About
Universitas 21 is an international network of leading research-intensive universities, which was established in 1997. Collectively, its members enrol over 650,000 students, employ over 130,000 staff and have over 2 million alumni
The network's purpose is to facilitate collaboration and cooperation between the member universities and to create opportunities for them on a scale that none of them would be able to achieve operating independently or through traditional bilateral alliances.
The University of Edinburgh was a founder member of U21 and participates in a number of its activities, which are informed by core underlying principles:
- A global focus and perspective
- A commitment to excellence in all we do
- A commitment of those involved to collaborative and co-operative work and spirit while ensuring there are clear outcomes
- A determination to achieve added value
- A constant striving for innovation and the creation of multilateral opportunities for members
- Sustainability of activity
Key contacts
| Name | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Jamie Tait | U21 - first point of contact | Jamie.Tait@ed.ac.uk |
| Sarah Smith | Universitas 21 Manager | University.Secretary@ed.ac.uk |
| Dorothy Watson | U21 Joint PhDs | Dorothy.Watson@ed.ac.uk |
This article was published on Feb 9, 2012