About Alex Favier…
Alex has more than a decade of global and political affairs experience and an outstanding track-record of innovation, impact and creativity working for some of the UK’s best universities and government agencies.
Having built award-winning public affairs functions at both the University of Warwick and the University of Nottingham he has developed an international reputation for sector-leadership and collaboration. He has established groups such as the Russell Group Political Affairs Network, the UK Universities Overseas Campus Network and initiatives such as the UPP Civic University Commission, Nottingham in Parliament Day and the Universities for Nottingham civic partnership. He was Chair of the CASE Europe Annual Conference between 2018 - 2020.
During his time at the University of Nottingham, he established the Institute for Policy and Engagement and served as the Director of Global and Political Affairs between 2018-2022; where he led on UK international government relations, reputation, campaigns and the development of the university’s civic strategy and post-Brexit European global engagement and research strategy. He led the University’s COVID-19 mutual aid programme and, with a team of academic and professional service experts, created the University of Nottingham’s Asymptomatic Testing Service in September 2020. During this time he created and Co-Chaired the UK Higher Education Testing Experts Forum in partnership with the Crick Institute and DfE/ Cabinet Office.
Most recently he has worked on secondment as the Director of International Relations at the Midlands Engine, where he launched the £33bn Midlands Investment Portfolio; initiated a major research project with the CBI, The Data City, Beauhurst and WavTeq to evaluate the Investment Potential of Midlands Clusters and secured funding for the Universities as Drivers of Trade and Investment Pilot in partnership with Midlands Innovation and Midlands Enterprise Universities.
Until 2nd April 2024 he combines his time on consultancy with his role as the Director of Global Reputation and Relations at the University of Nottingham, as Co-Chair of the UK Universities Overseas Campus Network (2021), as the European Representative on the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education’s Global Commission (2021) and, most importantly, as the Dad of Ava Favier (2020-present).