Welcome to the North West Universities Association

The North West Universities Association (NWUA) aims to foster collaboration between its fourteen members and regional partners for the benefit of Higher Education and the North West region.

For further information on the work of NWUA, click on any of the links to the left or on one of our four main projects below.

NWUA Response to the Economic Downturn

NWUA has been successful in securing funding from HEFCE to deliver a linked set of actions to support the engagement of the Higher Education sector with the regional response to the economic downturn. For more information on this project, including the HLSP Redundancy Response Fund, research and intelligence and the university offer please click here.

NWUA Facts and Figures 2009

The latest version of the NWUA Facts and Figures can be downloaded here (pdf).

Shared Interest: Collaboration between museums, visual arts organisations and universities in England’s North West.

Shared Interest is the result of a collaborative project between North West Universities Association, Renaissance North West and Arts Council England, North West. The project aims to encourage greater collaboration between museums, visual arts organisations and universities in the region. The report demonstrates how these sectors can achieve more by working together. It is based on research commissioned from Abigail Gilmore and Jane Dawson. The research set out to identify compelling regional examples of collaboration and the key features of successful partnerships.

The report can be downloaded here (doc). The brochure can be download here (pdf).

Digital Pathways Event - Compass Room, The Lowry, Salford, 01/02/2010

NWUA working in partnership with the national Digital Communications Knowledge Transfer Network (DCKTN) and the regional hub, InfoLab21 at Lancaster University organised a high profile regional event ‘Digital Pathways’. This event aimed to promote collaborative R&D opportunities in the digital industries with a focus on broadcasting, telecoms, digital networks and infrastructure. It was held at the Compass Room, The Lowry, Salford Quays on 1st February 2010, and attracted an audience of 100+ technology companies and SMEs. All those who attended and those who registered for the event are invited to give us feedback on the event by visiting: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KFM9QFS.

Longitudinal Impact Study of the NW HLSP - Phase One Evaluation Report

In April 2009 NWUA appointed the KSA Partnership to undertake a longitudinal impact study on the NW Higher Level Skills Partnership. The study looks at the impact of the NW HLSP on providers, partners, employers and employees (learners) and will be ongoing until the end of the project in March 2011. Phase one is now complete and focuses on the impact on HEIs / FECs and partners.

The Executive Summary of the Phase One Evaluation Report can be downloaded here. The full report can be downloaded here.

Enhancing Higher Level Sport Volunteering & Coaching Skills

This project, funded by HEFCE, aims to contribute to the regional legacy of the London 2012 Games by facilitating the development and delivery of higher level sport volunteering and coaching skills to meet the needs of North West sport community partners.

Please click on the link for more information.