Europe Unit team
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Dr. Joanna Newman, Director, UK Higher Education International Unit
Joanna Newman is Director of the UK Higher Education International Unit (IU). The IU shapes and coordinates strategic engagement between UK HE and international stakeholders, providing timely and high quality data and information about developments, and provides policy support and guidance to UK stakeholders engaging in international policy dialogue. Recent initiatives include leading UK HE’s involvement in the Brazilian Science Without Borders initiative and a new HE Global Advisory Service, aimed at increasing the sector’s engagement in trans national education. The IU is funded by Universities UK, Guild HE, Higher Education Funding Council for England, Higher Education and Funding Council for Wales, Scottish Funding Council, Department for Employment and Learning (Northern Ireland), and Quality Assurance Agency. Joanna represents the IU on the International Education Advisory Forum, is a Board Member of the School of Advanced Studies and regularly represents the sector on national and international platforms. She was formally Head of Higher Education at the British Library from January 2007 to March 2011. She has taught history at University College London and Warwick University after receiving the Parkes Phd studentship at the University of Southampton and an Institute of Commonwealth Studies fellowship at the University of London. She is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Southampton and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
Chris Yeomans is Policy Advisor at the Unit, with oversight of the Unit’s policy activity. Chris has a specialist interest in European research policy and doctoral issues. Previous to joining the International Unit, Chris was a lecturer at Aberystwyth University, where his teaching and research focused on European governance. Chris has also held positions at the European Parliament and with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
George’s focus is on student mobility, trans-national education and research collaboration in higher education in the wider global context.
Cat is responsible for the strategic communications for the International Unit including media relations, public affairs, stakeholder engagement, publications and digital communications including the website www.international.ac.uk.
With over a decade of communications experience, prior to joining the International Unit, Cat worked in a number of roles including managing international engagement at the British Library and was previously at Oxford Brookes University.
Ruth ensures the smooth running of the International Unit, manages the Director’s diary and assists with the programme of events, communications and publications.
Lucy’s focus is on European higher education. This includes the Bologna Process, student mobility and the modernisation of higher education in the European context. She also works with colleagues on a range of other International Unit activities. Lucy has recently joined the International Unit from UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.
Alex is project manager for the HE Global Integrated Advisory Service which will bring together into one central resource UK Government departments and sector organisations with a role in supporting UK higher education institutions’ transnational education activities. HEGlobal is an initiative of the UK HE International Unit and Universities UK, supported by UK Trade & Investment, UK Export Finance and the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills.
Sean assists with the planning and implementation of projects within the International Unit. This includes the organisation of events and communications.p>
Andy joins the team in January 2012 and will focus on higher education in Asia.
