NOVEMBER 2024

In our rapidly changing world, the issues we face are increasingly complex, interconnected, and global in nature, and no institution can address these in isolation. From climate change to public health crises, the pressing issues of our time demand a collective response, and by working together we can develop innovative solutions at a pace that would otherwise be unattainable.

In March of this year, the University of Glasgow launched our Partnerships for the World campaign, which aims to celebrate those partnerships and collaborations which support us in our ambition to address global challenges and improve the lives of the communities we serve locally, nationally and internationally.

This campaign strives to shine a spotlight on what we can achieve when we work together, and I am delighted to introduce the next instalment, which focuses on our ground-breaking partnership with the University of Sydney.

There is a real kinship and agreed sense of purpose between our two institutions. Our goals, ambitions, and sense of civic responsibility have always been aligned. Since signing our original Memorandum of Understanding in 2016, our institutions have engaged in numerous joint ventures that have enabled us to strengthen the academic and research ties between our two communities.

From the agreement between our Adam Smith Business School and the University of Sydney Business School, to the partnership between Charles Perkins Centre and our College of Medicine, Veterinary and Life Sciences, our collaborations are testament to the power of collective action. I am proud that joint investments by both institutions are directly addressing health inequalities across the communities that we serve and beyond.

Let us embrace the spirit of collaboration and commit to working together in the knowledge that we can go further, and get there faster, as a team. Together, we can change the world.

Best wishes,
Professor Rachel Sandison OBE
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (External Engagement)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_NHK2qhOk4

Contact us
international-partners@glasgow.ac.uk

Addressing inequalities

Professor Kathy Belov and Professor Rachel Sandison sat conversing together on a sofa, smiling at one another

A partnership with purpose

A shared mission to tackle the world's greatest challenges has led to a partnership with purpose. Professor Rachel Sandison, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (External Engagement) at the University of Glasgow, and Professor Kathy Belov, Pro-Vice-Chancellor Global & Research Engagement at the University of Sydney, discuss their shared vision.

About our partnership

Contact us

Professor Clare McManus, Dean for Global Engagement for Southeast Asia and Australasia: clare.mcmanus@glasgow.ac.uk

Partnerships for the world

Earth from space overlaid with the University of Glasgow & the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences logos and the words 'the Blantyre-Blantyre partnership'

Building equitable partnerships

The first in our Partnerships for the World series, Blantyre-Blantyre is the story of a partnership between the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS), Malawi, and the University of Glasgow. Working together to tackle global issues around healthcare, medicine and inequalities, the team successfully established a state-of-the-art research facility on the KUHeS campus.

Image of the University tower with the city in the background, with the words 'Global Glasgow International Strategy 2025'.

Global Glasgow

Glasgow is a globally connected university with deep civic roots. For over 560 years, the University of Glasgow has established creative and vibrant partnerships with communities, colleagues and students across the world. We collaborate to develop our teaching and research with global partners and welcome conversations with potential partners in education, industry, commerce and government.

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