Our Future, Our Birmingham Newman is our new Vision and Strategy.
It is more than words on a page. It is an opportunity to Be More: for us to be more than a great partner, a great employer, and a great educator. For our students to be more than they believed they could be, do more than they thought was possible and to be more than just students and employees.
We have the opportunity together to be more than what has come before – through connecting and collaborating we can be more than the sum of our parts.
Vision
Our Vision speaks to our ambitions for the future as well as who we are now.
The leading University in inclusive education for the graduate workforce of tomorrow.
Our Vision is supported by three Strategic Goals that identify key areas of focus. These Strategic Goals are underpinned by seven Strategic Priorities which will enable our Vision to become a reality.
Strategic Goals
Student Success
We will achieve the best outcomes for all through our inclusive student experience focused on delivering future-fit graduates.
Distinctive Impact
We will improve the impact of our University and extend the contribution our students make to our communities and society.
Purposeful Growth
We will grow as a whole University in a sustainable way, increasing our student population while leveraging our values and strengths.
Strategic Priorities
- Growing our numbers of future-fit graduates who are enabled by digital literacy and transferable skills.
- Sustaining an innovative and inclusive research-informed curriculum, flexibly delivered to enable each student to support their own learning.
- Ensuring our inclusive approach to University education and focus on wellbeing deliver a high quality
learning experience and excellent outcomes for all students. - Extending the visibility and reach of the University nationally and internationally, while strengthening
our engagement with partners, employers and alumni in our region and beyond. - Developing the talent and skills of our staff, recognising the critical contribution they make to the
overall success of the University. - Transforming systems and ways of working, including automation, digitisation and AI, to enhance
how we teach, learn and work. - Ensuring our campus and our physical and digital learning environments are sustainable and fit for the future.
Birmingham Newman University welcomes those of all faiths and worldviews.
Our Mission is rooted in our Catholic heritage, with our charitable objects being:
The conduct of a Roman Catholic University for the advancement of education, learning and research for the benefit of the public.
We will deliver exceptional student success, create distinctive impact in our region and
beyond, and grow sustainably while staying true to the values that make us who we are.
Our graduates will leave empowered with the skills, confidence, and resilience to make
a meaningful difference in a rapidly changing world.
Mission
Our Mission is rooted deep in our heritage and defines why we exist and the positive impact we seek to make in the world today and in the future.
To shape positive futures through values-driven, high-quality university education.
Values
Throughout the consultation process in developing our Vision and Strategy, we heard just how important our Values are to all members of our communities. We have not sought to change the Values that make Birmingham Newman such a special place, but to authentically capture the principles that guide our behaviours, decisions and culture.
All Belong
We treat each and every person, in each and every community with dignity and respect.
Student Hearted
We put student success and wellbeing at the centre of everything we do.
Bold Futures
We are ambitious for our staff, our students and the University.
Further Together
We achieve more when we connect, collaborate and create to serve our communities.
For Good
We are kind, compassionate and strive towards the common goal.
Be More with Birmingham Newman University
Our Vision and Strategy forms a roadmap to a bold future. A future where, together, we can Be More – more for those who study with us, more for those who partner with us, and more for those we serve in our region and beyond.
Strategic Framework 2020 – 2025
The 2020 – 2025 Strategic Framework is derived from conversations with staff, students and our wider communities. It represents a widely shared view of the future of Birmingham Newman University, and provides a vision and ambition for the next five years.
This framework presents our objects, vision, mission, values and six strategic objectives, with a focus on working in partnership with, and transforming the lives of our students.