Over the next 20 years, we will fulfil our 20 commitments to be a more inclusive, interdisciplinary, international and sustainable university.
Our inclusive commitments
Care for the wellbeing, health and safety of our diverse community, supporting and developing our people to achieve their full potential
Encourage widening access to study, by having fair and flexible entry routes, offering diverse qualifications, and providing a range of modes of delivery; our students will be able to succeed whatever their personal and social background
Develop a research portfolio that promotes national and international collaboration with stakeholders, including companies, organisations and governments
Secure the highest standards of equality, diversity and inclusion, achieving accreditation across multiple strands and characteristics
Eliminate pay gaps across all protected characteristics
Our interdisciplinary commitments
Support a learning culture in which all our staff and students can exchange ideas and expertise across intellectual areas and organisational structures
Design new courses and programmes which encourage interdisciplinary learning, and ensure that all our students can experience innovative, challenge-led education involving external stakeholders
Build networks across our community to foster interdisciplinary interactions between our subject research strengths, using and sharing expertise to drive new understanding
Listen to and work with external stakeholders regionally and globally to build partnerships that deliver imaginative solutions to societal and industrial challenges
Develop our digital systems and enhance our buildings to create virtual and physical spaces that enable interdisciplinary exchange and innovation
Our international commitments
Provide an international education to learners from all around the world, becoming a more diverse and multicultural community
Equip our graduates for global employment through our curriculum and teaching methods
Harness our research expertise to form partnerships and networks around the world to meet the challenges of our age
Ensure all our students can have an international experience, by studying abroad or working collaboratively with international partners
Develop our campuses and processes to create a caring environment that is alert to cultural differences
Our sustainable commitments
Encourage everyone within our community to work and live sustainably, recognising the importance of our time, energy and resilience
Educate all our students and staff to be leaders in protecting the environment
Excel in research that addresses the climate emergency, enables energy transition and the preservation of biodiversity
Achieve net zero carbon emissions before 2040
Generate resources for investment in education and research year on year, so that we can continue to develop the people, ideas and actions that help us to fulfil our purpose