Alex Favier is the director of global and political affairs at The University of Nottingham. His remit includes international government relations across the University's campuses in the UK, China, and Malaysia, supporting the impact of the University's research amongst policy-makers, strategic reputation and relationship management, higher education policy and supporting the vice-chancellor and university executive board. 

Alex sits on the advisory board for UUKI HE Forum and represents Universities on the Midlands Engine Trade and Investment Board. 

Alex is the CASE Europe’s Annual Conference Chair (2018-20). 

Prior to this, Alex established the national political affairs and policy function at the University of Warwick, where he was responsible for developing relationships between the university and policy-makers in Westminster, Whitehall, and the wider policy community, as well as public engagement and festivals. Alex held roles in public affairs at Warwick; as the policy and parliamentary adviser for the mission-group, University Alliance; as the business development manager for the University of Sheffield's Public Services Academy and in economic policy for Sheffield City Council. He has a master's degree in global politics and law from the University of Sheffield, where he was also an undergraduate.