Beth Button

Director External Affairs @The_ACU- global network of 400+ unis across Commonwealth working together for SDGs. Lay Council member & Trustee @CardiffUni

[Allison P. Christie 🇧🇸 @Christie_AP]

@HonPhilipEDavis Good stuff 👏🏽. My thanks to @BethButton for extending the invitation to Prime Minister Davis 🇧🇸 to attend the launch of the King's Commonwealth Fellowship Programme for SIDS. We look forward to further collaboration on this important project initiative.

[Beth Button @BethButton]

Fantastic to hear @DavidLammy put education and scholarships at the heart of @FCDOGovUK vision for the Commonwealth

@The_ACU looks forward to working with you to realise your ambition for greater collaboration to tackle global challenges via our network of 400+ universities

[Eddie Izzard @eddieizzard]

Only just over 60 minutes left to vote Labour and to vote for Rachel Blake @RNBlake in the Cities of London & Westminster constituency. Vote @UKLabour before 10pm!

[The Association of Commonwealth Universities @The_ACU]

Our colleagues Michelle Brear (@WitsUniversity) and William Bramwell (@The_ACU) highlighted this week at #WCRI2024 the importance of advancing #equity in #research collaborations and the value of comparative #data in contextualising research integrity.

[Beth Button @BethButton]

At @UN #SIDS4 today? Join us for the launch of the new Centre of Excellence in Oceanography and the Blue Economy!

Room 10
12pm

[Beth Button @BethButton]

Looking forward to speaking at this side event at @UN #SIDS4 this week.

Do join us on Thursday if you’re at #SIDS4 to hear about this exciting venture

[The Association of Commonwealth Universities @The_ACU]

Join us for the launch of the Centre for Excellence for Oceanography and the Blue Economy (#COBE) at @UN #SIDS4 and learn about the challenges and opportunities #SIDS face around the #BlueEconomy and #ClimateFinance. @UWIFiveIslands @UniofNewcastle
https://t.co/uI5Mp5sUAO

[Beth Button @BethButton]

Great to hear new @UWIFiveIslands Director of Centre of Excellence in Oceanography and Blue Economy speak to value of partnerships at @UN #SIDS4

@The_ACU is pleased to be supporting this important project and I look forward to speaking at the official launch on Thurs

[Beth Button @BethButton]

Enjoyed presenting at this #EducationWorldForum @BritishCouncil session for governments and sector partners.

Shared @The_ACU work facilitating equitable partnerships, advocacy & working with Governments, and strengthening individual, institutional & system capacity #EWF24

[Beth Button @BethButton]

Looking forward to joining @UN #SIDS4

Will address the most serious threats & develop a path for SIDS sustainable development, a major issue for @commonwealthsec and where @The_ACU members have a key role to play.

Get in touch to meet whilst there!

https://t.co/oTTF5KfRJ5

[Claire's Campaign Cymru @clairecampaign]

Powerful words from Claire about her experience and why she wants to make change for others on @SharpEndITV last night.

“The system is broken”

[Beth Button @BethButton]

Please check out my good friend @closhea important campaign to improve gynaecological cancer outcomes for women in Wales l @clairecampaign

[ITV Wales News @ITVWales]

Claire's Campaign: Woman with incurable cancer using time left to improve outcomes for others | @katiefentonnews
https://t.co/jtvJxOQcbm

[Beth Button @BethButton]

Thank you for your continued friendship of @The_ACU and for your inspiring words and clarion call on the value of higher education ahead of #CCEM

[Patricia Scotland KC @PScotlandKC]

Honoured to address the #ACUSummit24 evening reception ahead of #CCEM in London tomorrow.

For decades, @The_ACU has been a beacon of excellence, fostering collaboration, innovation and inclusivity in higher education institutions within our diverse #Commonwealth family.

[Kulveer, Lord Ranger @KulveerRanger]

Delighted to co-chair this session this morning at #ACUSummit24 great thoughts & suggestions from many Vice-Chancellors on adoption & challenges of #AI for #HigherEd & glad our discussion will be fed into the Commonwealth Eduction Ministers summit being held in London tomorrow.

[Beth Button @BethButton]

Thank you @LondonEconomics for a fantastically chaired session. Lively debate with a range of perspectives and we look forward to taking the ideas and policy proposals forward to ministers at #22CCEM

[The Association of Commonwealth Universities @The_ACU]

Insightful session at our #ACUSummit24 on university #finance and #funding. Different funding models are needed that make the Global North-South divide better for mutual benefit - current models make it worse. Huge thanks to our session chair @GavanConlon.

[Claire's Campaign Cymru @clairecampaign]

📢We are calling on MSs and organisations to support @clairecampaign. We need ACTION!

[Beth Button @BethButton]

Looking forward to a day of discussion and dialogue with VC’s and ministers from across the Commonwealth

[The Association of Commonwealth Universities @The_ACU]

Prof Colin Riordan CBE, @The_ACU Secretary-General delivering opening remarks for our #ACUSummit24 welcoming vice-chancellors and ministers from 20+ countries across the #Commonweath

[The Association of Commonwealth Universities @The_ACU]

As we approach #22CCEM taking place in London later this week, the ACU's Secretary General Prof Colin Riordan reflects on the relationship between university leaders and education ministers round the globe.

https://t.co/Vm6xtNN0Wz

@ThePIENews @Sophie_atThePIE @commonwealthsec

[Beth Button @BethButton]

Wonderful to visit the Palace to kick off a week of Commonwealth engagements with #22CCEM and our #VCSummit24

[The Association of Commonwealth Universities @The_ACU]

We were delighted to take a delegation of ACU Council members to Buckingham Palace today, ahead of our ACU vice chancellor summit  #VCsummit24 and the @commonwealthsec meeting of education ministers #CCEM being held in London this week.

[Beth Button @BethButton]

Delightful evening at @cardiffuni @cardiffstudents #ESLAs2024 celebrating the staff and students that make the Cardiff community so special.

Congratulations to all the nominees, winners, and those who worked so hard behind the scenes to put on a fantastic event!

[The Association of Commonwealth Universities @The_ACU]

We are deeply honoured to announce that His Majesty King Charles III, Head of the Commonwealth is our new Patron. https://t.co/NcwQHAqBf5

@RoyalFamily