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Academics in the UK and Africa are joining forces to advance research and education across the continents of Europe and Africa. The ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ and the Association of African Universities (AAU) have signed a five-year agreement.

BAME and less affluent students, as well as those who have not attended private school, often find themselves positioned as second- or third-class citizens within university institutions, a new study has revealed.

Financial geography expert, Professor Sarah Hall, of the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´, has been appointed as Senior Fellow at the think tank UK in a Changing Europe (UKICE). Professor Hall’s fellowship will analyse the uneven nature of the economy across UK regions and how they are impacted by significant global economic changes.

The Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence (ESCoE) has announced its work programme after its funding was extended for a further five years by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

A civic empathy scale, which measures people’s knowledge, attitudes and behaviours towards societal issues, has been launched today by experts at the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´.

Professor Juliet Thondhlana, of the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´, has been appointed as the UNESCO Chair in International Education and Development.

Europe’s buyout industry continued to show appetite to deploy capital through the economic cycle, despite exceptionally challenging market conditions, according to provisional full-year data from CMBOR, the Centre for Private Equity and MBO Research based at Nottingham University Business School.

The ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ has been awarded a prestigious grant from the Royal Academy of Engineering to investigate the most effective practices for improving the financial literacy of coffee farmers in Uganda.

An award-winning journalist, a world squash champion, and a film director, DJ and musician all received honorary degrees this week from the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ at this year’s winter graduation ceremonies.

The ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ has been ranked third in the world in a list of the most sustainable universities – retaining its top three position for a third consecutive year.