Our strategy

Introduction from the Vice-Chancellor

Manchester Metropolitan University is a community that is creative, confident, passionate, and proud – attributes we share with our great home city.

Our strategy captures the collective aspirations of our staff, students, and partners, and the energy that defines our University.
Professor Malcolm Press CBE
Vice-Chancellor
Manchester Metropolitan University is a community that is creative, confident, passionate, and proud – attributes we share with our great home city.

Our strategy captures the collective aspirations of our staff, students, and partners, and the energy that defines our University.
Professor Malcolm Press CBE
Vice-Chancellor

Our purpose

Transforming lives through the power of education and research.

Our ambition

We will harness our creativity and confidence to enrich our students’ lives, raise the impact of our excellent education and research, and project its application to Manchester and the world.

Our core goals

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    Excellent Education

    We will deliver an excellent education and a great university experience for our students, which transforms their lives and leads to successful careers.

    Our Education strategy
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    Research with Impact

    Our excellent research and knowledge exchange will help to address the grand challenges of our time, delivering local, national and global impact.

    Our Research strategy

Our enabling strategies

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    Great place to work

    We will recruit, retain, develop and reward great people, enable them to contribute to our success, engage and consult with one another, and enhance our focus and effectiveness.

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    Inclusive and diverse culture

    We will promote equality and celebrate diversity, enabling us to attract a diverse workforce, recruit students from every background, and support research that impacts on society.

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    Leadership in sustainability and climate change

    We will be a beacon of sustainable development practices, equipping our students to shape a more sustainable future, and contributing to the world’s sustainability agenda.

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    Internationalisation

    We will grow our international student community and enhance outcomes, expand international opportunities for students and staff, and ensure our international profile matches our ambitions.

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    Engagement with businesses and strategic partners

    We will develop partnerships to benefit our students and apply our research, cultivate an innovation-led culture, and increase our regional economic and social impact.

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    Investment in our campus and digital infrastructure

    We will use digital skills and technology to enhance our education and research, ensure our graduates are digitally fluent, and invest in a connected and sustainable campus.

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    Reputation of our education and research

    We will ensure our academic peers see us as partners and thought leaders, influence policy, and help businesses, employers and government value us as a key partner.

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    Robust foundations

    We will be a well-managed organisation, with robust finances, sustainable investments and effective communications, which delivers successfully against clear strategic plans.

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Our values

We are student-centred

We place students at the heart of what we do, recognising every student journey matters and that every member of our University can positively impact the student experience.

We are people-led

We recognise everyone’s contribution and strive to ensure that both our students and staff achieve their full potential. We develop our staff to succeed, support each other and recognise individual needs, knowing we can achieve more when we work together.

We are future-focused

We anticipate emerging opportunities and challenges and act on them; innovating to achieve real-world results and embracing change in teaching and learning as well as through our research.

We are inclusive

We champion equality, diversity and inclusion through a transformative employee and student journey. We enrich our communities, and respect and improve the world around us.

We are Manchester Met proud

We are proud to be a part of our University, and we are ready to tell the world about its successes. We are confident and enthusiastic about the difference we make in transforming lives and contributing to society.

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