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Strategy 2030
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Since 1845, Queen’s University staff, students and alumni have made a difference to societies locally, nationally and internationally. Today, we are one of the UK and Ireland’s leading universities and continue to shape and serve the world around us through our research and teaching.
Queen’s has always been a generator of knowledge. We tackle the issues faced by individuals and societies at a local, regional and global level and we are an engine of progress that is central to the socio-economic success of Northern Ireland.
Our Vision
Our vision is to be a global research-intensive university, generating internationally leading research coupled with outstanding teaching and learning, focused on the needs of our society, locally and globally. Our ambition for 2030:
Key Strengths
Our ambition is built on our proud history of global impact:
99%
Of our research environment is world-leading or internationally excellent
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Queen’s Anniversary Prizes for Further and Higher Education
Top 200
Ranked in the Top 200 in the world in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024
Our Values
The University’s success is a reflection of the success of our people. Our core values will underpin all that we do, and academic freedom will ensure respectful enquiry, debate and progress.
Integrity
Connectivity
Ambition
Respect
Excellence
Strategic Priorities
Our Strategy is centred around our people with four Strategic Priorities, which build on our rich heritage of innovation, both economic and social, and focus on true global challenges aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
These resonate with the specific needs of, in particular, Northern Ireland and also more widely on the island of Ireland and in the UK, and are underscored by the impact of the pandemic.
We will realise our Vision by focusing on four priorities:
Education and Skills
Research and Innovation
Global Reputation and Partnerships
Social and Civic Responsibility, and Economic Prosperity
Please explore our strategic priorities
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Education and Skills
A Queen’s education will provide our students with a sense of purpose and the competencies to shape their own lives and to contribute to the lives of others.
We will develop our students as global citizens with the skills to work internationally, but the opportunity to build a career locally, meeting the needs of the economy in key sector areas and supporting the growth of the knowledge-based economy in Northern Ireland.
Deliver a transformative student experience
Provide an education for societal impact
Broaden access to Higher Education
Innovate our Teaching and Learning
Goals:
A Queen’s education will provide our students with a sense of purpose and the competencies to shape their own lives and to contribute to the lives of others.
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Research and Innovation
Queen’s has a proud history of conducting innovative, impactful and world-leading research that has positively changed people’s lives.
Our ambition for 2030 is to further enhance our impact by strengthening our research position and working with industry to broaden our translational impact and innovation, ensuring we deliver high quality, world-leading research, which addresses local and global challenges.
Strengthen our research portfolio
Enhance our research collaborations
Address real world need
Foster a creative, inclusive and collaborative culture
Goals:
Queen’s has a proud history of conducting innovative and world-leading research that has changed people’s lives.
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Global Reputation and Partnerships
At Queen’s, we will foster an environment where local impact and global ambition pervades all our activities.
We will enhance our international reputation as a world-class research and educational institution, communicating our distinctive impact to the world. Through our global reputation, we will also promote the international profile and connectivity of Northern Ireland.
Offer an international experience
Enhance our international networks and partnerships
Advance our global alumni engagement
Lead and shape the agenda on social transformation
Goals:
At Queen’s, we will foster an environment where local impact and global ambition pervades all our activities.
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Social and Civic Responsibility, and Economic Prosperity
Universities are uniquely placed to shape the world in which we live, by helping to solve the challenges faced by individuals and communities at a local, regional and global level.
They also have a pivotal role to play in underpinning the economic, social and cultural growth of their region. Queen’s is central to the socio- economic success of Northern Ireland; we are a University for Northern Ireland and will be both accessible, agile and responsive to the needs and priorities of our region and our world.
Enhance future economic growth and prosperity
Drive social change
Embrace the UN Sustainable Development Goals across all our activities
Transition to a zero-carbon society
Goals:
Universities are uniquely placed to shape the world in which we live.
You can find more information on each of the priorities in our Strategy 2030 document.
Enablers
The Strategic Priorities will be underpinned by four enablers – Our People, Financial Sustainability, Infrastructure, and Technology – to ensure we have the optimum environment, resources and systems needed to deliver our vision.
Invest in our people
We will create a vibrant organisational culture, based on our core values, and will further our sector-leading role in equality, diversity and inclusion.
Improve our effectiveness and financial sustainability
We will implement organisational change to improve our effectiveness and resilience and will strengthen our financial position through income growth and diversification.
Ensure world-class infrastructure for our staff, students and community
Our campus will be further enhanced, providing a welcoming environment, open to the community for the benefit of the region.
Maximise the benefits of technology
We will develop an integrated digital strategy to maximise the organisational benefits of embracing leading-edge technology and enhance our digital infrastructure.
Delivering for our future
We will assess our progress towards realising our Vision and delivering Strategy 2030 using the following indicators.
Our People
Be among the leading universities for equality, diversity and inclusion.
Our Curriculum
Educating global citizens through a transformative student experience.
Our Staff
Invest in our staff and enhance pride in the University.
Our Global Reputation
Be ranked in the top 175 in global league tables.
Our Students
Be a destination of choice for talented students, growing international recruitment and diversity.
Our Research
Be among the UK’s leading research-intensive universities.
Our Global Impact
Be a top 50 university for our global impact.
Our Innovation
Develop further our outstanding track record in innovation and technology transfer.
Our Social Responsibility
Deliver our commitment to widening access and sustainability.
Our Financial Sustainability
Generate an annual surplus for reinvestment.