Innovation and Research Strategy

We enable people to achieve beyond their expectations, which attracts high-performing staff, students and partners who are keen to benefit from our expertise.

We share a collective endeavour to open minds, and encourage and inspire those who come into contact with us.

We trust and support each other to deliver on our promises. We listen and act with integrity to build positive long-lasting partnerships.

We are true ambassadors for our purpose and promises.

We think big and make an impact.

We have passion and ambition, and look for opportunities to stretch and challenge ourselves
and others. We evolve through new learning and experiences, and are beacons of good practice.

We are proud of what we do, make ourselves visible, and tell our story in a way that strengthens our global presence.

We create a reputation where our innovation, skills and knowledge are relied upon by industry to fulfil their potential and ensure their future success.

We are modern, seek out and embrace current thinking, and employ innovative practices.

We have a confident and adaptable approach to change, working together to challenge, take the lead and set the pace.

We have determination, knowledge and a positive attitude, keeping engaged in the world around us and staying ahead of the game.

We are curious, optimistic and strive for excellence.

We create thriving communities where those around us are confident to share their views, celebrate success and are proud of the achievements we make.

We create stimulating environments that transform the prospects of all who engage with us. We believe we all make a difference.

Across all career stages, we aim to create an inclusive, vibrant and diverse research culture, which identifies, cultivates and nurtures all talent with a commitment to positive action where appropriate.

We encourage bold and innovative research that will drive our expectation to promote research quality at all levels, from undergraduate and postgraduate research through to our professional, technical and academic teams.

Co-creation of our research agenda with our partners (Civic, Patient and Public Involvement and related industries) will advance the development of research with impact.

Regionally we are strategically located to service our local businesses and partners, which speaks to our Civic commitment.

A rich and vibrant research environment is intrinsically linked to the passion and enthusiasm of students and staff that stems from intellectual curiosity and enquiry.

We aim to create a universally accessible environment for all researchers that encourages, supports, and incentivises internationally excellent research quality.

This will encourage and enable students and staff to generate research with impact that has outstanding reach and significance.

Strategic partnerships (national and international) involve researchers at all levels that support disciplinary and interdisciplinary research across internal (Theme, UoA members, Civic) and external partnerships (Industry, Government, Councils, Civic etc).

Our aim is to identify partnerships that will increase the mutually beneficial quality of our research impact and encourage cross-disciplinary collaboration within the organisation to combine diverse expertise and perspectives. These initiatives will accelerate our ambition to significantly increase our third-stream income.

Central to research excellence are the first principles of research, which incorporate the “Practice of the Trinity of Good Research: research integrity, ethics and governance” (Kolstoe and Pugh, 2023).

We are committed to delivering research excellence that is governed by effective policies and processes that are transparent, efficient and accountable.

As an ethically responsible institution, enhancing our Research Principles will strengthen our research integrity and reputation as a university that is a responsible partner and gatekeeper of research so that the quality and validity of our research is trustworthy and trusted.