welcome to emua

EMUA (the East Midlands Universities Association) acts as a collective voice for the ten higher education institutions in the East Midlands. We promote the important role that higher education plays in driving the economic prosperity of the region, and we facilitate collaborative activities that add value to the work of our member institutions.

If you would like to find out more about our work and objectives for the year ahead, please click here to view our Strategic Plan 2009-11.

East Midlands university scoops top award at the Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards

The University of Derby were awarded the top honour of 'Outstanding Leadership and Management Team' at the Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards on 17th June 2010. Other East Midlands winners included The University of Northampton for their 'Outstanding Estates Team', the University of Leicester for their 'Outstanding Departmental Administration Team' and the Open University for 'ICT Initiative of the Year'.

The East Midlands Knowledge Network (EMKN)

The East Midlands Knowledge Network - www.emkn.org.uk – is an interactive website which draws together all the services that East Midlands universities can offer to businesses of all sizes.

Serious economic repercussions of funding changes to universities in the East Midlands

An East Midlands Universities Association (EMUA) report, published on 29th March outlines the potential damage to the East Midlands economy resulting from cuts to Higher Education funding. The report, Investing in the East Midlands: Funding Changes to universities and the economic impact on the region, summarises the findings of a study into the effects of the recession on universities in the East Midlands and the subsequent impact on the economy of the region. To read the press release in full, please click here. To read the report in full, please click here.

EMUA Barometer - June 2010

This latest EMUA report to the esp Partnership and other stakeholders on the regional HE response to the economic downturn can be downloaded from our publications page.

Funding Call alerts

If you would like to receive an e-mail alert whenever our funding calls page is updated, please contact Su Strange.

Contact us

EMUA, Unit 3, Loughborough Technology Centre, Epinal Way, Loughborough, Leicestershire. LE11 3GE
Telephone: 01509 217797