With 50 years of academic excellence behind us as a University, we have continued to grow our international reputation and course provision. We have always been pioneers in developing new course subjects, reflecting and anticipating the needs of employers, our students, and of society as a whole. Bradford was the first university outside London to offer part-time degree courses, and our courses are designed in response to the changing business, social, scientific, and environmental landscape.
From the first modern Business School, which has an international reputation, we continue to offer relevant, practical, and useful learning for all our students to the first Peace Studies degree. Today our associations with employers have expanded across the globe. Our collaborations range from associations with local employers through our employer engagement initiatives to overseas partnerships, including those in Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, Pakistan, and India.
The University of Bradford is a technology university with extraordinary strengths. Our ambition is to build on our heritage and these areas of strength and be a world leader in Creating knowledge through fundamental and applied research. The dissemination of knowledge by teaching students from all backgrounds. The application of knowledge for the prosperity and well-being of people.
Our vision needs to be realized in the complex external context described above and in line with our underlying fundamental values. Our values describe our expectations of how we will operate and how staff, students, and visitors behave towards each other. We will create opportunities for everyone to reflect on how they demonstrate these values, and we will challenge behaviors that do not align with our agreed values, which are as follows:
- we encourage participation and openness
- we encourage creativity and innovation
- we support academic freedom and respect the right to express diverse points of view
- we provide equal opportunities for all staff and students to achieve their full potential
- we apply the best ethical standards in everything we do.
We have developed three overarching academic themes, which we will use to frame decisions about developments in teaching and learning, research and knowledge transfer, and to guide our partnerships. The University of Bradford is well known for its commitment to equality, diversity, inclusivity, friendliness, and interdisciplinarity. We believe that a vibrant intellectual atmosphere derives from a mix of people from different backgrounds.
We aim to balance academic, social, financial, and environmental concerns. We want people and society to benefit from our activities while ensuring financial viability by maintaining surpluses and cash flow and minimizing environmental impacts. There is no merit in running an outstanding university that becomes financially insolvent or destroys the environment. We are proud of having a world-leading eco-campus.
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