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LED BY TEACHING AND LEARNING
LED BY TEACHING AND LEARNING Here at Staffordshire University, we are firm believers in the transformative power of higher education, which is why the student experience lies at the heart of everything we do. All our University’s activities – from our digitally enabled curriculum to our commitments as a Civic University, and everything in between – are therefore informed, first and foremost, by our academic approach to teaching and learning.
In 2016 Staffordshire University unveiled its five-year strategic plan in the form of our Connected University Strategy, which outlined our shared vision as well as the steps we would take to make this vision a reality. In addition to setting out a series of goals for 2021, this plan clearly defined our criteria for success and how we would measure our progress. Our targets, which included cementing financial sustainability and breaking into the top 50 percent of all UK league tables, were extremely ambitious – especially considering the position of our University prior to the arrival of our current ViceChancellor and Chief Executive, Professor Liz Barnes CBE DL. Nevertheless, our team identified a number of key pathways to success, such as redefining our organisational structure; reviewing and reshaping our finances; partnering with industry leaders; investing in our research and development capabilities; becoming first to market with innovative, futurefocused courses; and reimagining our Estates masterplan.
