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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.

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Our Case StudiesExplore Strategy 2030

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

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

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

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

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.

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.