Increasing the scale of high-quality, high-impact research

Increasing the scale of high-quality, high-impact research to address local, national and global challenges through ambitious new investments and partnerships, and by nurturing supportive and inclusive research cultures to attract, develop and retain a diverse and collegial community of excellent researchers.

Attracting and inspiring students

Attracting and inspiring students from across the globe, with a distinctive education offering, innovative teaching and research-rich curriculum and student experience, enhanced by Bristol Institute for Learning and Teaching, and equipping all students with the professional, learning and life-skills to thrive in a rapidly changing and challenging world.

Intensifying our focus on sustainability, climate change and the future of our planet

Intensifying our focus on sustainability, climate change and the future of our planet through our education programmes, cutting-edge research, campus transition to net zero, civic engagement and advocacy. We will build on our fossil fuel divestment strategy, public declaration of a climate emergency and Green Capital credentials.

Expanding our efforts to diversify our learning community

Expanding our efforts to diversify our learning community and our educational offer. We will continue to increase the proportion of international students and double the number of undergraduate students we recruit from our region by 2025, to 15% of the total intake for home students, focusing on communities where participation in HE is lowest, through targeted offers for local people.

Ensuring students gain the future skills needed to thrive in a changing world

Ensuring students gain the future skills needed to thrive in a changing world, creating a diverse talent pipeline into the West of England’s most exciting industries and supporting regional growth and productivity via new flexible programmes and short courses, and partnerships with industry, civic and educational organisations.

Accelerating and supporting enterprise

Accelerating and supporting enterprise by establishing our new Bristol Innovations platform to boost the translation of ideas to market, through spin outs and fostering partnerships with industry, which will also help attract and embed foreign direct investment in the UK.

Anchoring one of Europe’s most ambitious urban regeneration projects

Anchoring one of Europe’s most ambitious urban regeneration projects, with our new Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus, with its new Business School and focus on sociotechnical research and innovation.

We will establish a new hotbed of co-creation, partnership and civic engagement: an inspiring and unique public asset for citizens, communities and our city.

Contributing significantly to the quality and success of Bristol's economy, services and society

Contributing significantly to the quality and success of Bristol's economy, services and society by providing skills, jobs, financial stimulus, research and innovation capacity, helping society to flourish while fostering the University’s mission.

Fostering the wellbeing of staff and students

Fostering the wellbeing of staff and students to ensure they thrive within a caring, diverse and inclusive environment and that our community has the time, supportive ecosystem and resources necessary to realise their full potential.

Rigorously assessing the size, shape and organisation of our university

Rigorously assessing the size, shape and organisation of our university to advance education and research for the public benefit through active stewardship of our physical and financial resources while strengthening our competitiveness among the world’s leading universities. We will ensure that we comply with all regulatory requirements and that we continue to operate an effective, high quality, successful University.