The Making of Strategy 2030

The culmination of many months of collaboration and consultation with staff, students and stakeholders, we have co-created a strategy that has truly been shaped by us all and for us all. Watch the video below to see how it all came together.

Explore Strategy 2030

Our case studies

Case studies highlighting the partnerships and projects that align with our Strategy 2030 goals.

Case studies

Introduction

Introduction from the Principal and Vice-Chancellor. Welcome to Strategy 2030

Introduction

Our values

The four UWS values guide how we work together as a community to achieve our goals and purpose.

Our values

Our purpose

The University of the West of Scotland is a placemaker within our communities, driving social inclusion and reducing inequalities through education, research and knowledge exchange.

Our purpose

Our goals

Driven by our purpose and aligning with our values, Strategy 2030 sets out three key goals.

Our goals

Our goals: Maximising our students' success

We are proud that UWS colleagues and learners form a diverse, global community of people united by our purpose of social inclusion reducing inequalities in Scotland and around the world.

Maximising our students' success

Our goals: Creating and applying new knowledge

We are driven by a culture of curiosity which binds together our students, colleagues, and collaborators as we develop and apply new knowledge to bring about social and economic transformation.

Creating and applying new knowledge

Our goals: Growing our global impact

We are a global university, proud of our roots in the West of Scotland and the opportunities for learning, research and innovation we have provided in Scotland since our foundation in 1897.

Growing our global impact