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Other key Provost's activities

• In May 2018,ÌýÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø President & Provost, Professor Michael Arthur, was appointed as a member of the board of the League of European Research Universities (LERU), aÌýnetwork of 23 leading European universities which plays a key role in representing the sector at the highest European levels.
• The Provost chairs the EU Advisory Group of the , which represents the UK’s 24 leading universities. As such, he plays a key role in a group that seeks to ensureÌýthat the interests of the sector are communicated at the highest level – in Westminster as well as in Brussels. Pro-Vice-Provost (Europe) is also a member of this group.
• The Provost is a member of the government’s , which is chaired by Universities Minister Sam Gyimah. The purpose of the group is to provide a monthly forum for government officials and representatives of the universities, science and research communities to discuss issues relating to Brexit and government policy. , Chair of Science and Research Policy at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø, is also a member of this group.
• Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø hosted the in January 2017, with Professor Michael Arthur, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø President & Provost, giving evidence on the impact of Brexit on Higher Education, highlighting the key concerns of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø and the sector.
• To inform and consult on these activities, the Provost chairs Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø’s Brexit Mitigation Group, a high-level working group that meets monthly to plan for and mitigate the impact of Brexit on Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø as an institution.

High level policy engagement

Engaging with government and parliament

• Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø’s institutional response to Brexit is grounded in long-standing policy engagement with UK and EU authorities and organisations. In March 2017, Professor Michael Arthur and Sarah Chaytor, Director of Research Strategy & Policy at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø’s Office of the Vice-Provost (Research), outlined in detail .
• Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø regularly makes institutional submissions to parliament, coordinated by the . As well as hosting the House of Commons Education Committee, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø has submitted written evidence on Brexit to the House of Commons on multiple occasions, in addition toÌýthe House of Commons Exiting the EU Committee, , , and Migration Advisory Committee. Professor Graeme Reid was a Specialist Advisor to the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee enquiry on the . Many of these initiatives and relevant documents are listed on the .
• Senior leaders and academics from across Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø regularly meet with high level representatives from government departments, parliament, the civil service and European embassies to discuss Brexit related policy in both public and closed settings. Shadow Brexit Secretary Keir Starmer MP, Foreign Office Europe Director Caroline Wilson, and Anna Soubry MP, all sit on the .

Engaging with key sectoral organisations

• To improve the policy environment for universities in the Brexit context, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø also actively engages with key sectoral organisations, such as the Russell Group (particularly through its EU Advisory Group), Universities UK (especially UUK International), the Royal Society, Wellcome Trust, the CBI, and the Campaign for Science and Engineering (CASE).

Engaging at EU level

• Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø is also active at EU level. Professor David Price, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø’s Vice-Provost (Research), chairs the Committee of Vice-Rectors of Research of the . A network of 23 leading European universities, LERU plays a key role in representing the sector at the highest European levels. Michael Browne, Head of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø’s European Research and Innovation Office, also has a leading role in LERU and the open research platform Vision2020.
• From 1ÌýJanuary 2018, Professor Mariana Mazzucato, Director of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, became Special Advisor on Mission Driven Science and Innovation to EU Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, Carlos Moedas.
• The IoE’s Centre for Global Higher Education (CGHE) has received funding to investigate the implementation and consequences of Brexit for UK universities.