Friday, 01 November 2019
A special partnership has been signed to forge new research collaborations and educational projects between the University of Nottingham and University College Dublin.
The institutions’ Faculties of Arts and Humanities have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to further develop educational and research links between both universities.
This initiative, developed by the Faculty of Arts at the University of Nottingham and the College of Arts and Humanities at University College Dublin is the first College-to-College and Faculty-to-Faculty MoU signed under the auspices of the Universitas 21 network.
The partners are working together to establish close research collaborations, graduate programmes, joint PhD supervision, and educational opportunities, including student mobility and enhancing the student experience.
University College Dublin and the University of Nottingham are two highly successful international research-led universities, who have worked closely together through an Arts and Humanities Collaboration since March 2018. Nottingham’s Faculty and UCD’s College cover a comparable subject spread with shared expertise in Art History and Visual Studies, Classics, Cultural Policy/Studies, Drama, English, Film and Media, History, Modern Languages and Cultures, and Music (with Archaeology and Philosophy included in the collaboration through UCD College of Social Sciences and Law).
Shared research themes have been identified in both institutions, including Culture, Digital Humanities, British and Irish Identities, Medical Humanities, and Translation, and collaborations are already ongoing between colleagues from both universities, particularly in Archaeology, Music, Modern Languages, and Philosophy. UCD and the University of Nottingham have committed to strengthening this partnership through multi-disciplinary cooperation and collaboration across these faculties.
Pictured at the signing ceremony at University College Dublin’s Belfield campus are (l-r); Professor Barbara Dooley, Dean of Graduate Studies and Deputy Registrar, UCD & U21 Senior Leader, Dr Aoife Whelan, Vice-Principal International, UCD College of Arts and Humanities (signing on behalf of Professor Sarah Prescott), Professor Mark Bradley, Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education and the Student Experience) signing on behalf of Professor Jeremy Gregory (University of Nottingham), Associate Professor Charles Ivar McGrath, Vice-Principal, Research, Innovation and Impact, UCD College of Arts and Humanities.
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For more information please contact Professor Mark Bradley via email mark.bradley@nottingham.ac.uk or Emma Rayner, Media Relations Manager for the Faculties of Arts/Social Sciences on +44 (0)115 951 5793 emma.rayner@nottingham.ac.uk
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About the University of Nottingham
Ranked 32 in Europe and 16th in the UK by the QS World University Rankings: Europe 2024, the University of Nottingham is a founding member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities. Studying at the University of Nottingham is a life-changing experience, and we pride ourselves on unlocking the potential of our students. We have a pioneering spirit, expressed in the vision of our founder Sir Jesse Boot, which has seen us lead the way in establishing campuses in China and Malaysia - part of a globally connected network of education, research and industrial engagement.
Nottingham was crowned Sports University of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024 – the third time it has been given the honour since 2018 – and by the Daily Mail University Guide 2024.
The university is among the best universities in the UK for the strength of our research, positioned seventh for research power in the UK according to REF 2021. The birthplace of discoveries such as MRI and ibuprofen, our innovations transform lives and tackle global problems such as sustainable food supplies, ending modern slavery, developing greener transport, and reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
The university is a major employer and industry partner - locally and globally - and our graduates are the second most targeted by the UK's top employers, according to The Graduate Market in 2022 report by High Fliers Research.
We lead the Universities for Nottingham initiative, in partnership with Nottingham Trent University, a pioneering collaboration between the city’s two world-class institutions to improve levels of prosperity, opportunity, sustainability, health and wellbeing for residents in the city and region we are proud to call home.
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