FE Associates Unveils University Leadership Associates: A New Era in Higher Education Recruitment

Author: Jack Moriarty

Published: 29/04/2025

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new brand dedicated to the UK and International Higher Education sector: ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ (๐”๐‹๐€). This exciting new division brings FE Associates’ unparalleled executive search and recruitment expertise into the dynamic and ever-evolving world of Higher Education.

University Leadership Associates is committed to addressing the distinct and complex leadership needs of Universities and Higher Education providers through aย ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐š๐œ๐ก. With a foundation built onย ๐๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ, anย ๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ง๐ž๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, and aย ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ค ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ž๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ, ULA aims to deliver exceptional results that align with each institutionโ€™s unique mission and culture.

By leveraging FE Associatesโ€™ย ๐ซ๐จ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž,ย ๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ, andย ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ, ULA ensures every search is inclusive, precise and impactful. The divisionโ€™s launch reflects a commitment to providingย ๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ,ย ๐›๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ค๐ž ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ and anย ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž.

Commenting on the launch, FE Associatesโ€™ Managing Director, Matt Atkinson, stated:
“The current operating climate for universities and Higher Education providers presents both unique challenges and opportunities. Thatโ€™s why the ULA team will invest the time to deeply understand your strategic objectives and deliver candidates who will make a meaningful, long-term impact. Our approach is rooted in personalisation, value for money, and a first-rate experience for both clients and candidates.”

He added:
“I am also delighted to announce Jo Johnston as ULAโ€™s Managing Director. Joโ€™s unparalleled expertise in search, recruitment and the education sector positions ULA for success. We are confident that her leadership will drive outstanding outcomes for our clients.”

University Leadership Associates services extend to executive leadership, senior academic leadership and senior corporate and professional services roles in the Higher Education sector.

To learn more about University Leadership Associates, visit www.fea.co.uk/ULA or contact Jo Johnston directly at Jo.Johnston@ulassociates.co.uk