Universities for the North East

Universities for the North East Co-ordination Groups

Once agreed by the Board, strategy is implemented through the structures of Universities for the North East under the guidance of the Executive Committee and supported by the Secretariat. The structure comprises 2 senior co-ordination committees - the Business Engagement Committee and the Education Committee - which are in turn supported by task and finish/thematic groups active in such areas as Business and Enterprise, Graduate Enterprise, Culture, Sport and External Funding.

Business Engagement

• Professor Peter Strike (Chair)
  Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic, University of Sunderland

Education

• Professor Ella Ritchie (Chair)
  Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Newcastle University

Business & Enterprise

• Professor Oisin Macnamara (Chair)
  Director of Research Business & Innovation, Northumbria University

Graduate Enterprise

• David Donkin (Chair)
  Assistant Director, Business Development, University of Sunderland

Culture

• Professor Eric Cross (Chair)
  Dean of Cultural Affairs, Newcastle University

Sport

• Ian Elvin (Chair)
  Director of University Sport, Northumbria University

Regional Funding

• Teresa Kirby (Chair)
  Assistant Director, Grants and Contracts, Northumbria University