On this website you will find the guidance, tools and materials you will need to engage with international partners in an open, safe and responsible way. A significant proportion of the University’s activities involve working both virtually and physically with connections across the globe and it is more important than ever to carry out these activities safely. The University’s new International Engagement Hub aims to bring all the University’s guidance on international activity into one place and make it easier for you to find the right guidance at the right time based on your activity. Alongside, we have also set up a Travel and International Support Helpdesk, a dedicated resource to answer your questions and help you find relevant guidance. Both the hub and the helpdesk are still being developed and will change in response to user feedback. The International Engagement Hub is available to all members of the University via login through Raven.
This website has been developed to support the pursuit of the University’s mission of contributing to society through education, learning and research at the highest levels. It is in this pursuit of our mission that we continue to work to address global challenges and engage internationally.
Our international engagement takes place within an increasingly complex international and geopolitical environment and with that brings new risks and challenges including potential threats to the safety of students and staff travelling abroad, threats to academic freedom, theft of intellectual property, and threats to our funding independence, alongside the challenges of working in environments with different political, social and cultural values.
As a result, we are taking proactive steps to ensure our international activity continues and is carried out safely, openly and responsibly by balancing the opportunities with the risks and ensuring appropriate training and guidance is developed to allow those involved in international activity to do so safely. These steps will enable the University to support and safeguard our staff and students whilst upholding our institutional values.
Check back over the next few months as we develop more useful tools and guidance to help you navigate through your international activity.
