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Because we are rooted in our community, we embrace our heritage. We are especially involved with the promotion of the Welsh language and culture and have led the field in the development
As Vice-Chancellor, I am particularly proud that Strategy 2030 resonates with the great policy objectives set out in the Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill. These include promoting collaboration and coherence in tertiary education and research, contributing to a sustainable and innovative economy, promoting education through the medium of Welsh, promoting a civic mission and promoting a global outlook.
Next year we await the outcomes of the Research Excellence Framework. Our Research and Impact strategy will obviously resonate the outcomes and we will champion interdisciplinarity across our research strengths and invest in areas of demonstrable strength. As we look forward, going back to pre-pandemic ways of thinking is not an option and the University will continue to innovate. The approach will be underpinned by financial sustainability as this crucially creates the conditions for our great University to serve the ambitions captured in Strategy 2030. Professor Iwan Davies Vice-Chancellor
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This is indeed the purpose of our Strategic Plan of 2030 which we consulted on with staff, students, alumni and other stakeholders during 2020-21. This is a compelling vision of a University committed to promoting talent and social justice underpinned by economic and civic impact with global reach whilst building the health and wellbeing of its community and beyond. We are a force for good in North Wales.
We are looking forward to a refreshed international student recruitment and mobility strategy building on the lessons learnt from COVID-19. A key element of this is extending the number and scope of our Trans National Educational partnerships to give us even greater global reach. At the same time lifelong learning is a major strategic objective for the University as we move forward working collaboratively with all our partners.
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The world has changed over the duration of the pandemic. In these testing times there has never been a more critical moment for universities to demonstrate their value to the public, not only through the knowledge we produce but the value of our research and teaching to the next generation as we help prepare them for tackling the great challenges facing the world.
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Moving forward, our wider concerns around the sustainability of our behaviour as a University in terms of the planet are central to our identity. Sustainability is at the heart of the institution whether it be safeguarding the environment, revitalising society’s health, or promoting economic, social, bilingual, and cultural vibrancy. Our commitments support aspirations laid out in the Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act, and the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We are proud to have been ranked among the top 70 global universities for our work toward the SDGs. We are the only Welsh institution listed and are among 15 other UK universities in the impact ranking.
This is just part of what makes us a multilingual campus with more than 2,000 of our international students representing over 70 countries. We offer a portal to the wider world for our domestic students with Study Abroad and international experience opportunities that enable students to study or work across the globe.
Despite the pandemic, momentum has been established to develop teaching and learning opportunities through the introduction of new disciplines of an applied or vocational nature in subjects including Computer Science, General Engineering, Pharmacology, Medicine, and, over time, Pharmacy. At the same time the University is pioneering work in innovative and creative digital learning and teaching. In this context it is particularly pleasing that Bangor University won funding through an all-Wales health commission to deliver nursing education remotely and support for the education of nurses in the workplace. This is a huge opportunity for us to develop further our expertise in digital learning and take this to a new level.
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As a bilingual university and region, it is essential that we deliver a continued increase in the Welsh medium workforce for our communities. The University and our partners are uniquely placed to respond to that challenge. Harnessing this, the new Medical School will deliver a fresh and vibrant vision for working in the medical, health and care professions, offering pathways from all communities across all North Wales into these professions. It will increase placement capacity across our communities, thereby building up resilience and create a strong health ecosystem.
Our research is seeking solutions to some of the world’s most challenging problems - from improving health and wellbeing and protecting the environment to providing cutting-edge solutions to advance the global 5G economy and contributing to low carbon energy solutions. Bangor University’s world-leading research into wastewater has made a particular contribution in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
of bilingual education in Wales for many years. Many of our degree programmes have a Welsh language option for students who may wish to study through the Welsh medium.
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The life sciences sector contributes £70 billion to the UK economy annually and could contribute up to £0.75 billion to the North Wales economy. We will capitalise on the strong asset base in the sector and in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields, bringing them into a life sciences environment to strengthen the regional economy. This will increase research capacity, impact, and translation for better patient outcomes, and it will enable us to leverage R&D funding from sources across the UK.
Of course, the role of a university is not only to share knowledge but also to create it. Impact-driven research and innovation are features of Bangor University and this is what gives us our transformational capacity and how our students benefit.
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A fit for purpose integrated health, care, and wellness system is our goal. Our aim is to establish an ecosystem to drive leading-edge research and practice in prevention and early intervention. We will also work with industry to develop capacities and facilities to inform Research & Development (R&D) and medical education applications.
