Professor Andy Collop is Deputy Vice-Chancellor at De Montfort University where he has responsibility for day-to-day academic leadership in addition to overseeing the University’s Research and Innovation agenda. This presentation highlights the ways in which De Montfort’s University contributes to the fabric and culture of the City of Leicester through strong local strategic, cultural and business partnerships.

DMU is the most-improved university in the UK, according to The Sunday Times league tables. This year the Complete University Guide also rated DMU, naming us in the UK’s top 40 universities for best student experience. Our hugely successful graduates have gone onto work at world-leading companies such as Warner Bros, HSBC, Nike, KPMG, BBC, Gucci, Abercrombie and Fitch, BMW, Levi’s, NASA, Disney, IBM and Adidas. DMU is a truly global university – with students from more than 130 countries and 155 quality international partnerships providing placement opportunities around the world.