Our mission is to deliver world class research and teaching, educating our graduates to become future leaders and innovators, and benefiting the wider population through our research, enterprise and influence.

We are a truly international community with over 73,000 alumni located in 150 countries around the globe, nearly 30 per cent of our academics are international with around the same proportion in our student population.

We are a first choice destination for students in an increasingly competitive market. Students are attracted by our excellent academic reputation, our outstanding graduate employment record, our world-class sports facilities, and the wide array of other social, recreational and personal development opportunities we offer. Our ability to offer placement options across our discipline base, and with leading organisations, is unique among UK research universities.

Our staff are vital in creating the University’s vibrant and innovative academic community, and we value working collaboratively with others within our global network of contacts in business, the professions, the public and voluntary sectors.