Teaching impact

We are proud to train the nurses; operating department practitioners; midwives, paramedics, social workers and police officers of the future, many of whom choose to stay on and work in the local area after graduation. All our graduates make a difference in the real world through their significant contribution to sectors and industries including design; music and film; sport; business and law; and aviation.

We provide a high-quality learning experience for all our students, and we have outlined in the Strategic Report the league table successes the University has achieved in 2021-22. The University’s rise into the top-10 for teaching quality among non-specialist providers in the Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023 is testament to the progress we have made, symbolising our proud history of offering employment focused and skills-based learning.

Applying knowledge in authentic work-related scenarios is a hallmark of every course at BNU. From day one, we encourage our students to focus on their future careers and to take advantage of the many opportunities to bolster their job prospects while they study. In partnership with BNU Students' Union, we do everything we can to ensure our students are well prepared to stand out in the highly competitive employment market when they graduate. It is why BNU graduates go on to be successful in their chosen careers, and we take great pride in all that they achieve.

We are also proud that our library offers optimum use of technologies in book and e-book acquisition and in our self-issue machines which use RFID technology for efficient book circulation. It is just one way in which BNU strives to provide our staff and students with access to learning resources and services in the most efficient way. Supporting our students to succeed

• BNU’s aviation management degree students have been flying high this academic year thanks to the

University’s mentoring programme that has matched more than 40 students with mentees from some of the largest international aviation companies. Current mentors mostly include our own alumni who work in a range of aviation professions including flight training, piloting, management and air traffic control. Their organisations include

Emirates, British Airways, EasyJet,

National Air Traffic Services, Gama

Aviation and Heathrow Airport. • As we emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic, our health and social care students continued to go above and beyond with our dedicated staff and local NHS Trusts supporting them every step of the way. Their efforts received external recognition with

BNU shortlisted across five categories in the delayed Student Nursing Times

Awards 2021 and four categories in the 2022 edition. These included

Nursing Associate Trainee of the

Year (2x), Student Nurse of the Year:

Adult (2x), Student Nurse of the

Year: Children (2x); Student Nurse of the Year: Mental Health, Educator of the Year, and Teaching Innovation of the Year. One of our secondyear students was also selected as

Nursing Times’ Student Editor. • After joining a small number of universities in achieving Talented

Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS)

Dual Career Accreditation in 2021, our 34 student-athletes continue to thrive and benefit from sports science and medicine support. One talented Fine Art student-athlete secured bronze in the 100m hurdles at the British Universities & Colleges

Sport (BUCS) Outdoor Athletics

Championships 2021-22. The same athlete became South of England champion for 60m hurdles and come second in the U20 Nationals.

Other sports represented by our

TASS athletes include fencing, gymnastics, basketball and football. • As a proud placement-focused provider in various courses, our students benefit from the many partnerships we have grown in our recent history, but we also support them to secure their placement hours through other innovative routes. A glowing example from 2021-22 was our sports therapy students giving up their weekends to volunteer at the London Marathon and Buckinghamshire’s biggest charity bike ride, Tour De Vale. The students supported the competitors who were fundraising for the Motor

Neurone Disease Association and

WheelPower, the national charity for wheelchair sport which provides opportunities for disabled people to play sport and lead healthy active lives