UoB UoN

Professional Services Sandpit Research collaboration photo (cc) Malte Sörensen @ flickr University of Birmingham and University of Nottingham Context HEFCE Guidance Issues in collaboration Birmingham & Nottingham VCs sign framework Birmingham & Nottingham Framework contents: - Joint appointments - Teaching, learning and student experience - Research initiatives - International opportunities - Business engagement and knowledge transfer - Efficiency and effectiveness Framework Monitoring Group Collaborative Research Fund Other collaborative activities Procurement Benchmarking Equipment sharing International collaboration Context Lots of talk about: - mergers - collaboration - alliances - shared services HEFCE guidance: - different CAM models - need for evidence to inform merger - process, governance around merger - case studies - including Manchester, UCS, Cumbria, TVU - lots of focus on merger Big, similar, successful Existing partnerships: Physics, Energy, MTC VC and senior staff relationships Geography Right environment for collaboration Happy with polygamy Why collaborate? Education collaboration Programmes Student and staff exchanges international student mobility GPA Joint Executive meetings Senior Officers meetings Away days Academic staff meetings