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Nottingham universities collaborate for a brighter future
Nottingham’s two world-class universities have launched a pioneering collaboration to help change the lives of local people for the better, as independent research reveals that every 22 seconds someone in Nottingham interacts with one of the city’s universities. The Universities for Nottingham
initiative will bring together the strengths and expertise of Nottingham Trent University and the University of Nottingham. The ambition of the universities
is to work with local partners to design and deliver programmes around five themes, which will create transformative change for the people of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. These themes are:
1. Economic prosperity 2. Educational opportunity 3. Environmental sustainability 4. Health, wellbeing and culture 5. Making our universities work for our communities Independent analysis as part of
Universities for Nottingham has revealed the scale of the combined social and economic impact of the universities. For example, through their
activities and supply chains, they add £1.1bn to the economy in Nottingham and £3.8bn to the UK economy every year. That impact supports 25,000 jobs across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. Together, the universities would be the third largest employer in the region. Each year, the universities work
with around 35,000 young people from 150 schools across
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. This academic year they will spend £33m on activities to get more people into university and support them while there. Ahead of the launch, the
universities heard from some of the children, young people, creatives, businesses, innovators, patients and policymakers who have benefited from their interactions with the institutions. Olivia Swift, Founder of Lotus
Maternity, a business supported by innovation programmes at both universities, said: “There’s so much support for businesses like mine at the universities – from help with website development to fashion branding and marketing. I’m proud to be a Nottingham business through and through.” Abdulhameed Elgareidi, a school
pupil on the Laureus Sport for Good Programme run by volunteers from both universities, added: “I really enjoy working with the university students because they teach us new things and sometimes we get to teach them new things.” A separate exercise mapped the
areas of work which were complementary, showing where there was greatest potential for more strategic collaboration and helping to shape the five focus areas. Professor Edward Peck, President
and Vice-Chancellor, Nottingham Trent University, said: “As the Vice- Chancellors of Nottingham’s Universities, we agreed to commence the Universities for Nottingham project because, while both our institutions were making a
significant individual contribution to the region, we recognised the potential for further collaboration.” Professor Shearer West, President
and Vice-Chancellor, University of Nottingham, said: “Once we started investigating the potential to deliver projects in the local area, the sheer scale and number of opportunities was striking. “We want to get the message
across that our institutions are not solely for the researchers, teachers, staff and students who work here. We want to say clearly to the people, communities and businesses with whom we share a common place, that we are also your universities, the Universities for Nottingham.” Local partners include D2N2 Local
Enterprise Partnership (LEP), Nottingham City Council, Nottinghamshire County Council and Nottingham University Hospitals. Sajeeda Rose, CEO, D2N2 Local
Enterprise Partnership, added: “The Universities for Nottingham initiative will make a real difference for the people and places of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire through collaborative and transformative change that will shape our region over the coming years. “This unique opportunity will
allow D2N2 to work in collaboration with the Universities for Nottingham alongside other local partners from across the private and public sectors on a joint programme of initiatives and activity to unlock our regions potential, grow our economy and help our local communities to thrive.”
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Top: Professor Edward Peck Above: Professor Shearer West
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