TEF 2023
People & Planet 2023-24
Bronze Athena Swan Award
Student crowd award 2023
Stonewall Gold Award 2023
Values
Inclusive
Always inclusive and empowering – being fair, supportive, aware, compassionate, polite, respectful, and determined, and ensuring all people are supported and celebrated.
Collaborative
Embracing collaboration – working together, being open-minded, listening, being adaptable, free-thinking and enterprising, and seeking out new ideas together.
Impactful
Evidence led and outcomes focused – making a difference, demonstrating our contribution to knowledge and society, achieving goals for ourselves, the university community and the wider world.
Our 9 institutional KPIs
Student Success by 2030:
- We achieve a 95% of student continuation from 1st to 2nd year of study.
- We achieve a 90% average score in student satisfaction and success measures in recognised student surveys, such as the National Student Survey/ Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey/ Postgraduate Research Experience Survey.
- We achieve strong graduate outcomes, with 85% of our graduate students securing highly skilled employment or furthering their studies.
- We have no BAME awarding gap.
Inclusivity and Culture by 2030:
- There is no gender pay gap.
- At least 90% of staff say that they are proud to work at ¾Ã¾Ã¾«Æ· (as measured in the annual staff survey).
Research and Knowledge Exchange by 2030:
- Revenue from our knowledge generation and exchange activity constitutes 20% of the university’s overall revenue.
- We achieve an award value of 2000 in REF.
Connected and Sustainable Campuses by 2030:
- Our financial sustainability with operating cash comprising over 8% of income, which enables us to continue to invest in our student and staff experience.
Sub-strategies
Student Success
By 2030, our students can expect to experience an integrated and personal education that is aligned to their needs before, during and beyond university.
Research and Knowledge Exchange
We want to achieve significant and measurable societal, social, cultural and economic impact, ensuring academic excellence, and informing our learning and teaching with our research, KE and practice.
Partnership
Our vision is to build an inclusive and sustainable university-wide partnerships framework.
Enablers
People
To be an employer of choice by creating a culture that attracts, supports, and retains people that are passionate about delivering leading-edge education and research.
Estates
Our campuses will be safe, attractive and welcoming to all. They will provide stimulating and inclusive spaces for learning, research and collaboration, providing a great environment for our students and staff to achieve their best.
Digital
The University’s digital mission is to ensure everyone in our community is equipped to effectively use digital services, data and technology with confidence, resilience and creativity in their learning, teaching, research and organisational support.
