UK, Chinese universities join hands to tackle global health challenges

The University of Nottingham and University of Nottingham Ningbo China will jointly establish a new Division of Life and Health Sciences to deliver innovative solutions to global health challenges. It has been announced as part of an official visit to China by the United Kingdom Prime Minister, Keir Starmer.

The new division will create a high-level, cross-regional platform for education, research, and innovation in life and health sciences, cultivate future leaders in the field, and deliver innovative solutions to global health challenges, thereby further advancing Sino-British collaboration in life sciences.

The division will integrate the University of Nottingham's world-class strengths in life and health sciences with UNNC's distinctive advantages rooted in China and serving regional development.

Through joint academic appointments, collaborative teaching, and shared research programmes, the division will build an internationally benchmarked academic team and establish a full talent development pathway from undergraduate to doctoral level, promoting global talent mobility through cross-campus exchanges, clinical placements, and research training, accelerating innovation and the translation of research outcomes.

The establishment of the division marks a new milestone in UNNC's more than 20 years of Sino-British educational cooperation. The university has played a pioneering role in connecting Chinese and UK higher education.

"Over the past two decades, UNNC has educated tens of thousands of internationally minded professionals rooted in China while continuously expanding cooperation in scientific innovation, industry engagement, and social service," Jon Garibaldi, provost of UNNC, said.

"As Sino-British relations enter a new stage, the joint establishment of the Division of Life and Health Sciences underscores UNNC's evolution from a pioneer of educational cooperation into a leading powerhouse for multi-sector innovation, contributing sustained educational and scientific momentum to a closer, more pragmatic, and mutually beneficial Sino-British partnership," he added.