Business support for MK:U, the proposed new technical university in Milton Keynes, is continuing to grow with the latest addition of global computer security giant McAfee to the list of international, national and local businesses backing the plans.
ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥â€™s Dr Jacqueline Hannam has been appointed President-Elect of the British Society of Soil Science. Dr Hannam was elected at the society’s virtual Annual General Meeting and will take up her position as President-Elect on 1 January 2021
Professor Simon Pollard DSc FREng, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honour's list 2020 for services to environmental risk management.
Jane Hubble, Head of Technical Services in the School of Water, Energy and the Environment, ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥, has been shortlisted as a finalist for Outstanding Technician of the Year in the Times Higher Education Awards 2020.
Leaders from universities and the world of policy and business will come together to debate the future of higher education in the UK at an online conference on 22 September.