The central co-ordinating body for universities in the United Kingdom is Universities UK.
In 1930, under the chairmanship of Sir Charles Grant Robertson, vice-chancellors secured a mandate from their respective universities that "it is desirable in the common interests of the United Kingdom to constitute a Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals for purposes of mutual consultation".
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The Observatory is a joint initiative of ACU, the Association of Commonwealth Universities and Universities UK, the association of all UK universities.
From 1995 to 1 September 2007, he was the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Essex and is a former Chair of the 1994 Group and President of Universities UK.
It seeks to maintain good relationships with the wide range of official bodies that impinge on teacher education: the Training and Development Agency for Schools OFSTED, the General Teaching Councils, Lifelong Learning UK, Universities UK, the British Educational Research Association, the government departments responsible for teacher education and education in the four countries of the UK, and the higher education funding bodies.