribute to global challenges via grassroots, community-focused initiatives.
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"Ultimately it’s about equipping students with the skills they need to take practical action now on the Sustainable Development Goals they are most passionate about and inspire them to go out into the world and make a difference."
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The forum offered a unique opportunity for staff in educational development units to come together and share practices and experiences with like-minded professionals across the globe.
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Universitas 21 is delighted to announce that Jim Lowe, Assistant Vice-Provost, University of Connecticut, has been elected as the new Chair of the Employability Group. This group comprises senior representatives in the area of Careers and Employability from the network’s 27 member universities.
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This year’s online ECR workshop brought together nearly 80 participants from 17 U21 universities, across 12 countries, to address the challenges faced in Planetary Health today; the rapid degradation of our planet threatens the health – and survival – of communities around the world.
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On February 16 & 17 2022, Lund University hosted a two-day online Education Innovation Symposium for U21 members on the topic Teaching for Sustainability.
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Does international mobility give the already advantaged, a further head-start in life?
As the pandemic has forced higher education and research to reconsider its international experiences, and access to the same, will the adjustments made over the last two years become lasting change once we can once again move freely around the globe? Our Provost Jenny Dixon discusses this with some U21 members.
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U21 is delighted to publish it's interactive PDF Impact Report covering activities undertaken in 2021.
The report showcases how the network through a digital first approach, necessitated by the ongoing global pandemic, continued to engage member institution staff, students and researchers in global collaboration.
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Networks such as Universitas 21 facilitate mutual support to meet net zero targets, say Tan Eng Chye and Anton Muscatelli.
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Unversitas 21 are delighted to announce that the 2020 Researcher Resilience Fund (RRF) project Health Research Exchange (HREx) has successfully secured further funding under the Researcher Resilience Sustainability Fund (RRSF).
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Universitas 21 are pleased to announce that this year's winner of the highly competitive 3 Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition is Morgan Morris from University College Dublin.
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U21 are delighted to announce that three Graduate Collaborative Research Award (GCRA) projects have been chosen to receive funding this year.
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Find out the winners of this year's U21/PwC Innovation Challenge.
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U21 Global Student is a new student pathway designed by Universitas 21, providing sustainable international experiences for all students across the network. The pathway, delivered in partnership with Common Purpose, brings together U21’s existing student programmes with a suite of bespoke online initiatives. U21 Global Student provides students with opportunities to develop their leadership potential and international networks whilst supporting them to make a sustainable impact on their communities and further their future aspirations.
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Universitas 21 is honoured to have won the Sustainability International Impact award at the 2021 PIEoneer Awards.
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Universitas 21 is delighted to announce that Professor Peter Mascher from McMaster University has been elected as the new Chair of the Senior Leaders’ Group.
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The U21 Employability Group, led by the University of Queensland, is delighted to launch their self-reflection toolkit, designed to support staff, students and alumni to integrate self-reflection into their academic journey.
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Today, Wednesday 21st July, was the first U21 cross-cluster Mental Health symposium, with over 60 participants from across the network in attendance.
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Universitas 21 is delighted to welcome Professor Tan, Eng Chye of the National University of Singapore as the new Chair of the Network. Professor Tan, President of the National University of Singapore, succeeds Professor Sir David Eastwood, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham, who has held the position since 2014.
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U21 is delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for the PIEoneer Awards 2021, in the Sustainability International Impact category. This category recognises organisations in the education sector who are proactively making positive changes to continue providing a global outlook to education, whilst minimising the impact on the environment.
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The 2020/21 RISE (Real Impact on Society and Environment) awards have once again proved to be a huge success, with record participation from 200 students across 55 different projects, representing 23 of our member universities.
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Dr Shamil Khairov from the University of Glasgow is awarded first prize in the U21 Images of Hope competition.
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Read more about the launch of the Engaging Early Career Researcher Cohorts in a Digital Environment case study. The study outlines the key challenges and successes faced by the U21 Early Career Researcher Workshop coordinators in transforming a physical event into an online offer for an international cohort.
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Professor Jenny Dixon, Provost of Universitas 21, outlines why University Networks are adapting and thriving due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.