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A logo for the North East Universities Network. it is a blue background with the text Universities for North East England on it

Universities for North East England is the unified place-informed voice of Higher Education in North East England. Advocating for evidence-based policy development, investment and widening access and participation in Higher Education.

Who we are

Universities for North East England is a collaboration between the Universities of Durham, Newcastle, Northumbria, Sunderland and Teesside, working alongside the Tees Valley and North East Combined Authorities. Speaking in a unified, place-informed voice to make higher education accessible for study, business, innovation, and investment and offering regional insight to help inform national Higher Education policy.

The Durham University logo. It has a purple shield and the words Durham UniversityNewcastle University logo. To the left is a blue and red shield and to the right are the words Newcastle UniversityNorthumbria University logo. To the left is a shield and to the right are the words Northumbria University NewcastleUniversity of Sunderland logo. to the left is an orange spark symbol and to the right are the words University of SunderlandThe logo for Teeside University, to the left is a large U and to the right are the words Teeside University

"Through Universities for North East England, we can strengthen our existing close partnerships and collaborations and act as a strong unified voice for the higher education sector and the North East region."

- The Vice-Chancellors from the five North East England Universities

Our purpose

Vision and Mission

Advocacy for the five Regional Universities and for the North East

The voice of the sector and the region, positioning North East universities to advocate for evidence-based policy development.

Working with industry in the UK and internationally to promote North East England as an attractive place to invest in business, infrastructure and innovation.

Enabling access to Higher Education through our collective widening participation efforts, supporting global social mobility and through our civic responsibilities.  Work in this area is through our collective partnerships with the North East Raising Aspirations Partnership, Outreach North East and through our partnership work overseas. 

Our global ambition is to position the North East universities collectively as anchor institutions. We will ensure that the universities’ shared commitment to the economic, social and cultural success of the North East is fully understood by our audiences.