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Shaping our future, refreshing our Strategy

Our current Strategy has been in place since the start of the decade, and has served us well during some turbulent times for UK Higher Education. 

We're now refreshing our current Strategy to guide us until 2035 and beyond.

This is not the launch of a new strategy. Our commitment to public good is an enduring one, whatever challenge or change is thrown at us. 

Read the VC's reflections on the Strategy refresh as he shares his thoughts on our position and our future.

Our four strategic principles will remain: environmental sustainability, interdisciplinary collaboration, internationalism and inclusion. 

We are evolving our aims, to provide more focus and resilience, and to shape our thinking and set out paths of action through to 2035.

https://youtu.be/bqa5hBEd9Fk

Evolving our Aims

As we refresh our strategy, we're moving from four to six Strategic Aims. This reflects the determination to deepen our anchor role in our city and region, rethink how we work internationally and build our financial resilience.

Strategy refresh timeline

Work has already begun to ensure our refreshed strategy is in place by the start of the academic year 2026/27.

From March until May, we'll be talking to our community, gathering your ideas and feedback. These will be reviewed by University Council in May, and conversations will continue in June and July as we plan priorities and delivery. University Council will be asked to approve the refreshed strategy at its summer meeting.

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Introduction for staff

In March 2026 we held open sessions for staff, to help set the scene and answer your questions.

If you missed the meetings, you can watch this recording.

https://youtu.be/0buiRS39GIE