Universities UK International. Miranda Thomas has rejoined Universities UK International as interim deputy director, partnerships & external affairs as incumbent Celia Partridge takes a well-deserved six-month sabbatical. Miranda is a familiar face at Woburn House as she led external affairs at UUKi from 2016 – 2019 before moving upstairs to the Association of Commonwealth Universities as director of the Chevening secretariat and leaving five years later as director of programs & business development. Miranda says “I’m delighted to be back at UUK which feels like a bit of a homecoming. It’s a critical time for universities and it’s great to have the opportunity to work with Vivienne, Jamie, Harry and the team as we support and champion our members through it.”